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 — APIS FUZZ (2021-06-30)

OPTIONAL: REPLACING THE LED 

The red low-current LED (D2) is part of the optical true bypass. 
Replacing it for one with a different brightness or colour might require adjusting the 

value of the current-limiting resistor R1 (CLR). 
The TLP222G photofet (U1) has a maximum trigger LED current of I

FT

 = 3 mA and a 

maximum forward voltage of V

f

 = 1.3 V. Any replacement LED thus must be driven by at 

least 3 mA. 

DETERMINING THE NEW R

CLR

 

Measure the forward voltage V

LED

 of the replacement LED with a multimeter and 

calculate the voltage that needs to be dropped by the CLR: 

V

CLR

 = 9 V - 1.3 V - V

LED

 

Assuming the replacement LED and photofet should be driven with I = 5 mA, the new 

resistance value R

CLR

 is computed as: 

R

CLR

 = V

CLR

 / 0.005 A 

For example, with I

F

 = 5 mA and V

LED

 = 1.8 V, the current-limiting resistor needs to be at 

about R

CLR

 = 1180 

Ω

. I

F(max)

 for both LEDs (50 mA for the TLP222G) must not be 

exceeded. 

REMOVING THE LED 

Removing the LED from the build entirely requires soldering a solid wire in its place. The 

value of R

CLR

 should be changed to at most 2.4 k

Ω

 — to account for power supplies 

down to 8.5 V and keep I

F

 at about 3 mA. 

Summary of Contents for APIS FUZZ

Page 1: ...TMR Bumble Buzz All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners The company and product names used in this document are for identi fi cation purposes only Use of t...

Page 2: ...ox The F 1 Fuzz Tone is essentially a low cost version of the Superfuzz It s one of Kay s budget effects from the 60s housed in a plastic treadle pedal It has a simpler front no variable drive no outp...

Page 3: ...WIMA 2200 1x 22n WIMA 0 022 2x 100n WIMA 0 1 MLCC 1x 220n ELECTROLYTIC 2x 1u 1x 2u2 3x 10u 1x 100u DIODES 1x 3mm LED 1x 1N5817 4x 1N4007 TRANSISTORS 4x 2N2222 PHOTOFETS 1x TLP222G HARDWARE 1x Hammond...

Page 4: ...ve terminal of the capacitor is in the correct pad Film and ceramic capacitors have no polarisation and can be installed in any orientation 2 SOLDER ACTIVE COMPONENTS Solder the transistors and the ph...

Page 5: ...lug must point in the opposite direction If unsure check the bottom side of the PCB for the orientation of the jacks Measure four wires of at least 3 5 cm length and strip off about fi ve millimetres...

Page 6: ...wo wires of about 3 5 cm length and strip off about fi ve millimetres of insulation at each end Solder them to the DC jack and mount the DC jack inside the enclosure threading the two wires through th...

Page 7: ...he outside insert the LED and bezel through the small hole next to the footswitch and the LED s legs through the two pads in the PCB The longer positive leg goes to the solder pad marked with a sign 8...

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Page 9: ...oltage VLED of the replacement LED with a multimeter and calculate the voltage that needs to be dropped by the CLR VCLR 9 V 1 3 V VLED Assuming the replacement LED and photofet should be driven with I...

Page 10: ...e It is not an endorsement of this product by the trademark holders This kit is intended to be built by the customer IOTA PEDALS is not responsible for language that may be used by the customer in the...

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