BYOC Build Your Own Clone Phase Royal Kit User manual

Build Your Own Clone
Phase Royal
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 customers responsiblity. This responsibility not only includes the cost of
shipping, but accountability of deliver as well. Please contact
[email protected] to receieve a return authorization before mailing.

Tech Support:
BYOC, LLC makes no promises or guarantees that you will sucessfully complete your kit
in a satisfactory mannor. Nor does BYOC, LLC promise or guarantee that you will
receive any technical support. Purchasing a product from BYOC, LLC does not entitle
you to any amount of technical support. BYOC, LLC does not promise or guarantee that
any technical support you may receive will be able to resolve any or all issues you may
be experiencing.
That being said, we will do our best to help you as much as we can. Our philosophy at
BYOC is that we will help you only as much as you are willing to help yourself. We
have a wonderful and friendly DIY discussion forum with an entire section devoted to the
technical support and modifications of BYOC kits.
www.buildyourownclone.com/board
When posting a tech support thread on the BYOC forum, please post it in the correct
lounge, and please title your thread appropriately. If everyone 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 discription 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 is. (not just, “It doesn’t work, help”)
2. Pic of the top side of your PCB.
3. Pic of the underside of your PCB.
4. Pic that clearly shows your footswitch/jack wiring and the wires going to the PCB
5. A pic that clearly shows your wiring going from the PCB to the pots and any other
switches(only if your kit has non-PC mounted pots and switches)
6. Is bypass working?
7. Does the LED come on?
8. If you answer yes to 6 and 7, what does the pedal do when it is "on"?
9. Battery or adapter.(if battery, is it good? If adapter, what type?)
Also, please only post pics that are in focus. You're only wasting both parties' time if you
post out of focus, low res pics from your cell phone.
Revision Notes:
Rev 1.0 There are no known errors.
Rev 1.1: Replaced 2 ‘47n’ capacitors with electrolytic capacitors. See page 18 for an
explanation.
Copyrights:
All material in this document is copyrighted 2009 by BYOC, LLC

PHASE ROYAL
KIT
INSTRUCTION INDEX
Before You Get Started............................................page 4 - 6
Parts Checklist……………………..............…….....page 7 - 8
Populating the Circuit Board…………...................page 9 - 21
Main PCB Assembly…….........................................page 22 - 24
Wiring........................................................................page 25 - 28
Installing the IC's and Finishing Up.......................page 29
Operation Overview.................................................page 30 - 31
Schematic...................................................................page 32 - 33

Before you get started....
There are a two things about this particular build that you should be aware
of so that you don't get confused when you compare the parts list to the layout on
the PCB.
1. There is a 2.2M resistor that will be inserted into the PCB so that it is standing on end
rather than laying flat like all the other resistors. The PCB will have a “2M2” printed on
it with an arrow pointing to the eyelets on the PCB where this resistor will go. (see page
10 - 11 for instructions)
2. There is an 8 pin dual op amp that goes on the bottom of the PCB.

This is a picture of the top side of the completed PCB assembly to be used as a reference
throughout the build. NOTE: There is a footswitch socket between eyelets “5” and “4”
that is not part of the standard kit.

Parts Checklist for BYOC Phase Royal
Resistors:
2 - 4k7 (yellow/purple/black/brown/brown)
15 - 10k (brown/black/black/red/brown)
10 - 22k (red/red/black/red/brown)
2 - 56k (green/blue/black/red/brown)
4 - 150k (brown/green/black/orange/brown)
3 - 470k (yellow/purple/black/orange/brown)
1 - 1M (brown/black/black/yellow/brown)
1 - 2.2M (red/red/black/yellow/brown
Capacitors:
1 - 220pf ceramic disc (small orange labelled 221)
1 - 10n or .01µfilm (103)
10 - 47n or .047µfilm (473)
1 - 4.7u aluminum electrolytic
3 - 10µf aluminum electrolytic
1 - 100µf aluminum electrolytic
Diodes:
1 - 1N4001 (black plastic with silver stripe)
1 - 1N4733 5.1v Zener (orange glass with black stripe)
Transistors:
1 - 2N5087
6 - 2N5952
IC's:
5 - 4558, TL072 or other dual op amp
5 - 8 pin socket
Trimpots:
1 - 250k

Potentiometers: Be sure to snap off the small tab on the side of each panel mounted
pot.
1 - B100k
linear (Depth knob)
1 - B100k linear (Depth knob)
1 - C500k reverse audio (Speed knob)
2 - B10k audio (Mix & Resonance knobs)
Hardware:
1 - drilled enclosure w/ 4 screws
1 - byoc phase royalPCB
1 - SPDT toggle switch
1 - 3PDT footswitch
4 - knobs
1 - AC adaptor jack
1 - ¼”mono jack
1 - ¼”stereo jack
1 - red LED
1 - battery snap
4 - bumpers
hook-up wire

Populating the Circuit Board
STEP 1: Add the resistors . Resistors are not polarized, so it does not matter which end
goes in which solder pad. Do not add the 2.2M(2M2) resistor yet.

STEP 2: Add the diodes. Be sure to matched the end of the diode with the stripe to the
layout on the PCB. The stripped end should go in the square solder pad. The black
plastic 1N4001 diode goes in the space with no markings. The orange glass 1N4733 5.1v
Zener diode goes in the space marked “5.1v”.

Step 3: Add the 2.2M(2M2) resistor. Stand it on end. Insert one end into one of the
eyelets highlighted in red. Bend the other end and insert it into the other eyelet
highlighted in red. See pictures below for examples.

STEP 4: Add the 8 pin IC sockets. ONLY SOLDER THE SOCKET! NOT THE
ACTUAL IC! These are sockets. The sockets get soldered to the PCB. The ICs get
inserted into the sockets. The actual IC chips themselves, never get soldered. You will
insert the ICs into the sockets after the entire pedal has been built.
Only add the 4 sockets that go on the top of the PCB. Do not add the 5th socket that goes
on the bottom yet. Orient the sockets so that the side with the notch matches up with the
notch on the PCB layout.

STEP 5: Add the ceramic disc capacitor. This component is non-polarized, so you can
insert it into the PCB either way.

Step 6: Add the Transistors. The six 2N5952 JFETs go in the spot highlighted in red.
The 2N5087 goes in the spot highlighted in yellow. Be sure to orient the transistors so
that the flat side of the tansistor body matches up with the flat side on the PCB layout.

Step 7: Add the 250k trimpot. Note that the PCB has 5 holes, but the actual trimpot
itself will only have 3 leads. This is so that the PCB can accomodate a variety of
different makes and model of trimpots. There should only be one way in which the trim
pot provided with your kit fits easily into the PCB
ADJUSTING THE TRIMPOT:
Once you have completed your build(not before), you will need to adjust the trimpot
before the phaser will actually work. There is no specific voltage that you should try to
set it for. Simply use your ears! You are setting it so that the phaser has the fullest
sweep that sounds as close to the way you want it to sound. There is actually a relatively
large range on the trimpot that will give you working phase shifting, and much of it will
sound very good. But you'll have to use your ears if you want to dial in the “script” tone.
If that doesn't make sense to you, just adjust the trimpot till you get the deepest, lushest
phase tone. Start by setting the knobs as follows:
1. Depth- full turn clockwise
2. Resonance - full turn counter clockwise

3. Rate - 2 o'clock
4. Mix - noon
5. Phase stage switch - 4 (to the right)
Plug into your guitar and amp. Make sure bypass works. Make sure you have power to
the pedal and the LED comes on. You should hear a clean uneffected guitar signal. Now
turn the trimpot untill you hear the phase kick in. Fine tune to tast.
STEP 8: Add the aluminum electrolytic 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 strip running down the body of the capacitor.

Step 9: Add the film capacitors. These are not polarized and can be inserted into the
PCB either way. The 47n (.047µ) caps are highlighted in red. The 10n (.01µ) cap is
highlighted in yellow. The Capacitor highlighted in GREEN is the 4.7u electrolytic.
The Capacitor highlighted in PINK is the 10u electrolytic.

Step 10: Add the remaining IC socket to the bottom solder side of the PCB. Be sure to
orient the socket so that the notch matches the outline in the diagram above.

Step 11: Add the battery snap. Thread the solder ends of the battery snap into the strain
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.