SECTION 3 – Mount and Connect Remaining Components
Please refer to DRAWING 4.
Strip and tin a 1” piece of wire and connect lug 3 to lug 9 on the footswitch.
Solder both connections
now.
Strip and tin a 2” piece of wire and connect lug 8 of the footswitch to the
output jack’s tip lug.
Solder both connections now.
Strip and tin a 1 ½” piece of wire and connect lug 2 of the
footswitch to the input jack’s tip lug.
Solder both connections now.
Strip and tin a 5” piece of wire and connect lug 7 of the footswitch to the lug 2 of the pot.
Solder both connections now.
Strip and tin a 1 ½” piece of wire and connect lug 3 of the pot to #6.
Solder both connections now.
Strip and tin a 3 ½” piece of wire and connect lug 5 of the footswitch to #7.
Solder the connection at
lug 5 of the footswitch now.
Connect the .047uF capacitor from lug 1 of the pot to #4. Lay the cap flat on the back of the pot.
Solder the connection at lug 1 of the pot now.
Connect the 220k resistor from lug 1 of the footswitch to the sleeve lug of the input jack .
Solder the
connection at the input jack sleeve now.
Cut the white spaghetti sleeve into two ¾” pieces. Place them on the .0047uF capacitor. Connect the
capacitor from lug 1 of the footswitch to #1.
Solder the connection at lug 1 of the footswitch now.
Connect the (+) positive lead of the 47uF capacitor to #2 and the (–) negative to #5.
Connect the 2.2k resistor from #2 to #5.
Connect the 22k resistor from #3 to #5.
Solder the connection at #5 now.
Connect the 2N5088 transistor to #2, #3, and #4. Make sure the flat side of the transistor is facing up.
The orientation
must
match drawing 4.
Solder connections on #2, #3, and #4 now.
Connect the 8.2k resistor from #7 to #4.
Connect the 100k resistor from #1 to #7.
Solder both connections now.
2N
5088
#2:
Emitter
#3:
Base
#4:
Collector
2N
5088
E B C
47µF 50
V
negative end
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
C
A
b
A
r
SECTION 4 – Finishing Up
Attach the knob provided to the potentiometer shaft. Install a 9 volt battery, close the cover using the
screws provided (battery not required when using 9v DC power supply). You may find that the
battery needs to be positioned carefully to completely close the unit. All batteries may not fit. We
find that the Rayovac High Energy is a good fit and reliable battery. You may find others that work
well too. Plug a guitar into input jack on right. This turns the unit on. Plug a cable into output jack
and plug it into your amplifier.
-Unplug from the input jack of the unit to turn it off and save power.
It’s always a good idea to thoroughly double-check your connections before applying power.
7
1
5
6
7
2 3 4
1
2
3
Connect the 1.2k resistor from #1 to #3.