The power and signal pads on the PCB conform to the FuzzDog Direct Connection
format, so can be paired with the appropriate daughterboard for quick and easy
offboard wiring.
Be very careful when soldering the diodes and transistors. They’re very sensitive
to heat. You should use some kind of heat sink (crocodile clip or reverse action
tweezers) on each leg as you solder them. Keep exposure to heat to a minimum
(under 2 seconds).
Snap the small metal tag off the pots so they can be mounted flush in the box.
Pot mounts on the back side of the board. You can use vertical-mount pots or just wire up ‘normal’ ones.
The striped leg (cathode) of the diodes go into the square pads.
The long leg (anode) of the electrolytic capacitors go into the square pads.
D3 and D4 are optional. To build the circuit in stock format with fixed clipping, leave these out and put a
jumper wire between pads S1 and S2.
To add the optional clipping switch, populate D3 and D4 with
your choice of diode (1N34 work well), and add your selection
switch. This can be a standard SPDT ON-ON toggle switch, or a
micro toggle as shown, which should locate nicely into the pads
provided. This can go either side of the PCB, depending how far
you want your switch from your knobs.
For extra fun you could make this a SPDT ON-OFF-ON switch.
The middle position will take out the clipping altogether, giving
you a very loud overdrive effect. The top two pads above the S1-3
pads are just location holes for the micro toggle. Nothing
connects to these.
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