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SCHEMATIC

GAIA PREAMP DRIVE MK. I

7

GND

2M

2

1N5817

100uF

1M

B

1M

A

GND

10

0k

A

+9V

100n

VA

10

0n

100k

47

0k

68

0k

2N5457

470pF

GND

39

0R

2.2uF

GND GND

2N5457

47n

1M

1M

VA

GND

VA

470pF

VA

470pF

47pF

10

0k

GND

68

0n

100k

47

0k

2M

2

2N5457

GND

39

0R

10uF

GND GND

2N5457

1M

1M

VA

GND

VA

2.2uF

2.2uF

470pF

VA

10

0k

47

pF

22n

22n

1M

A

GND

47

0k

1u

F

47

0k

2M

2

2N5457

GND

39

0R

47uF

GND GND

2N5457

1M

1M

VA

GND

VA

2.2uF

1uF

2n2

VA

47

0k

1u

F

47

0k

3M

3

2N5457

GND

1k

22uF

GND GND

2N5457

1M

1M

VA

GND

VA

2.2uF

2.2uF

1n

VA

2u2

GND

100R

12

k

GND

IN

OUT

RP

D

D1

C27

GA

IN

1

2

3

TR

EB

LE

1

2

3

VO

LU

M

E

1

2

3

C28

C1

R1

R2

R3

Q1

C2

R4

C3

Q2

C4

R5

R6

C5

C6

C7

R7

C8

R8

R9

R1

0

Q3

R1

1

C10

Q4

R1

2

R1

3

C9

C11

C12

R1

4

C1

3

C14

C15

1

2

3

BA

SS

R1

6

C1

6

R1

7

R1

8

Q5

R1

9

C17

Q6

R2

0

R2

1

C18

C19

C20

R2

2

C2

1

R2

3

R2

4

Q7

R2

5

C22

Q8

R2

6

R2

7

C23

C24

C25

C26

R28

R1

5

GND

Summary of Contents for GAIA MK. I

Page 1: ...in place of tubes for amp like tone in a small box Overdrive Amp Emulation 1 0 0 2021 05 28 Actual size is 2 3 x 2 42 main board and 1 78 x 0 87 bypass board BUILD DIFFICULTY Intermediate This docume...

Page 2: ...457 JFETs which are no longer available in through hole format Extra pads have been provided if you want to use surface mount JFETs part number MMBF5457 which perform identically to those used in Cata...

Page 3: ...al film resistor 1 4W R10 2M2 Metal film resistor 1 4W R11 390R Metal film resistor 1 4W R12 1M Metal film resistor 1 4W R13 1M Metal film resistor 1 4W R14 100k Metal film resistor 1 4W R15 12k Metal...

Page 4: ...ytic capacitor 4mm C19 1uF Electrolytic capacitor 4mm C20 2n2 Film capacitor 7 2 x 2 5mm C21 1uF Film capacitor 7 2 x 3 5mm C22 22uF Electrolytic capacitor 5mm C23 2 2uF Electrolytic capacitor 4mm C24...

Page 5: ...e PCB mount pot BASS 1MA 16mm right angle PCB mount pot TREBLE 1MA 16mm right angle PCB mount pot VOL 100kA 16mm right angle PCB mount pot IN 1 4 mono 1 4 phone jack closed frame Switchcraft 112BX or...

Page 6: ...heet for a given part number will usually show an enormous range for crucial specifications such as VGS off and IDSS However in practice parts from the same manufacturer are usually much tighter in sp...

Page 7: ...22n 1MA GND 470k 1uF 470k 2M2 2N5457 GND 390R 47uF GND GND 2N5457 1M 1M VA GND VA 2 2uF 1uF 2n2 VA 470k 1uF 470k 3M3 2N5457 GND 1k 22uF GND GND 2N5457 1M 1M VA GND VA 2 2uF 2 2uF 1n VA 2u2 GND 100R 1...

Page 8: ...of closed frame jacks like the Switchcraft 111X If you d rather use open frame jacks please refer to the Open Frame Jack Drill Template for the top side LED hole drill size assumes the use of a 5mm LE...

Page 9: ...GAIA PREAMP DRIVE MK I 9 ENCLOSURE LAYOUT Enclosure is shown without jacks See next page for jack layout and wiring 125B...

Page 10: ...GAIA PREAMP DRIVE MK I 10 WIRING DIAGRAM 125B IN V GND NC NC OUT PCB IN GND V V JACK GND JACK OUT IN GND GND PCB OUT...

Page 11: ...as suggestions based on the experience and opinions of others Projects may be used for commercial endeavors in any quantity unless specifically noted No attribution is necessary though a link back is...

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