BYOC Li'l Fuzz User manual

Build Your Own Clone
Li’l
Fuzz
Kit
Instructions
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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.
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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.

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Tech Support:
BYOC, Inc. makes no promises or guarantees that you will successfully complete your
kit in a satisfactory manor. Nor does BYOC, Inc. promise or guarantee that you will
receive any technical support. Purchasing a product from BYOC, Inc. does not entitle
you to any amount of technical support. BYOC, Inc. 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.
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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.
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www.byocelectronics.com/board
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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 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 of your tech support thread:
1. A detailed explanation of what the problem is. (more than, “It doesn’t work, help”)
2. Pic of the topside 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 answered yes to 6 and 7, what does the pedal do when it is in the "on" position?
9. Battery or adapter (if battery, is it good? If adapter, what type?)
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Also, please only post photos that are in focus.
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Copyrights:
All material in this document is copyrighted 2015 by BYOC, Inc.

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Li’l Fuzz
Kit Instruction
Index
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Parts Checklist……………………………………….page 4
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Populating the Circuit Board……………………….page 7
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Enclosure Hardware Assembly………..…………...page 12
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Wiring………………………………………………..page 17
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Operation Overview………………………………...page 21
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Schematic……………………………………………page 22
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PCB Back Trace Photo……………………………..page 23

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Res i sto r s:
Parts Checklist for the Li’l Fuzz Kit
1 - 330ohm (Orange/Orange/Black/Black/Brown)
1 - 4k7 (Yellow/Purple/Black/Brown/Brown)
1 - 33k (Orange/Orange/Black/Red/Brown)
1 - 100k (Brown/Black/Black/Orange/Brown)
1 - 1M (Brown/Black/Black/Yellow/Brown)
Visit www.byocelectronics.com/resistorcodes.pdf for more information on how to
differentiate resistors.
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Capa ci to r s:
1 - 150p Ceramic
D i s c
1 - 10n/ .01uF film cap (may say “103” on the body)
1 - 2.2uF Aluminum Electrolytic
1 - 22uF Aluminum Electrolytic
Visit www.byocelectronics.com/capcodes.pdf for more info on how to differentiate
capacitors.
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Transistors:
2 - BC108

Potentiometers: SNAP THE SMALL TABS ON THE TOP OF THE POTS OFF
WITH A PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS
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1 - A100k (Vo l .)
1 - C1k
(FUZZ)
1 - 25k
Tr i mpot
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Ha r dwa re:
1 - predrilled enclosure w/ 4
s c r e ws
1 – Li’l Fuzz
PC B
1 - 3pdt
footsw itc h
1 -
LED
1 – External Nut AC
J ac k
2 - enclosed
Jacks
4 - rubber
bump e rs
2 - lock washers (for in and out
jac ks)
hook-up
w i r e

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Your build should look something like this when you’re done.

Populating the Circuit Board
Step 1: Add all the resistors. Resistors are not polarized and can be inserted
in either
direction.
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Step 2: Add the transistors. Be sure to align the tab on the body of the
transistor with the tab outline on the screenprint.

Step 3: Add the trimpot. A trimpot only has 3 legs. Your PCB has 5. This
is so that the PCB can accommodate a variety of different brands of trimpot.
Don’t let this confuse you. There is only 1 way your trimpot can fit in the
PCB.
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When%you%are%finished%building%the%pedal,%set%the%trimpot%so%you%get%about%4.5-5v%on%the%
collector%of%Q2%(the%transistor%right%next%to%the%trimpot)

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Step 4: Add the film and ceramic disc capacitors. These are non-polarized and can go in
either direction. The film caps are highlighted in red; the ceramic disc caps are
highlighted in
yell ow. Leave the ceramic disc capacitor sticking out just a !itt!e bit so you
can bend it down flat against the
PCB.
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Step 5: Add the aluminum electrolytic capacitors. These ARE 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. Before soldering, bend the capacitor so it is laying down
like below

Enclosure Hardware
Assembly
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Step 1: Mount the DC adapter jack.

Step 2: Mount the potentiometers. You will mount them opposite each other,
so that when looking into the enclosure, the right potentiometer will have its
lugs facing towards the ac jack, and the left potentiometer will have its lugs
facing the audio jacks.
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Step 3: Mount the Audio Jacks. You want to orient them so that the SLEEVE
terminals (beveled corner of the jack) are facing away from each other. If
looking at the inside of the enclosure, the INPUT jack will have its sleeve
terminal facing towards the AC jack. The OUTPUT jack will have its sleeve
terminal facing towards the footswitch hole. The green arrows are pointing at
the
sleeves.

Step 4: Remove both nuts from the footswitch and mount the footswitch.
Note: Be careful not to over-tighten the footswitch during assembly, this can
cause damage to the footswitch.
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Orient the footswitch so that the flat sides of the solder lugs are like the
diagram below.
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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

Wiring
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FLIP PCB OVER!!!
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STEP 1: Wire the PCB as shown in the diagram below. Make all
connections to the back side of the PCB and solder on the top (screen
printed) side of the PCB. Make the wires as short as possible but allow
enough length so that if you need to do any trouble shooting later, you will
be able to do so without having to remove all the enclosure mounted
components.

Step 2: Once the AC jack,
potentiometers, and IN/OUT jacks are wired,
insert the LED in its hole. Insert the long lead into the square hole!!! You
might want to slightly bend the leads away from each other to keep them in
the holes for now. DO NOT SOLDER YET

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Step 3: Flip the PCB right-side-up, tuck the wires into the enclosure, and
place the PCB onto the footswitch. DO NOT SOLDER YET!!!!!
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It is extremely important that when you place the PCB on the footswitch,
you make sure to tuck all the wires out of the way so that that PCB can rest
flush against the enclosed jacks and footswitch.

Step 4: Solder ONLY 1 of the footswitch lugs.
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Your PCB should be recessed inside the enclosure about 1cm. It should be
level.
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Some of your components may be sticking up out of the enclosure just a bit,
particularly the film capacitors. This is to be expected. This is OK. The lid
has a deep recess.
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If you need to adjust the position of the PCB so that it fits correctly, reheat
the single solder joint you just made on the footswitch. Adjust the position
of the PCB while the keeping the solder joint hot. Remove the heat and hold
the PCB in position while allowing the solder joint to cool completely.
Now solder the rest of the footswitch lugs.
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Step 5: Once you have your PCB positioned and soldered, guide the LED
into its enclosure hole using the leads that are sticking up through the PCB.
Once the LED is in position, solder and trim the excess leads.