VFE Pedals | 7 years ago

This video is a detailed walk through for first-time DIY builders. More DIY projects will be added over time, but these build instructions will be consistent from pedal to pedal.

Learn more about my DIY projects at https://www.patreon.com/vfepedals

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0:04 - Introduction
0:58 - Documentation overview
2:15 - PCB assembly
2:38 - Microcontroller & ICs
3:14 - Internal switches
5:20 - Diodes
7:05 - Resistors
10:19 - 0.1uF MLCC capacitors
11:47 - Inductors
12:06 - Operational Amplifiers (op amps)
14:18 - Trimpots
15:33 - Film Capacitors
16:08 - TO-92 components (voltage regulators & transistors)
16:43 - Polarized capacitors (electrolytic & tantalum)
17:45 - Clipping component leads
19:54 - Examples of a finished board
20:08 - Soldering overview
21:58 - Soldering technique
28:11 - Final assembly
30:50 - Installing pots, toggle switch & LED
33:16 - Installing footswitch & power jack
34:58 - Installing the PCB into the enclosure
38:08 - Soldering pots, toggle switch & LED
41:43 - A note about soldering ground PCB connections
42:58 - Soldering the wires
49:02 - Installing the audio jacks
53:25 - Testing overview
54:00 - Brief note about buffered / true bypass switching
54:45 - Testing process
56:28 - Installing backplate & knobs
59:53 - Example of finished build

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