Olivella Modular IMAGENES User manual

Stereo state variable filter
IMÁGENES
DIY Assembly Manual - rev 1.2

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Introduction, stuff you ll need and some tips ’
IMÁGENES
   all SMD components pre-soldered     
 !medium difculty build
"#$
% soldering station&'( 
)#brass wool or wet sponge 
)ne 0 5mm solder* 
%multimeter*
%small side cutter+
Nut drivers* 
,-./&0'1*#"modify a Befaco Bananut
driver by ling its little protruding tabs a bit
*#23" 
%medium Philips screwdriver#4/
%tiny &at-head screwdriver
%tuner
Lots of patience
3#*2.EEVblog
on YouTube %4%5367
.89#
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Main Board
Open “Main Board – Bag A”
HORIZONTAL RESISTORS
Qty Value Color coding Designator on PCB
4:: ;;<*;7;< =0&::/0
1::' ;;<*;<*;< &>
2/=' ;(;<*;<*;< ???@
3?0' 7;<;<*;<*;< =/=@=A
50'* <;<*;<*;;< 0>0A/&/?&@
50?* <;7;<*;;< A0/:0:=?A
4//* ;;<*;;< =&=>==0''
1?0* 7;<;<*;;< &/
16 0''* <;<*;<*;;<
0:&@000=:'&'
&0&&&?&A>=A'
0'/0'&
204 <;<*;<*;";< 0:0@
2:4 ;<*;<*;";< :A/=
DIODES
Polarity is vital 
,*-B<*
Qty Name Color Designator on PCB
106&0&A * 2=
406?:/'< )* 20'20020:20/
406&>/&% * 2/2&2?2@
406?A0= <* 202:2>2A
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FERRITE BEADS
Qty Name Color Designator on PCB
2C <* D0D:
IC SOCKETS
Orientation is vital
4* notches on the sockets match up with those on the PCB silkscreen 
B<)42 E
*3#*E

Don’t place any IC’s yet
Qty Name Designator on PCB
30&* F0F&F0'
50@* F:F?F>F0:F0/
CERAMIC CAPACITORS
Qty Value Code, color, type Designator on PCB
22 0''C 0'&
B00B0:B0/B0&B0?B0@B0>B0A
B0=B:'B:/B:&B:?B:@B:>B:A
B:=B/'B/0B/:B//B/&
Open “Main Board – Bag B”
VERTICAL RESISTORS
Qty Value Color coding Designator on PCB
1::' ;;<*;<*;< ?'
3?0' 7;<;<*;<*;< @>>@=0
2?0* 7;<;<*;<;< :>/A
10?* <;7;<*;;< ?>
2//* ;;<*;;< =:=?
14 0''* <;<*;<*;;< /?>0'0?:/:?:@
/>&=@A>?0'00':
CERAMIC AND FILM CAPACITORS
Qty Value Code, color, type Designator on PCB
60'C 0'' B0B/B@BAB?/B?&
40''C 0'0 B&0B&:B?0B?:
40''C(34% !+ B:B&B>B=
6?@'C ?@0 B/=B&'B&>B&AB&=B?'
20C 0': B?B0'
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TRANSISTORS AND TEMPCO RESISTORS
Transistor orientation is vital 
B*      E       -B<
*#
The tempco resistors must be touching the top of the transistor
pairs to be thermally coupled with them and work as intended 3
                      
  C*
      #            #

Qty Name – Value Designator on PCB
2<B??AG H0H: H/H&
1<B??A H?
2,(half the size of the others);:* :&/@
ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS
Polarity is vital
B** #-
-B<*#
Solder them &ush with the board
Qty Value Designator on PCB
2::IC B:0B::
Flip the Main Board around
TRIMMERS
Qty Name – Value Designator on PCB
2/:=@;0'' ?/?&B,%1
POWER HEADER
Orientation is vital 
4*
 -B<*

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The Main Board now should look something like this:
ontrol Board
Open “Control Board – Bag A”
HORIZONTAL RESISTORS
Qty Value Color coding Designator on PCB
40* <;<*;<*;<;< :/:&/=&'
6:'* ;<*;<*;;< 0'00&:&?&A&=
2//* ;;<*;;< :@?0
10 0''* <;<*;<*;;< :/=0?0@///A&0
&>?:
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DIODES
Polarity is vital 
,*-B<*
Qty Name Color Designator on PCB
406&0&A * 2/2@2>2A
106&>&'% * 2:
106&>&0% * 2?
CERAMIC CAPACITORS
Qty Value Code, color, type Designator on PCB
2?@'C ?@0 B&B0'
80''C 0'& B0B:B/B?B@B>BAB=
Open “Control Board – Bag B”
VERTICAL RESISTORS
Qty Value Color coding Designator on PCB
1?0' 7;<;<*;<*;< @0
20* <;<*;<*;<;< @::
1/* ;<*;<*;<;< @:
1?0* 7;<;<*;<;< @'
1?@* 7;<;<*;<;< :0
1@A* <;7;<*;<;< ?=
1=0* (;<;<*;<;< 0/
2//* ;;<*;;< /'/0
2&>* ";-;<*;;< :A/:
17 0''* <;<*;<*;;<
0A0:0&0>0A0=
:':?:>/?/@&@?'
?@?>?A
VOLTAGE REFERENCES
Orientation is vital 
B*E
-B<*#
Qty Name Designator on PCB
2,D&/0%,D&/0%B F&F?
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onnecting the P Bs
C     attach the two metal hex spacers to the CONTROL BOARD
  
1# Make sure that the screws sit on the
component side (front) and the main body of the spacers on the opposite side (back) like
in the pictures below
SPACERS AND SCREWS
Qty Name – Size
200+
44/+&
Cut both 40-pin female and male header strips to the following sizes and then plug them
together
FEMALE HEADERS
Qty Name – Size
40+@
20+?
MALE HEADERS
Qty Name – Size
40+@
20+?
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-B<spacers facing up and components facing down
,place (but not solder yet) the pin headers in their respective positions with their
male-side down$
6 place the Main Board on top (with its trimmers and power header facing up),
wiggling the loose headers a bit until all pins emerge through the PCBSecure it
1 solder all pins in both
boards
,1

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% unscrew and carefully unplug the MAIN BOARD
Leave the spacers attached to the CONTROL BOARD

Hardware and front panel
,critical-
Don’t solder anything until all of the following components are placed on the Control
Board AND securely attached to the front panel
Open “Hardware – Bag A”
METAL-SHAFT POTENTIOMETERS
)+%=NOT on the 16mm stereo one J
*1*
,!B<*
#E-B<
Don’t solder them yet
Qty Name – Value Designator on PCB
4%=;0''*< CD0''*<C0''*<
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1%0@;0''*< 36DKKD0''*<)
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