Distortus Maximus
Distortus Maximus is a high-gain distortion pedal with three-band equalization. It produces rich harmonics and massive amount of gain ideal to play metal.Steps
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Designators and components Step 2 of 5
PCB DESIGNATORS
PCB
DISTORTUS MAXIMUS DIY PCB GUITAR EFFECT
Capacitors
C1 4.7n 4.7NF 100V 5% POLYESTER FILM BOX TYPE CAPACITOR
C2 22n 22NF 100V 5% POLYESTER FILM BOX TYPE CAPACITOR
C3 22n 22NF 100V 5% POLYESTER FILM BOX TYPE CAPACITOR
C4 4.7n 4.7NF 100V 5% POLYESTER FILM BOX TYPE CAPACITOR
C5 47u 47UF 25V ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 5X11MM
C6 22n 22NF 100V 5% POLYESTER FILM BOX TYPE CAPACITOR
C7 470p 470PF 50V CERAMIC DISC CAPACITOR
C8 22n 22NF 100V 5% POLYESTER FILM BOX TYPE CAPACITOR
C9 100u 100UF 35V ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 6X11MM
C10 100n 100NF 100V 5% POLYESTER FILM BOX TYPE CAPACITOR
C11 10u 10UF 50V ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 5X11MM
Diodes
D1 1N4001 1N4001 DIODE 1A 50V
Transistors / IC
Q1 2N5088 2N5088 GERENAL PURPOSE TRANSISTOR
IC1 LM386 LM386 AUDIO AMPLIFIER IC
Resistors
R1 4.7M 4.7M OHM 1/4W 1% METAL FILM RESISTOR
R2 43k 43K OHM 1/4W 1% METAL FILM RESISTOR
R3 430k 430K OHM 1/4W 1% METAL FILM RESISTOR
R4 10k 10K OHM 1/4W 1% METAL FILM RESISTOR
R5 390 390 OHM 1/4W 1% METAL FILM RESISTOR
R6 56k 56K OHM 1/4W 1% METAL FILM RESISTOR
R7 100 100 OHM 1/4W 1% METAL FILM RESISTOR
R8 33K 33K OHM 1/4W 1% METAL FILM RESISTOR
Potentiometers
BASS 1M-A 1M OHM LOG POTENTIOMETER
MID 25k-A 25K OHM LOG POTENTIOMETER
TREBLE 250k-A 250K OHM LOG POTENTIOMETER
VOL 1M-A 1M OHM LOG POTENTIOMETER
GAIN 50k-A 50K OHM LOG POTENTIOMETER
SCHEMATIC
PCB (DHC1v3)
PCB (DHC1v2 Legacy)
The footprint of the potentiometers in DHC1v2 are inverted (top and bottom silkscreen layers). Mount the potentiometers directly on the PCB as indicated in the following figure.
