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Summary of Contents for Parametric Overdrive

Page 1: ...e warranty any of the individual parts once they have been used If you have a component that is used but feel it was defective prior to you using it we reserve the right to determine whether or not th...

Page 2: ...ryone titles their threads HELP then it makes it impossible for the people who are helping you to keep track of your progress A very brief description of your specific problem will do It will also mak...

Page 3: ...Instruction Index Parts Checklist page 6 Populating the Circuit Board page 8 Main PCB Assembly page 18 Wiring page 22 Installing the IC Finishing up page 28 Operation Overview page 29 Modifications p...

Page 4: ...This is bat your kit should look like when it s complete Your kit may come with different color capacitors switches ect Don t be alarmed by this They allstill do the exact same thin2...

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Page 6: ...storcodes pdf for more information on how to differentiate resistors Capacitors 1 470p Ceramic Disc 3 100n film cap may say 104 on the body 2 2n2 film cap may say 222 on the body 1 6n8 film cap may sa...

Page 7: ...IN THE COVER WITH A BLADE AND USE A SMALL SCREWDRIVER TO GET LEVERAGE 1 B10k 1 A100k 1 B100k 1 C100k Dual Gang Hardware 1 predrilled enclosure w 4 screws 1 Parametric Overdrive circuit board 1 DPDT O...

Page 8: ...Populating the Circuit Board Step 1 Add all the resistors Resistors are not polarized and can be inserted in either direction and will be standing on end...

Page 9: ...Step 2 Add the diodes Be sure to match the end of the diode with the stripe to the layout on the PCB The striped end should go in the square solder pad...

Page 10: ...THE SOCKET NOT THE ACTUAL IC This is a socket The sockets get soldered to the PCB The ICs get inserted into the sockets The actual IC chip itself never gets soldered You will insert the IC into the s...

Page 11: ...Step 4 Add the transistors Orient the transistor so that the flat side matches up with the flat side on the PCB layout...

Page 12: ...Step 5 Add the film and ceramic disk capacitors These are non polarized so they can go in either direction...

Page 13: ...RE polarized meaning there is a positive and negative end The positive side will have a longer lead and goes in the square solder pad The negative side will have a shorter lead and a stripe running al...

Page 14: ...Step 7 Add the jumper For this you just use a scrap of left over clipping from one of the other components...

Page 15: ...Step 8 Add the battery snap...

Page 16: ...At this point your board should look like this...

Page 17: ...ends Tinning means to apply some solder to the stripped ends of the wires This keeps the strands from fraying and primes the wire for soldering Solder one end a 2 5 piece of wire to each of the IN OU...

Page 18: ...ure Your kit may come with either an external thread or internal thread Don t get confused by this They still function exactly the same You just thread the external nut on the outside and the internal...

Page 19: ...If your pots have covers remove them before continuing You might have to cut a slit in the cover with a blade and use a small screwdriver to get leverage DO NOT SOLDER ANYTHING YET The LED will have o...

Page 20: ...ve also snapped the tabs off the pots as well before installing Step 4 Turn the entire pedal over so that the component side of the PCB is facing up Lift the PCB up off the pots about 2mm just to mak...

Page 21: ...he eyelet on the PCB labeled Connect the SLEEVE of the DC adapter jack to the eyelet on the PCB labeled farthest to the right Connect the battery disconnect terminal of the DC adapter jack to the seco...

Page 22: ...Stereo input Jack Mono output Jack Step 1 Install the 1 4 jacks to the enclosure...

Page 23: ...two correct ways you can orient the footswitch They are both 180 degrees of each other Either way is fine It does not matter as long as the flat sides of the solder lugs are running horizontal not ver...

Page 24: ...G DESIGNATIONS Step 3 Wiring the foot switch Make a jumper between lugs 3 6 from clippings from the resistors Simply use your needle nose pliers to bend a piece of clipping into a U shape insert into...

Page 25: ...to their respective eyelets on the PCB You can insert them into the top side and solder on the top side as well The solder pads should be large enough if you are using a soldering iron that isn t too...

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Page 27: ...Installing IC Finish up Don t forget to add the knobs put the cover on the enclosure and apply the bumpers to the cover...

Page 28: ...e Freq knob and Q switch will be Drive Controls the amount of gain Freq Selects the center frequency to be boosted or cut 100Hz to 4kHz range Q Switch Selects how much of the spectrum range on either...

Page 29: ...stor to the spaces highlighted in BLUE Use a 1uF film cap and 1k resistor If you want more gain use a lower value resistor If you want more low end use a larger value cap you ll need to use electrolyt...

Page 30: ...UBESCREAMER Remove R22 This is kind of like the 4k7 in the negative feedback loop of a TS circuit but it s going to ground The resistor space just below R22 connects to vref Place a 4k7 resistor in th...

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Page 32: ...For hi res schematic visit http www byocelectronics com parametricoverdriveschematic pdf Please visit http byocelectronics com board for any technical support copyright 2014 BYOC Inc...

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