18) Mount one 2N5088 transistor to Terminals #5, #6 and #7.
Terminals #5:
Collector
Terminals #6:
Base
Terminals #7:
Emitter
2N
5088
E B C
12
19) Mount the remaining 2N5088 transistor to Terminals #12, #13 and #14.
Terminals #12:
Collector
Terminals #13:
Base
Terminals #14:
Emitter
2N
5088
E B C
20) Locate the battery clip. Twist its leads together a few times. Connect the black lead of the
battery clip to the input jack's ring lug. Connect the red lead of the battery clip to the power jack's
positive-switch lug.
Tip: It's always a good idea to thoroughly double check all of your connections to insure they are
properly connected and soldered before applying power for the first time.
SECTION 6 - Final Assembly
Setting up the Wah Pot with the Rack
With the wah pedal still upside down, push the wah
base to close against the treadle so that the footswitch
is lightly resting against the treadle in toe-down position.
While looking at the top of the wah pot from the input jack side of the enclosure, use your fingers
to rotate the pot's shaft and gear to the full counter-clockwise position.
(If you measure the electrical resistance between pot lugs 1 and 2 with an ohm meter at this setting,
you should be measuring the pot's minimum resistance - i.e. close to 0
Ω
instead of 100k
Ω
).
Now, bring the rack forward so that its teeth interlock with those of the pot's gear. (You may
have to advance the pot's shaft slightly clockwise to get a snug fit between the rack teeth and pot
gear).
Loosen the rack tensioner screw and push the rack
tensioner to the side so that the wah pot's gear is
completely separated from the rack.
1
2
Rack
Tensioner
While holding the rack against the pot gear, bring the rack tensioner so that its edge is parallel
with the ledge in the rectangular opening as shown in the drawing.
While holding the rack against the pot gear, position the rack
tensioner so that its edge stays parallel with the edge of the
rectangular opening as shown in the drawing. Pull the rack
tensioner towards the rack as much as possible and hold it there
while using a screw driver to tighten the rack tensioners screw
all the way down. Make sure the front edge of the tensioner is
still parallel.
(You can add a dab of Vaseline to the junction
between the rack and the rack tensioner for lubrication).