1590BB
The SaturatorOverdrive / Boost Pedal
From the vendor
Overdrive / Boost Pedal
The Saturator is an overdrive pedal kit that can cover a wide range of gain effects, transitioning smoothly from a massive clean boost to a warm and saturated distortion with the turn of a knob.
The saturation is controlled with the Soak knob, which dials in the amount of symmetrical soft-clipping applied to the guitar signal. When fully counterclockwise , the signal is unaffected and clean. Rotating the knob clockwise will incrementally increase the soft-clipping, morphing from a clean signal through subtle-to-heavy saturated overdrive sounds and straight into distortion territory. The Level knob sets the overall volume of the clean or saturated output. Unity gain is at roughly 8 o'clock. With the Soak set to clean, rotating the Level knob clockwise will increase the level to upwards of 30 dB.
Schematic
The schematic is in the vendor's build document. Open the build document. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 12 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 3 | ||||
| ×1 | 1k | 1k | Resistor, 1/2W | from the kit's parts list (R-A1K) |
| ×1 | 5.1k | 5.1k | Resistor, 1/2W | from the kit's parts list (R-A5D1K) |
| ×2 | 8.2M | 8.2M | Resistor, 1/2W | from the kit's parts list (R-A8D2M) |
| Capacitors 3 | ||||
| ×1 | 0.1uF | 100n | Capacitor, 100V | from the kit's parts list (C-PEID1-100) |
| ×1 | 0.047uF | 47n | Capacitor, 100V | from the kit's parts list (C-PEID047-100) |
| ×2 | 10uF | 10u | Electrolytic capacitor, 50V | from the kit's parts list (C-ET10-50) |
| Diodes 2 | ||||
| ×1 | 1N4741A | 1N4741A / 11V | 11v zener diode | from the kit's parts list (P-Q1N4741A) |
| ×4 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | General purpose diode | from the kit's parts list (P-Q971) |
| Transistors 1 | ||||
| ×1 | BS170 | BS170 | N-Channel MOSFET | from the kit's parts list (P-QBS170) |
| Potentiometers 2 | ||||
| ×1 | A100k | A100k | Potentiometer | from the kit's parts list (R-V38-100KA) |
| ×1 | C500k | C500k | Potentiometer | from the kit's parts list (R-V38-500K-RA) |
| Switches 1 | ||||
| ×1 | 3PDT | 3PDT | 3PDT LED Foot Switch | from the kit's parts list (P-H590-B) |