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Snail Gear v1.1   

 

 

Components 

 

Name  Value 

Comment 

Name  Value 

Comment 

C1 

47n 

MKT 

R1 

1k 

  

C2 

22n 

MKT 

R2 

470k 

  

C3 

1u 

Electrolyte 

R3 

10k 

  

C4 

47u 

Electrolyte 

R4 

22k 

  

C5 

1u 

Electrolyte 

R5 

3k3 

  

C6 

470n 

Electrolyte! 

R6 

470k 

  

C7 

33n 

MKT 

R7 

47k 

  

C8 

1u 

Electrolyte 

R8 

1M 

  

C9 

22n 

MKT 

R9 

1M 

  

C10 

1u 

Electrolyte 

R10 

1M 

  

C11 

10u 

Electrolyte 

R11 

10k 

  

C12 

1n 

MKT 

R12 

1k 

  

C13 

1u 

Electrolyte 

R13 

100k 

  

C14 

1u 

Electrolyte 

R14 

470R 

  

C15 

47n 

MKT 

R15 

220k 

  

C16 

10u 

Electrolyte 

R16 

390R 

  

C17 

33u 

Electrolyte 

R17 

1M 

  

C18 

10u 

Electrolyte 

R18 

1k 

  

D1 

Zener 5,6V 

  

R19 

390k 

  

D2 

1n4148 

  

R20 

4k7 

  

D3 

1n4148 

  

R21 

4k7 

  

D4 

1n4148 

  

R22 

100k 

  

IC1 

TL071 

  

R23 

100k 

  

Q1 

BC549C 

  

R24 

10k 

  

Q2 

2SK30A 

 2N5457 use extra D pad 

R25 

22k 

  

Q3 

BC549C 

  

R26 

22k 

  

Q4 

BC549C 

  

R27 

1M 

  

Q5 

BC549C 

Match with Q6 

VR1 

A100k  Sensitivity 

Q6 

BC549C 

Match with Q5 

VR2 

B25k 

Attack 

  

  

  

VR3 

B10k 

BIAS Trim pot 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Snail Gear

Page 1: ...Snail Gear Building instructions V1 1 ...

Page 2: ...difications 6 Biasing 7 Off board wiring 7 Troubleshooting 8 Schematic 9 Read this entire manual thoroughly before you start to building the effect Especially the Modification and Biasing part Decide before building the effect which mods you want to try so that you do not need to desolder parts later Last update 26 02 2017 ...

Page 3: ...u Electrolyte R11 10k C12 1n MKT R12 1k C13 1u Electrolyte R13 100k C14 1u Electrolyte R14 470R C15 47n MKT R15 220k C16 10u Electrolyte R16 390R C17 33u Electrolyte R17 1M C18 10u Electrolyte R18 1k D1 Zener 5 6V R19 390k D2 1n4148 R20 4k7 D3 1n4148 R21 4k7 D4 1n4148 R22 100k IC1 TL071 R23 100k Q1 BC549C R24 10k Q2 2SK30A 2N5457 use extra D pad R25 22k Q3 BC549C R26 22k Q4 BC549C R27 1M Q5 BC549C...

Page 4: ...Snail Gear v1 1 4 PCB layout ...

Page 5: ...o you ll need to use the extra D pad for the 2N5457 The original Attack pot is B20K You can easily use the readily available B25K or you can place a 100K resistor between pins 1 and 3 to lower the B25K to B20K B25K 100k Soldering this board can be very complicated for some people since the solder pads are very close together Use a magnifying glass to make the job easier If you want to experiment w...

Page 6: ...similar in your favorite color A Hammond 1590BB will give you more room to build especially when using the swell mod Modifications Swell MOD You can extend the swell time by changing C6 to a higher value Especially for this mod the SW1 is added to the board If you do not decide to use the mod then leave out the SW1 If you do want to use the mod I suggest using a DP3T ON OFF ON switch with the 4 7u...

Page 7: ...thout volume loss NB the Sensitivity pot is used to adapt the effect to the amount of input the effect gets like an input boost If you use a booster fuzz in front of the effect you will need to lower the Sensitivity to get the optimal result Off board wiring S Tip Sleeve Sleeve Output Jack Input Jack Cathode short leg Anode long leg Footswitch Ring R led Tip The LEDs requires a resistor R led in t...

Page 8: ... MKT capacitors and resistors do not need to be oriented Check if you used the correct values of the components For resistors you can look here http www diyaudioandvideo com Electronics Color Double and triple check your soldering A loose or cold solder can be really bad for your board Replace the IC s and transistors one might be defective Before doing that first unplug the 9V and wait 5 seconds ...

Page 9: ...Snail Gear v1 1 9 Schematic ...

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