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OCTAVE FUZZ KIT

INSTRUCTION INDEX

Parts Checklist……………………..............…….....page 4 - 5

Populating the Circuit Board…………...................page 6 - 12

Assembly………………………………....................page 13 - 15

Wiring the Footswitch & Jacks................................page 16 - 18

Schematic....................................................................page 19

Summary of Contents for Octave Fuzz

Page 3: ...3 OCTAVE FUZZ KIT INSTRUCTION INDEX Parts Checklist page 4 5 Populating the Circuit Board page 6 12 Assembly page 13 15 Wiring the Footswitch Jacks page 16 18 Schematic page 19 ...

Page 5: ...ware 1 drilled enclosure w 4 screws 1 BYOC Octave Fuzz circuit board 1 SPDT PC mounted toggle switch 1 3PDT footswitch 2 knobs 1 AC adaptor jack 1 mono jack 1 stereo jack 1 red LED 1 battery snap hook up wire ...

Page 6: ...6 Populating the Circuit Board STEP 1 Add the resistors Resistors are not polarized so it does not matter which end goes in which solder pad ...

Page 7: ...lighted in red Be sure to match the end of the diode with the stripe to the layout on the PCB The stripped end should go in the square solder pad If your Germanium diodes have a white and gray stripe on either end place the end with the gray stripe in the square hole If your diodes have a single white dot place the dot side into the round holes ...

Page 8: ...8 STEP 3 Add the film and ceramic disc capacitors These are not polarized so they can be inserted into the PCB in either direction The ceramic disc capacitor is highlighted in yellow ...

Page 9: ...9 STEP 4 Add the transistors Match the flat side of the transistor to the flat side of the layout on the PCB The 2N3904 transistors are highlighted in red The 2N3906 transistor is highlighted in yellow ...

Page 10: ...um electrolytic capacitors These are polarized The positive end will have a longer lead and should go in the square solder pad The negative end will have a shorter lead with a black strip running down the body of the capacitor ...

Page 11: ...11 STEP 6 Add the transformer A transformer has a primary and secondary side The primary side will be labeled with a P Insert the transformer into the PCB so that the primary side matches the PCB ...

Page 12: ...lder ends of the snap through the under side of the strain relief holes Insert the stripped ends of the battery snap wires into the topside of their respective solder pads Remember the red wire goes in the hole and the black wire goes in the hole ...

Page 13: ...rminal of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet on the PCB with 2 inches of hook up wire Connect the SLEEVE of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet on the far right side of the PCB with 2 inches of hook up wire Connect the battery disconnect terminal of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet more towards the ...

Page 14: ...sert the two potentiometers the LED and the toggle switch into the bottom side of the PCB DO NOT SOLDER There are only two ways in which the toggle switch can fit into the PCB Either way is fine The longer lead of the LED goes in the square solder pad hole and the shorter lead goes in the round solder pad hole ...

Page 16: ...ng the footswitch and jacks Step 1 Install the 1 4 jacks to the enclosure Be sure to turn the OUT jack a 1 4 turn counter clockwise so that solder terminal for the tip does not short out against the enclosure ...

Page 17: ... will be used to connect lug eyelet 5 Cut 1 x 1 5 piece of wire Strip 1 8 of one end Strip 1 2 off the other end This will be used to connect lug eyelet 4 The longer stripped end will be used to jumper lug 4 to 9 Cut 3 x 2 pieces of wire Strip 1 4 off each end These will be used to connect the tip and sleeve of the IN jack and the tip of the OUT jack to the PCB ...

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