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Earthquaker Devices Black Ash Endangered FuzzVerified

Based on the EarthQuaker Devices Black Ash· 10 other boards clone it

Category
Fuzz
Controls
Fuzz · Top · Level
Build
Vero· 17×10· 11 cuts, 3 links
Layout
Verified · Dirtbox Layouts marks it as built and working
Tags
Earthquaker Devices, Fuzz

From the post

Traced by cenotapf and AlexS. It's basically a silicon Tonbender Mk 2 with a quite subtle treble cut control. 2N3903 transistor is a low gain version of 2N3904 so any NPN silicon with Hfe 100-150 works like MPSA06, PN22222, 2N2369 etc.

Verified by AlexS

Schematic

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Check before you build · 2 values the reader of this layout was not sure of
  • 46K at column 8 rows B-D: printed clearly (bands yellow-blue-orange agree), unusual value
  • 4.6K at column 5 rows G-J: printed clearly (bands yellow-blue-red agree), unusual value
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Resistors 9
×1470K470kread from the layout by eye
×110K10kread from the layout by eye
×146K46kread from the layout by eye
×11M1Mread from the layout by eye
×2100K100kread from the layout by eye
×14.6K4.6kread from the layout by eye
×1100Ω100read from the layout by eye
×11K1kread from the layout by eye
×122K22kread from the layout by eye
Capacitors 7
×2100nF100nread from the layout by eye
×12.2nF2.2nread from the layout by eye
×24.7uF4.7uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
×1100uF100uelectrolytic; read from the layout by eye
C7??value not given; legend: optional, labelled 15pF on silkscreen on original pcb; read from the layout by eye
C8??value not given; legend: optional, labelled 15pF on silkscreen on original pcb; read from the layout by eye
C9??value not given; legend: optional, labelled 15pF on silkscreen on original pcb; read from the layout by eye
Diodes 1
D11N58171N5817read from the layout by eye
Transistors 3
Q12N39032N3903read from the layout by eye
Q22N39032N3903read from the layout by eye
Q32N39032N3903read from the layout by eye
Potentiometers 3
FuzzB5KB5kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
TopB25KB25kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
LevelA100KA100kPotentiometerread from the layout by eye
Trimmers 1
×110K10kread from the layout by eye

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