BYOC Phase Royal User manual

Build Your Own Clone
Phase
Royal
Kit
Instructions
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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 major 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.
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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.

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Tech Support:
BYOC, LLC makes no promises or guarantees that you will successfully complete your
kit in a satisfactory manner. 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.
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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.buildyourownclone.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 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?)
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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.
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Revision Notes:
Rev 1.0 There are no known errors.
Rev 1.1: Replaced 2 ‘47n’ capacitors with electrolytic capacitors. !
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Copyrights:
All material in this document is copyrighted 2017 by BYOC, LLC

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

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Before you get started....
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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.
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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)
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2. There is an 8 pin dual op amp that goes on the bottom of the PCB.

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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.

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Parts Checklist for BYOC Phase Royal
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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
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Capacitors:
1 - 220pf ceramic disc (small orange labelled 221)
1 - 10n or .01µfilm (103)
10 - 47n or .047µfilm (473)
1 - 4.7u aluminum electrolytic Non Polarized
3 - 10µf aluminum electrolytic
1 - 100µf aluminum electrolytic
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Diodes:
1 - 1N4001 (black plastic with silver stripe)
1 - 1N4733 5.1v Zener (orange glass with black stripe)
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Transistors:
1 - 2N5087
6 - 2N5952
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IC's:
5 - 4558, TL072 or other dual op amp
5 - 8 pin socket
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Trimpots:
1 - 250k

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Potentiometers: Be sure to snap off the small tab on the side of each panel mounted
pot.
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linear (Depth knob)
1 - B100k linear (Depth knob)
1 - C500k reverse audio (Speed knob)
2 - B10k audio (Mix & Resonance knobs)
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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
1 - B100k

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Populating the Circuit Board
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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.

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Step 2: Add the diodes. Be sure to match the end of the diode wit the stripes
to the layout on the PCB. The striped end should go in the square solder pad.
The Black Silicon 1n4001 diode goes in the space with no markings. The
orange glass 1n4733 5.1v Zener diode goes in the spot marked ‘5.1v’.

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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
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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.
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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.

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STEP 5: Add the film and ceramic capacitors. These capacitors are non-
polarized, so you can insert them into the PCB either way. The capacitor
highlighted in pink is the ceramic disc.

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

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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
accommodate 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 unaffected guitar
signal. Now turn the trimpot until you hear the phase kick in. Fine tune to
taste.

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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. The 4.7uF highlighted in pink is non-
polarized which means you can insert it in any direction.!!

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Step 9: 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.

Main PCB Assembly
Step 1: Mount the AC adapter jack to the enclosure. Your kit may come
with either an external thread or internal thread. Don’t get confused by this.
They still function exactly the same. You just thread the external nut on the
outside and the internal nut on the inside. The picture below is of an internal
nut jack.