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It should look just like this 
 
The next thing to do is to plug it in. Hopefully its obvious that it needs some power and a decent 
power supply is what is called for, the cheap £6.99 ones are not good. 
 
Guitar (or whatever you play) goes to the input jack and then the output jack goes to your amp. Set 

the controls to half way up and…. Play.

 

 

Hopefully its alive and kicking.  If it’s not working, then you need to find out why. Do not continue 

beyond this point until you get it working. Adding a footswitch will not magically make a circuit work. 
Troubleshooting is a necessary evil at times.  
 
The best advice now is to have a quick break. Fresh eyes spot faults an excited mind missed! Once 
you have had a break take some good quality photos and upload them to the 

forum

 for some peer 

support. 
 
 
If your PCB is working you are ready to connect the board to the footswitch! Follow the next stages 
meticulously and all being well by the end of it you will have a lovely finished pedal!  
 

Summary of Contents for More! More! Moore! FV1

Page 1: ...re Page 1 More More Moore Pedal Kit Please read the guide in full before starting your build It contains a lot of really important information which will give you the best chance of a successful build...

Page 2: ...s jedspeds co uk More More Moore Page 2 1 Parts lists for this kit 2 Suggested Tools 3 A detailed overview of components 4 Populating the main PCB 5 Jacks and the Power Socket 6 The footswitch its PCB...

Page 3: ...1mm 3PDT Footswitch PCB Supplied when stocked 4k7 Resistor Current Limiting Resistor for the LED can be up to 10k Please check the kit against the parts list upon receipt I hand pick kits to order and...

Page 4: ...pliers Solder sucker de solder braid PCB Clamp Multi Meter Centre Punch Drill bits Tweezers The essential tools are all the bare minimum of what I use to build a pedal The list is not exhaustive but w...

Page 5: ...Jeds Peds truebypass jedspeds co uk More More Moore Page 5...

Page 6: ...to add aka the multiplier With a 5 band resistor the first three give you the value and the 4th gives you the zeros See the table below So the 4 band resistor above that has rings of green blue yello...

Page 7: ...Jeds Peds truebypass jedspeds co uk More More Moore Page 7 1 resistors tend to have blue bodies 5 buff...

Page 8: ...ous colours but usually have one or sometimes two bands at one end In this kit you should have 1 diode The symbol on the PCB will be something like this simply line up the band on the diode with the l...

Page 9: ...ound side I have come across LED s orientated opposite to what I expected previously after installation so this quick test is sensible and is one less thing to debug later on Check twice solder once T...

Page 10: ...n soldering diodes also applies to transistors Take your time not to overheat The transistor in this kit is a voltage regulator IC s aka chips IC s are small packages that contain many components The...

Page 11: ...o be used for either side DPDT stands for double pole double throw This is simply 2 SPDT s in the same package There are on on on off on on on on options and you can place this either way round Capaci...

Page 12: ...s denote the tolerance and voltage It is still the same 100nf capacitor The reason for this is that only 3 digits can be used for the value so 100n cannot be used and 100 would denote 100pf Still with...

Page 13: ...p one will be to identify the resistors and any diodes inside your kit Each kit has a parts list at the top of the guide So as an example if R1 is listed as a 1M resistor then you dig out a 1M from th...

Page 14: ...eve this by using normal wire or you can use header pins which is what I did when I prototyped others The pots have their values written on them The pins are numbered but that is not written on the pa...

Page 15: ...ious other components resistors diode transistors and capacitors etc to the board Check your soldering over before moving forwards Now connect the pots and the toggles as shown above Once they are con...

Page 16: ...o individual colours one for each tip The wires need to be long enough to go from one end of your pedal to the other as they eventually connect to the footswitch Once you have soldered two wires to ea...

Page 17: ...closure and I always wonder why Some PCB s are tight enough as it is without reducing your workspace to 6cm wide Now get another black wire and solder it to the pcb here Once that wire is in place tak...

Page 18: ...and kicking If it s not working then you need to find out why Do not continue beyond this point until you get it working Adding a footswitch will not magically make a circuit work Troubleshooting is...

Page 19: ...kwards I am afraid but nothing to arduous Once you have de soldered the three wires clean the joints up and re solder fresh wires to them About 2 inches long will be perfect a little longer if you wis...

Page 20: ...In its simplest form it solders to the switch and the wires solder to its pads The two fit together like this Take some time to study the footswitch and PCB NOTE the lugs run from left to right as I s...

Page 21: ...a foot switch the two ways I suggest are simple and effective A CLR is a current limiting resistor It reduces the voltage hitting the LED On this picture the CLR is shown as 2k2 We supply 4k7 but you...

Page 22: ...your wires to length Take your time and think each stage through methodically Cut your wires to length before you solder them remember check twice cut once solder once Using the Foot Switch and its P...

Page 23: ...Jeds Peds truebypass jedspeds co uk More More Moore Page 23 Here is an overview of the connections on the PCB...

Page 24: ...It needs soldering into position The lugs MUST face side to side as shown below The final connections are between the two boards To give you an idea about this I have shown the connections for the G a...

Page 25: ...the other offboard components Then one by one make the appropriate connections ensuring you use appropriate wire lengths You do not want a rats nest Once all connections are complete you should have...

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