FuzzDog Pussy King User manual

Pussy King
Glorious mash-up of a
ToneBender kII and a Rat
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No reproduction permitted without the express written
permission of Pedal Parts Ltd. All rights reserved.

Schematic + BO
R1 1
R2 100K
R3 1K
R4 470K
R5 1K
R6 1K
R7 3K9
R8 10K
R9 22K
R10 3K9
R11 2K2
R12 1K
R13 1
R14 1
R15 3K3
R16 150R
R17 2K2 (CLR)
C1 68n
C2 1n
C3 22u elec
C4 150n
C5 10u elec
C6 22u elec
C7 4u7 elec
C8 3n3
C9 220n
C10 1u elec
C11 10n
C12 47u elec
C13 47p
D1-2 1N4148
D3 1N4001
D4-5* Your choice
Q1-4** 2N3904
GAIN 50KA
VOL 100KA
FILT 100KA
INP 250KB
SW1‡SPDT ON-ON
*Optional extra clipping in conjunction with SW1.
Experiment with different diodes here.
At FuzzDog HQ we liked blue LEDs.
**Original reportedly uses BC550B, but most NPN
BJTs with an hFE around 350-400 will work ok.
‡Only required if you’re going for the extra clipping.
If not you need a jumper wire. See next page.

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. Check the separate
daughterboard document for
details.
Be very careful when soldering
the transistors and diodes.
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.
Positive (anode) legs of the electrolytic caps go to the square pads. C12 can be laid flat as
shown in the cover image to give you extra clearance in the enclosure.
Negative (cathode) legs of the diodes go to the square pads.
You should solder all other board-mounted components before you solder the pots. Once
they’re in place you’ll have no access to much of the board. ake sure your pots all line up
nicely. The best way to do that is to solder a single pin of each pot in place then melt and
adjust if necessary before soldering in the other two pins. If your pots don’t have protective
plastic jackets ensure you leave a decent
gap between the pot body and the PCB
otherwise you risk shorting out the circuit.
If you aren’t going for the optional extra
clipping diodes and switch, place a jumper
wire as shown in red above. This will keep
D1-2 in the circuit all the time.
INPUT and GAIN both effect the gain level in
different ways. It’s well worth spending
some time experimenting with different
settings.
The FILTER control works the opposite way
to what you might expect. Deal with it.
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Test the board!
U DER O CIRCUMSTA CES will troubleshooting help be
offered if you have skipped this stage. o exceptions.
Once you’ve finished the circuit it makes sense to test is before starting on
the switch and LED wiring. It’ll cut down troubleshooting time in the long
run. If the circuit works at this stage, but it doesn’t once you wire up the
switch - guess what? You’ve probably made a mistake with the switch.
Solder some nice, long lengths of wire to the board connections for 9V, G D,
I and OUT. Connect I and OUT to the jacks as shown. Connect all the
G Ds together (twist them up and add a small amount of solder to tack it).
Connect the battery + lead to the 9V wire, same method. Plug in. Go!
If it works, crack on and do your switch wiring. If not... aw man. At least you
know the problem is with the circuit. Find out why, get it working, THE
worry about the switch etc.
BATTERY
IN OUT
Your nice, new circuit board
INCLUDING WIRED POTS!!!!
IN 9V GND OUT

Wire it up (if using a daughterboard please refer to the relevant document)
Wiring shown above will disconnect the battery when you remove the jack
plug from the input, and also when a DC plug is inserted.
The Board G D connections don’t all have to directly attach to the board. You
can run a couple of wires from the DC connector, one to the board, another to
the I jack, then daisy chain that over to the OUT jack.
It doesn’t matter how they all connect, as long as they do.
This circuit is standard, egative G D. Your power supply should be Tip
egative / Sleeve Positive. That’s the same as your standard pedals (Boss etc),
and you can safely daisy-chain your supply to this pedal.
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L
E
D
BOARD
OUT
BOARD
9V
BOARD
GND
BOARD
GND
BOARD
GND
BOARD
INPUT
BATTERY
+
IN
OUT
L
E
D
BOARD
GND
BOARD
LED+
+

This template is a rough guide only. You should ensure correct marking of your
enclosure before drilling. You use this template at your own risk.
Pedal Parts Ltd can accept no responsibility for incorrect drilling of enclosures.
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Drilling template
Hammond 1590B
60 x 111 x 31mm
Recommended drill sizes:
Pots 7mm
Jacks 10mm
Footswitch 12mm
DC Socket 12mm
32mm
27mm
It’s a good idea to drill
the holes for the pots
1mm bigger to give
yourself some wiggle
room, unless you’re a
drill ninja.