Missing Build Docs / Schematics

Jeffology said:
If there are no mistakes on the pcb .... but what if some traces are wrong? How to troubleshoot the board? Schematics is absolutely necessary for this
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Completely agree. Access to schematics are very, very important. However, things get a bit weird when it comes to clones of certain pedals. Can't always publish the schematics without getting into deep shit. Along with that, there's a lot of work that goes into publishing PCB's and the the documentation associated with each one. As such, we're not always going to get schematics right away with new PCB's. Even then, some circuits won't have any schematics released in order to avoid any legal issues. That's the risk you take though with any new PCB.
 
Feral Feline said:
When in doubt, trace it out.

Make your own schematic based off the PCB you receive. May Bog help you if the PCB itself has errors (unlikely with PPCB and most other vendors...).

I had to trace out a couple of PCBGM PCBs that were missing build docs...
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I thought about doing that, but opted against it and rolled the dice.
 
@PedalPCB is the drill template for the Special K available?

Would it fit in a 3-Knob Type 1 template?
It appears to me that it might if the middle LED hole was drilled out to fit the toggle.

Thanks.
 
Big Monk said:
And chance for a refdes for the Electrovibe Mini?

EDIT: @PedalPCB I only ask because I'm thinking of doing a prototype of the Univibe build I'm working on with the ElectroVibe Mini and I need to know a few key components and their locations to make some parts swaps.

EDIT (Again!): It looks like all the Capacitor and Resistor numbers are shared between the big E-Vibe and the Mini. It appears the Transistor numbers are different however. I'm gonna go through the next few days and identify them and make a cross reference sheet.
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@Big Monk Any chance you had a chance to map the transistor numbers between the Electrovibe and Electrovibe Mini? I am prepping for a EV Mini build in the near future and referencing your extremely helpful thread and diagrams of EV mods. I'm planning on trying to implement most of the mods that are feasible/applicable to the EV Mini version.

I am also a bit stuck figuring out which transistors to swap since there's no EV Mini schematic to compare as of yet. I was trying to figure it out based on just the traces and PCB layout, but not sure I'm able to map those with confidence that way.
 
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Hiwatt Fuzz has two switches - Filter and Fuzz. I assume that one swithch is effect on/off (Fuzz?) What about the other one?
 
The other footswitch is Filter.

Since this went into a 125B (and uses a 4-position rotary) turning the rotary full CCW is the same as turning off the Filter footswitch.

I didn't feel like the footswitch brought enough to the table to justify cramping two footswitches at the bottom. As soon as the SideEffect module is ready to go I'll update the PCB to work with that.

If you want to go fully authentic use a 3-position rotary (omit the position that has no capacitor) and break the connection to the rotary switch with the Filter footswitch.
 
Could the schematic and/or BoM for the Dirt Dauber be posted? Hadn’t heard of the OG until I saw the Dirt Dauber, it sounds *epic*, would love to hit the ground running with it heh
 
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