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ZHBoost
Based on the ZHBoost
From the post
Another submini tube based booster/overdrive pedal created by himister over at FSB, schematic. Make sure you are rated at least 25V due to the increased voltage from the rectifier. An additional mod you can do is replace the trimmer with a 250k pot so you can control the distortion produced by the tube on the fly externally.
A quick note about the power. In the schematic it states that the voltage is +9VAC, not +9VDC, but if you read through the thread himister states that he used +9VDC to test it and the pedal worked fine and correctly, which is why I put the voltage as +9VDC.
Modded with asymmetrical clipping diodes to provide some more distortion, and a gain pot that controls how much the diodes are in the circuit, similar to the Germanium Giant, as well as a basic tone control.
Modded with symmetrical clipping diodes to provide some more distortion, and a gain pot that controls how much the diodes are in the circuit, similar to the Germanium Giant, as well as a basic tone control.
Same layouts as above with the change to the power section. I decided to not include an onboard charge pump as it's just as easy to add one offboard with the available charge pump layouts on the site.
Non-modded layout:
Modded Layout with Asymmetrical Diodes:
Modded Layout with Symmetrical Diodes:
Schematic
This is a board layout, a drawing of where each part goes, and the post may link the schematic it was drawn from. Open the layout at Tagboard Effects. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 13 rows
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Check before you build · 2 values the reader of this layout was not sure of
- D3-D6: legend prints B250C1500, which is a bridge-rectifier part number, though four separate diode bodies are drawn; printed clearly, unusual
- 1uF at column M is drawn as a film/box cap (orange), not a round can, so not marked electrolytic
| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 3 | ||||
| ×1 | 100r | 100 | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1M | 1M | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 68k | 68k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Capacitors 4 | ||||
| ×2 | 47uF | 47u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 330uF | 330u | electrolytic; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 100nF | 100n | read from the layout by eye | |
| ×1 | 1uF | 1u | read from the layout by eye | |
| Diodes 2 | ||||
| ×2 | 1N4002 | 1N4002 | D1, D2; read from the layout by eye | |
| ×4 | B250C1500 | B250C1500 | D3-D6; read from the layout by eye | |
| ICs 1 | ||||
| Q1 | LM317T | LM317T | regulator; read from the layout by eye | |
| Potentiometers 1 | ||||
| Volume | B50K | B50k | Potentiometer | read from the layout by eye |
| Trimmers 1 | ||||
| VR1 | 220k | 220k | read from the layout by eye | |
| Other 1 | ||||
| Tube | 1ZH18B | 1ZH18B | subminiature tube, off board; read from the layout by eye | |