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01.2012madbeanpedals
PCBDimensions:2.1Wx0.95H
Resistors R1 1M R2 3M3 R3 3k3 R4 330R R5 3M3 Caps C1 47n C2 47uF C3 100n C4 47uF C5 100n
Diodes D1,D2 1N914 D3 1N4001 Z1Z3 BAT46 Transistor Q1 2N3565 Switch SHAPE OnOffOn BOOST On/On Pots VOL 100kB GAIN 500kB
WhatIsIt? TheLaVacheisamodifiedLovepedalLesLiuswhichismodeledafterthewellwornElectra Distortion.Improvementshavebeenmadeintheformofasimplifiedboostmechanismandare configuredgainpot.Thenewgainpotletsyoucontroltheoverdriveamountinboththeboostedand nonboostedmodes(afeaturenotavailablewiththeLesLius).Lastly,thestock2n5088transistorhas beenreplacedbythe2N3565.Thisallowsmuchgreatersinglenoteclaritywithoutcompromisingthe overalltoneordistortionamount. Controls GAIN:Setstheoverdriveinbothboostedandnonboostedmodes. VOL:Apassivevolumecontrol. BOOST:Thisswitchaddsgainbyputtingalargecapacitorinparallelwiththeemitterresistor. SHAPE:Thisswitchoffersthreechoicesofclipping.ThemiddlepositionisD1andD2.Theleft positionaddsZ1andZ2inparalleltothoseandtherightpositionaddsZ3inparallel. Notes ThestocktransistorintheLesLiusisthe2n5088.Thesuggestedreplacement(2n3565)wasfound tobemoreresponsivetodynamicsandpickattackandisthebestchoiceforthiscircuit. BAT41alsoworkwellforZ1Z3.NotethathemiddleandrightpositionsoftheSHAPEswitcharenot agreatdealdifferent.YoucansubstituteadifferentdiodeforZ3formorevariety. Youcanuse16mm,shortpinPCBmountedpotsforthisbuildsolderedunderneaththeboard. http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=692
DrillmarkersforPCBmountedpotsFabbedPCB (actualsize)
SingleSidedLayout
ThisPCBwillfitina1590Benclosure 2.115Wx.99H