Ljunggren Audio

Roll Your Own

Optodist
Version: Optodist/VCA 1.0
Bill Of Material
Please note: Text in red (same type of red as this
text) indicates errors in the photos taken before
final assembly instructions were written. These
errors will be adressed as soon as we get new
photos.
TYPE PART VALUE PCS NOTE
Resistor R11,R12 10R 2
Resistor R5,R10 1K 2
Resistor R13,R14 10K 2
Resistor R1,R9 68K 2
Resistor R2 100K 1
Resistor R3 100R 1
Resistor R4 4.! 1
"io#e "2,"3 S$130 2 S%&ott'( *o+er *o,-rit( *rote%tio.
C-*-%itor C3,C4,C5,C6,C10,C11 100./ 6 Cer-0i% 01,ti ,-(er 102 3R 2.500
C-*-%itor C2,C9 100*/ 2 Cer-0i% 01,ti ,-(er 52 C04 2.500
5C So%'et 5C1,5C2 8 *i. 2
O*A0* 5C1,5C2 TL02 2 or TL082
L"R1 62, L"R2 62 2 *i. 4 O.e 7 or e-%& si#e o7 t&e o*to%o1*,ers.
O*to%o1*,er L"R1,L"R2 SR28SR3 2 Si,o.e6 NSL932SR2 or NSL932SR3 :;-%tro,:
E,e%tro,(ti% C,C8 2 200 *i. *it%&, 500 #i-, 500 &ei<&t
Tr-.sistor =1 $C55$ 1
Tr-.sistor =2 $C54$ 1
Tri00er TR5!1 2K 1 4-i. r-.<e %-,i>r-tio.
?-%' ?1,?2,?3 3.500 3 P?301$!8P?3010$!
Rot-r( Pot. POT1 $100K ,i. 1 CV Att.
Rot-r( Pot. POT2 $25K ,i. 1 4-i.
Rot-r( Pot. POT3 A100K ,o< 1 Si<.-, i. Att.
S+it%& S@1 SP"T 1 O.9O.
LE" "1 Or-.<e 1 300
LE" "4,"5,"6," 4ree. 4 300, LE" ,i0iter, ot&er %o,o1rs 0-( >e 1se#.
Po+er &e-#er PO@ER 10 *i. 1 >o6e#
57 (o1 +-.t (o1r O*to#ist to %,ose >etter 7 or VCA #1ties 1se 10K
o. R9. Ao+e;er, #oi.< t&is +i,, ,esse. t&e #istortio. e7 7 e%t.
O*to%o1*,er
so%'et
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Assembly instructions
Empty PCB bottom.
Empty PCB top.
Step 1
Solder resistors. Resistors are not sensitive to mounting direction.
R1 68K, R 100K, R! 68K
R" skip this one, R1# 10K, R1$ 10K
R8 is present in all photos but is unnecessary, dont solder it at all.
R% 1K, R1& 1K
R11 10R, R1 10R
R# 100R
R$ !."#
Step 2
Solder reverse polarity protection diodes. !e stripe on t!e diodes must "e on
t!e same side as indicated in t!e sil# screen.
' $B1%0, '# $B1%0
Step
Solder ceramic capacitors. Ceramic capacitors are not sensitive to mounting
direction.
(# 100n&, ($ 100n&, (% 100n&, () 100n&, (1& 100n&, (11 100n&
( 100p&, (! 100p&
Step !
Solder soc#ets. $atc! t!e %C soc#ets indent &pin 1' (it! t!e sil# screens.
*(1, *( sockets. 'Cs (ill be mounted later.
+'R1, +'R sockets. )ot sensiti*e to mountin+ direction. ,ptocouplers (ill be mounted later.
Step "
Solder )lectrolytics. *ong leg is + &anode'.
(, 10-&, (" 10-&
Step #
Solder transistors. $atc! t!e curved side (it! t!e sil# screen.
-1 BC.."B
- BC.!"B
Step $
Solder trimmer. Only , o- t!e . !oles are used/ t!e e0tra 1 !oles are -or -itting
trimmers (it! di--erent appearence.
TR*.1 /K
Step %
Solder 2ac#s.
/1, /, /#
Step &
Remove t!e nuts and (as!ers -rom t!e potentiometers. Cut o-- t!e small metal
ta" stic#ing out indicated "y a red circle "elo( and solder t!em in place.
P0T1 B100K
P0T B/.K
P0T# 0100K
!e -ollo(ing 1 steps &s(itc! and *)34s' can "e done at t!e same time i- you
(is!.
Step 1'
Remove t!e nuts and (as!ers on t!e s(itc!. !e nuts are very similar loo#ing
to t!e 2ac# nuts "ut t!ey are not t!e same. !e 2ac#s nuts (ill not -it on t!e
s(itc! "ut t!e s(itc! nuts (ill -it on t!e 2ac#s so "e care-ul not to mi0 t!em up
(it! eac! ot!er.
$ount t!e s(itc! (it!out soldering it.
$ount t!e panel in t!e places s!o(n in t!e
picture a"ove. 5ou don4t need to tig!ten t!e
nuts very !ard/ use your !ands/ no tools
needed. Place the potentiometers (asher
under the panel. 1he photo+raphs sho(s the
(ashers on the pots mounted on the (ron+
side.
6o( solder t!e s(itc! in place and remove t!e
panel a-ter(ards.
121
Step 11
'$, '%, '), ', 23E4 limiter5, '1 2oran+e5
!e long leg o- t!e *)34s &anode/ +' goes in t!e s7uare !ole.
8ut t!e *)34s in place &don4t solder yet' and temporary mount t!e panel t!e
same (ay as in t!e previous step. Care-ully -lip t!e module over.
Correct t!e *)3 positions (it! your !ands ma#ing sure eac! *)3 !as slotted
into t!eir respective panel !ole. Solder t!em in place.
Step 12
Solder t!e #eyed "o0ed po(er !eader. 8ay e0tra attention to t!e direction. !e
triangle &pin 1' must "e at t!e 911V side. %n t!e picture "elo( you can see t!e
direction o- t!e #eyed opening in t!e "o0ed !eader.
P023R
Step 1
$ount t!e %C4s and optocouplers.
!e %C4s indent or dot mar#ing pin 1 must matc! t!e sil# screen direction.
:e care-ul not to cut t!e legs too s!ort on t!e optocouplers. $a#e sure t!e
Optocouplers dot matc! t!e dot/"evel mar#ing in t!e sil# screen.
Step 1!
$ount t!e panel. ;se < mm (renc! soc#et -or t!e 2ac#s and s(itc! and 10 mm
-or t!e potentiometers.
1witch6 Only use one o- t!e originally attac!ed s(itc! nuts and none o- t!e
original s(itc! (as!ers. %nstead use t!e same (as!er model as -or t!e 2ac#s
&included in t!e s(itc! "ag'. 6o (as!ers under t!e panel.
Potentiometers6 ;se t!e (as!ers t!at (as originally attac!ed to t!e
potentiometers under t!e panel and t!e nut over t!e panel.
/acks6 6o (as!ers under t!e panel. One (as!er and one nut per 2ac# over t!e
panel.
Step 1"
$ount t!e #no"s on t!e potentiometers.
Step 1#
$ount t!e po(er ca"le. Red stripe at 911V.
(inis)ed module*
+alibration
1.
8atc! an audio signal (it! a relatively clean (ave-orm t!at is easy to !ear
(!en clipping starts on/ -or e0ample a sine. *isten to t!e audio signal.
1.
urn =ain CV -ully CC> &counter cloc# (ise/ le-t' position.
urn Signal %n to -ully C> &cloc# (ise/ rig!t' position.
urn =ain -ully C> &cloc# (ise/ rig!t' position.
,.
Ad2ust trimmer until you are satis-ied (it! t!e ma0imum gain amount.