jimilee
Well-known member
I just happen to be thinking, the drill template will be the same as all of the other pedal PCB 6 knob pedals. Robert follows the same format with just about all his pedals.
Missing Build Docs / Schematics
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Robert
Reverse Engineer
That's correct, the Plaid is the standard 6-Knob (Type 1) template.
I'm hoping to have the build docs for most of the pending projects (aside from the stacked projects) done soon, I have about three more PCBs to verify then I'll be doing a doc binge. I'm going to order parts to rebuild each of the stacked projects as well soon so I can take photos of the process and assembly.
I'm hoping to have the build docs for most of the pending projects (aside from the stacked projects) done soon, I have about three more PCBs to verify then I'll be doing a doc binge. I'm going to order parts to rebuild each of the stacked projects as well soon so I can take photos of the process and assembly.
Chuck D. Bones
Circuit Wizard
You all should know the risks when you buy and build boards before the build docs are published. I've done it once or twice and gotten away with it, but as Dirty Harry says: "Do ya feel lucky?"
jimilee
Well-known member
For sure. I knew if I had the schematic, I could figure it out.
If given the choice of having the PCBs available ASAP or not having them released until the build documents were available, I think most of us would opt for having the choice of being able to order the boards and then see if we needed to wait for more information before doing the build.
jimilee
Well-known member
With the part values on the pcb, it really isn’t a problem.
I agree. But folks are different, as seen by the many many requests for schematics and build docs. People in that group get impatient.
mdc
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The schematics are super helpful if you're trying to troubleshoot, or (even moreso) decide if the circuit is something in which you're interested in the first place.
jeffwhitfield
Well-known member
Gee...ever see the old 80's movie "Scanners"? I think someone is making that kid's head explode. Any second now it's gonna pop.
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
jeffwhitfield
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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
Well-known member
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...
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...
jimilee
Well-known member
I thought about doing that, but opted against it and rolled the dice.
crashguitar
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Robert
Reverse Engineer
This should be it.
crashguitar
Active member
Thank you, sir!
@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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