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Build Your Own Clone 

 Full Circle Bass Fuzz 

Kit Instructions 

 

Warranty: 

BYOC, Inc. guarantees that your kit will be complete and that all parts and components 
will arrive as described, functioning and free of defect.  Soldering, clipping, cutting, 
stripping, or using any of the components in any way voids this guarantee.  BYOC, Inc. 
guarantees  that the instructions for your kit will be free of  any majors errors that would  
cause you to permanently  damage any components in your kit, but does  not guarantee 
that  the instructions will be free of typos or minor errors.   BYOC, Inc. does not warranty 
the completed pedal as a whole functioning unit, nor do we warranty 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 
component was faulty upon arrival.  Please direct all warranty issues to: 
[email protected] This would include any missing parts issues. 

 
Return: 

BYOC, Inc. accepts returns and exchanges on all products for any reason, as long as they 
are unused.  We do not accept partial kit returns.  Returns and exchanges are for the full 
purchase price less the cost of shipping and/or any promotional pricing.  Return shipping 
is the customer’s responsibility.  This responsibility not only includes the cost of 
shipping, but accountability of deliver as well.  Please contact 
[email protected] to receive a return authorization before mailing. 

Summary of Contents for Full Circle Bass Fuzz

Page 1: ...we warranty 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 component was faulty upon arrival Please direct all warranty issues to sales buildyourownclone com This would include any missing parts issues Return BYOC Inc accepts returns and exchanges on all p...

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 make it easier to see if someone else is having or has had the same problem as you The question you are about to ask may already be answered Here is a list of things that you should include in the body ...

Page 3: ...uction Index Parts Checklist page 5 Populating the Circuit Board page 7 Main PCB Assembly page 15 Wiring page 21 Orienting The Transistor Finishing up page 23 Operation Overview page 24 Schematic page 25 PCB Back Trace Photo page 27 ...

Page 4: ...This is what your kit should look like when it s complete Your kit may come with different color capacitors switches etc Don t be alarmed by this They all still do the exact same thing ...

Page 5: ...ld 1 680k Blue Gray Black Orange Brown Blue Gray Yellow Gold 3 1M Brown Black Black Yellow Brown Brown Black Green Gold Visit www byocelectronics com resistorcodes pdf for more information on how to differentiate resistors Capacitors 2 100p Ceramic Disc 1 150p Ceramic Disc 1 1n0 001uF film cap may say 102 on the body 1 2n7 0027uF film cap may say 272 on the body 4 100n 1uF film cap may say 104 or ...

Page 6: ... NOSE PLIERS 2 A100k Level and Fuzz 1 B50k Blend 1 A500K Attack Hardware 1 predrilled enclosure w 4 screws 1 Full Circle Bass Fuzz circuit board 1 3pdt footswitch 1 LED 1 AC Jack 1 stereo jack 1 mono jack 1 battery snap 4 rubber bumpers 2 lock washers for in and out jacks hook up wire ...

Page 7: ...Populating the Circuit Board Step 1 Add all the resistors Resistors are not polarized and can be inserted in either direction NOTE Leave the 4M7 resistor spot highlighted in yellow empty ...

Page 8: ...Step 2 Add the diode Be sure to match the end of the diode with the stripe to the layout on the PCB The striped end should go in the square solder pad ...

Page 9: ...CKET NOT THE ACTUAL TRANSISTOR This is a socket The sockets get soldered to the PCB The transistor gets inserted into the sockets The actual transistor itself never gets soldered You will insert the transistor into the socket after the entire pedal has been built ...

Page 10: ...Step 4 Add the silicon transistors Orient them so that the flat side matches up with the flat side on the PCB layout ...

Page 11: ...Step 5 Add the film and ceramic disc capacitors These are non polarized and can go in either direction ...

Page 12: ...RE 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 along the body of the cap and goes in the round solder pad ...

Page 13: ...d the leads into the strain relief holes first through the bottom side of the PCB Then insert the leads into their respective solder pad hole on the top side of the PCB The red lead goes in the hole and the black lead goes in the hole ...

Page 14: ...board Start by cutting 4 3 5 pieces of wire Strip 1 4 off each end and tin the 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 Load the wires in from the top and solder on the bottom of the PCB ...

Page 15: ...sure 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 internal nut on the inside The picture below is of an internal nut jack ...

Page 16: ...iometers 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 THIS WILL GO INTO THE SQUARE SOLDER HOLE Don t forget to remove the nuts and washers from the pots and also to snap off the tabs before you do this step ...

Page 17: ... ve removed the nuts and washers from the pots and that you ve also snapped the tabs off the pots as well before installing Step 4 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 Make sure the PCB is level and symmetrically seated inside the enclosure ...

Page 18: ...Stereo Input Jack Mono Output Jack Step 6 Install the 1 4 jacks to the enclosure ...

Page 19: ...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 as long as the flat sides of the solder lugs are running horizontal not vertical FOOT SWITCH SOLDER LUG DESIGNATIONS ...

Page 20: ...here is enough insulated wire to make the connection to the TIP of the in jack Carefully tin the stripped end You may want to twist the wire strands together tightly before tinning Thread the stripped end through LUGs 4 and 9 This can be a little tricky If this part is too frustrating for you you can just run a separate wire to connect LUGs 4 and 9 Just be sure to solder the two wires at LUG 4 at ...

Page 21: ...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 second eyelet on the PCB labeled located in the middle of the other two eyelets ...

Page 22: ...Step 2 Wire the PCB to the foot switch and jacks as shown ...

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Page 24: ...rols the overall output volume Fuzz Controls how much signal passes between Q1 and Q2 counter clock wise gives less signal therefore less fuzz clock wise gives more signal therefore more fuzz Blend Blends between the clean signal and fuzz Full turn Counter clock wise is clean signal full turn clock wise is the full fuzz signal Power supply 9V battery or 2 1mm negative tip Current Draw 7 5mA Input ...

Page 25: ...For hi res schematic visit http www byocelctronics com fullcircleschematic pdf ...

Page 26: ...Please visit http byocelectronics com board for any technical support Copyright 2015 BYOC Inc ...

Page 27: ...PCB Back Trace Photo ...

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