BYOC Silver Pony Kit Instructions Download

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Silver Pony Kit Instruction Index

Parts Checklist--------------------------------------------page 5-6

Populating the Circuit Board--------------------------page 7-15

Main PCB Assembly-------------------------------------page 16-18

Wiring-------------------------------------------------------page 19-22

Installing the IC/Finishing up--------------------------page 23

Operation Overview--------------------------------------page 24

Schematic---------------------------------------------------page 25

Summary of Contents for Silver Pony

Page 1: ...rranty 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 the co...

Page 2: ...eryone 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 ma...

Page 3: ...it Instruction Index Parts Checklist page 5 6 Populating the Circuit Board page 7 15 Main PCB Assembly page 16 18 Wiring page 19 22 Installing the IC Finishing up page 23 Operation Overview page 24 Sc...

Page 4: ...4 This is what 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 all still do the exact same thing...

Page 5: ...own Yellow Purple Orange Gold 2 100k Brown Black Black Orange Brown Brown Black Yellow Gold 1 392k Orange White Black Orange Brown Orange White Yellow Gold 1 422k Yellow Red Red Orange Brown 1 1M Brow...

Page 6: ...4 Potentiometers SNAP OFF THE SMALL TABS ON THE TOP OF THE POTS OFF WITH A PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS 2 B10k TONE VOL 1 B100k Dual Gang DRIVE Hardware 1 predrilled enclosure w 4 screws optional 1 Silv...

Page 7: ...7 Populating the Circuit Board Step 1 Add all the resistors Resistors are not polarized and can be inserted in either direction...

Page 8: ...older pad Your Ge diodes may have a single stripe two stripes or a dot The easiest way to make sure your orientation is correct is to place the same side into the square hole of all the Ge diodes So i...

Page 9: ...ER 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...

Page 10: ...10 Step 5 Add the film and ceramic disk capacitors These are non polarized so they can go in either direction The ceramic disc capacitors are highlighted in yellow...

Page 11: ...ARE 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 a...

Page 12: ...12 Step 7 Add the battery snap Be sure to place the red wire into the eyelet and the black wire into the eyelet You want to thread them through the strain relief holes first as shown below...

Page 13: ...13 Your build will look like this at this point If it doesn t go back through the steps and fix any issues...

Page 14: ...rimmed short to the PCB without stray leads or shorts The black markings you see on the PCB are from the flux from the solder Flux usually doesn t negatively impact anything You can clean it off with...

Page 15: ...e 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 O...

Page 16: ...osure 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 intern...

Page 17: ...ottom or solder side is up Insert the four potentiometers toggle switch and the LED into the bottom side of the PCB DO NOT SOLDER ANYTHING YET The LED will have one lead that is longer than the other...

Page 18: ...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 make sure that the back of the PCB does not short out against the pots Mak...

Page 19: ...the 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 sec...

Page 20: ...20 Stereo input Jack Mono output Jack Step 1 Install the 1 4 jacks to the enclosure...

Page 21: ...below NOTE There are no actual number markings on the footswitch There are two correct ways you can orient the footswitch They are both 180 degrees of each other Either way is fine It does not matter...

Page 22: ...you are careful If you do singe the plastic on the wires it s OK It s not going to hurt anything It s purely aesthetic See diagram below Step 4 Connect the wires at the top end of the PCB to the IN a...

Page 23: ...23 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 24: ...elects between three tone options Fat Increased bass response Norm Stock tone option Full Increased bass and treble response Power supply 9V battery or 2 1mm negative tip 9V ONLY This has a charge pum...

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Page 26: ...26 PCB Map...

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