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Build Your Own Clone 

Scrambled Octave 

Kit Instructions 

 

 

Warranty: 

BYOC, LLC 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, LLC 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, LLC 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, LLC 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 Scrambled Octave

Page 1: ...e 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 LLC accepts returns and exchanges on all pr...

Page 2: ... 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 are a list of things that you should include in the body of your tech support thread 1 A detailed explanation of what the problem i...

Page 3: ...3 SCRAMBLED OCTAVE KIT INSTRUCTION INDEX Parts Checklist page 4 5 Populating the Circuit Board page 6 13 Main PCB Assembly page 14 17 Wiring page 18 21 Operation Overview page 22 Schematic page 23 ...

Page 4: ...lack red brown 2 220k red red black orange brown 1 470k yellow purple black orange brown 3 1M brown black black yellow brown Capacitors 1 10n or 01µ film may say 103 on the body 2 1µ aluminum electrolytic 3 4 7µf aluminum electrolytic 2 100µf aluminum electrolytic Diodes 5 1N456 small black plastic with a silver or white stripe Transistors 1 2N3904 3 2N5306 Potentiometers Be sure to snap off the s...

Page 5: ...rdware 1 drilled enclosure w 4 screws 1 byoc classic Scrambled Octave PCB 1 3PDT footswitch 2 knobs 2 Lock Washers 1 AC adaptor jack 1 mono jack 1 stereo jack 1 red LED 1 battery snap 4 bumpers hook up wire ...

Page 6: ...6 for a larger pic go to www buildyourownclone com scramblerguts pdf ...

Page 7: ...7 Populating the Circuit Board STEP 1 Add the diodes Be sure to match the end of the diode with the stripe to the layout on the PCB The stripped end should go in the square solder pad ...

Page 8: ...tter which end goes in which solder pad Take your time and be sure not to confuse similarly banded resistors such as the 470k with the 4k7 or the 220k with the 220 ohm If you have difficulty reading the color bands use a digital multimeter to test the value of each resistor ...

Page 9: ...9 Step 3 Add the film capacitor These are not polarized and can be inserted into the PCB either way ...

Page 10: ...Transistors Be sure to orient the transistosr so that the flat side of the tansistor body matches up with the flat side on the PCB layout Make sure to insert the 2N3904 transistor into the Q2 space highlighted in yellow ...

Page 11: ...ectrolytic capacitors These are polarized The positive end will have a longer lead and should go in the square solder pad The negative end will have a shorter lead with a black or white stripe running down the body of the capacitor ...

Page 12: ...ain relief holes from the bottom solderside of the PCB and out through the top Insert the solder ends of the battery snap wires into the topside of their respective solder pads Solder on the bottom side of the PCB Remember the red wire goes in the hole and the black wire goes in the hole ...

Page 13: ... 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 Solder a 2 5 piece of wire to each of the IN OUT and Ground eyelets on the PCB Solder the 1 5 piece of wire to the RING eyelet on the PCB Load the wires in from the top and solder on the bottom of the PCB ...

Page 14: ...the outside Step 1 Mount the DC adapter jack to the enclosure The sleeve disconnect terminal of the DC adapter jack connects directly to the positive terminal of the battery via the PCB The sleeve disconnect terminal is connected to the sleeve terminal when there is no DC adapter plugged into the jack When a DC adapter jack is plugged into the DC adapter jack the connection between the sleeve disc...

Page 15: ...Connect the SLEEVE of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet on the far right side of the PCB with 2 inches of hook up wire Connect the battery disconnect terminal of the DC adaptor jack to the eyelet more towards the center of the PCB with 2 of hookup wire Load the wires in from the bottom of the PCB and solder on the topside ...

Page 16: ...0k BLEND potentiometers 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 The longer lead goes in the hole with the square solder pad Step 4 Hold the PCB in one hand so that the component side of the PCB is in the palm ...

Page 17: ...m very tight yet Be sure to keep your hand on the PCB so that it does not fall off the PC mounting posts of the pots and toggle switch Step 5 Turn the entire pedal over so that the component side of the PCB if facing up Lift the PCB up off the pots and toggle switch about 2mm just to make sure that the back of the PCB does not short out against that pots Make sure the PCB is level and symmetricall...

Page 18: ...18 Wiring Step 1 Install the 1 4 jacks to the enclosure ...

Page 19: ...re like the diagram 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 ...

Page 20: ...4 Cut 4 x 3 4 pieces of wire Strip 1 8 off each end These will be used to connect lugs eyelets 1 2 7 8 Cut 1 x 1 piece of wire Strip 1 8 off each end This will be used to connect lug eyelet 5 Cut 1 x 1 5 peice of wire Strip 1 8 of one end Strip 1 2 off the other end This will ...

Page 21: ...of the pre cut and pre stripped wires to the footswitch Step 6 Insert the other remaining ends of the pre cut and pre stripped wires into the topside of the PCB and solder You can can solder these on the topside as well It is easier this way but you may burn a small amount of the PVC coating on the wires This is purely asthetic and won t damage the wires in anyway But you can avoid this by removin...

Page 22: ...ave with clean signal TEXTURE Controls the amount of octave Power supply Use a 2 5mm negative tip this is your standard guitar fx style adapter 9VDC adapter are a 9volt battery Current Draw 4mA Input Impedance 1Meg ohms Output Impedance 30k ohms ...

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Page 24: ...24 For high resolution image visit http byocelectronics com scrambledoctaveschematic pdf Please visit http buildyourownclone com board for any technical support Copyright 2018 B Y O C Inc ...

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