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Drill (Power or Hand) and drill bits
Phillips screwdriver
Small keyhole saw or similar (optional—drilling multiple holes may suffice)
Small adjustable wrench or pliers
Small standard (blade-style) screwdriver
The photo on the previous page shows a completed Psycho Box built from this kit. You can refer to this dia-
gram throughout the rest of these instructions, if you are not sure where we’re headed. Please note that the
style of cigar box, whether it came with the kit or was supplied by you, will vary from what is shown here, as
may locations of the components.
Part
2
—Assembly
Step
1
—Decide on Component Placement
Depending on the cigar box (or other enclosure) you’ll be using, start by
planning out where to place the components. There are four main things
to be placed: the input jack (from the guitar), the output jack (to the amp),
the battery holder tray, and the face plate/circuit board knob assembly.
Before deciding, first think about whether you will want your cigar box
(or other enclosure) to stand up or lay flat. This is entirely up to you, and
will depend on the style of box you are using. In general though, we rec-
ommend going for a layout that will be more stable and less likely to fall
over all the time, so a “lay flat” arrangement is usually better.
Usually, placing the Face plate/Psycho Knob circuit in the center of one of
the box’s panels makes sens. We recommend having the input and out-
put jacks on separate sides of the box, or on two corners of a single pan-
el. This can help with keeping the input and outputs separate. We also recommend leaving a little room below
where the jacks will be for labeling them.
The battery holder compartment can be placed wherever is convenient, just consider placing it near the bot-
tom edge of the box so that the weight of the battery helps stabilize the unit.
Do a “dry fit” of the parts before you start doing any drilling or cutting. Lay the components out roughly in the
places you want them to go, to make sure everything will fit like you expect. One more thing—if you are using
a larger box/enclosure, make sure that the pre-wired leads will
reach from the circuit board to where you want the jacks and bat-
tery compartment to be.
Step
2
—Wiring
Because this is a no-solder kit, the wiring portion is pretty straight-
forward.
The pre-wired leads on the Psycho Knob circuit board come with
press-on connectors, that slide onto the lugs on the back of the
Always do
“
dry fit
”
layouts of your
parts before
drilling or cutting
holes, to make
sure things will fit
where you want
them to go.
