DEEP BLUE DELAY

DEEP BLUE DELAY

We hope you enjoy your new Deep Blue Delay! In this manual, you
will find documentation and guidelines helpful to put it together.

Here we have put together a few links that detail some of the aspects
explained in this manual and that we think you can find helpful:
Kit & PuzzleKit general manual
Reading resistor and capacitor values

Also, in our blog you can find multiple articles regarding tips for
soldering, more in-depth posts about resistors and capacitors…
Check it out!
 DEEP BLUE DELAY
Bill Of Materials

Resistors (21)
1 R1 2.7k
7 R2, R3, R8, R9, R10, R19, R20 10k
2 R4, R16 20k
2 R5, R17 1k
1 R6 2k
1 R7 5.1k
1 R11 180k
1 R12 360k
1 R13 1M
1 R14 22k
1 R15 12k
1 R18 33
1 1
R21 100k
Capacitors (22)
2 C1, C8 2.2n
4 C2, C3, C13, C14 100n
1 C4 15n
1 C5 10n
4 C6, C11, C16, C17 1u (electro.)
1 C7 47n
1 C9 4.7n
2 C10, C19 22n
3 C12, C20, C22 47u (electro.)
1 C15 100p (cer.)
1 C18 47p (cer.)
1 C21 100u (electro.)
ICs (3)
1 U1 PT2399
1 U2 TL072
1 REG 7805 (voltage regulator)
Potentiometers (3)
3 DELAY, FDBK, MIX 50kB (lin.)
Other (2)
1 DP 1N4007
1 RON 1k
DEEP BLUE DELAY

Part Placement
DEEP BLUE DELAY

STEP BY STEP GUIDE

STEP 1 – Resistors and diodes

Place the resistors and diodes. If you have

troubles reading the values, check out our
“Reading Part Values” tutorial.
Resistors (21)

1 R1 2.7k
7 R2, R2, R8, R9, R10, R19, R20 10k
2 R4, R16 20k
2 R5, R17 1k
1 R6 2k
1 R7 5.1k
1 R11 180k
1 R12 360k
1 R13 1M
1 R14 22k
1 R15 12k
1 R18 33
1 R21 100k

Other (2)
1 DP 1N4007
1 RON 1k
STEP 2 – IC sockets & Pin header

First of all place the IC sockets (without

the ICs). Pay attention to the orientation!
The small notch in the socket should be
oriented as indicated in the PCB.

Then, connect the 6 pin header:

STEP 3 – Capacitors and Transistors

Solder the capacitors and transistors. If you have

troubles reading the values, check out our
“Reading Part Values” tutorial. Pay attention to the
orientation, as well as to the polarity for
electrolytic capacitors.

Capacitors (22)
2 C1, C8 2.2n
4 C2, C3, C13, C14 100n
1 C4 15n
1 C5 10n
4 C6, C11, C16, C17 1u (electro.)
1 C7 47n
1 C9 4.7n
2 C10, C19 22n
3 C12, C20, C22 47u (electro.)
1 C15 100p (cer.)
1 C18 47p (cer.)
1 C21 100u (electro.)
 STEP 4 – Regulator IC

Solder the regulator IC, paying attention to the orientation:

 STEP 5 – LED and Battery Clip

Solder two wires to the LED Then, solder then to the LED (the red
connection (red to the “+” sign). wire is connected to the longer pin).

Solder the battery clip, connecting the red wire to the “+” sign:
 STEP 6 – DC Power Jack wires

Solder three wires (about 5cm each) to the DC connection as shown (don’t solder
anything to the other end yet!):
 STEP 7 – Audio Jacks
Now, solder the audio jacks to the board (DC, battery and led
wires are not present to make it clearer):
 STEP 8 – Potentiometers

A – Preparing the potentiometers

Cut 3 pieces of wire for each potentiometer you have to solder (i.e. 9 pieces for 3
potentiometers). Then, solder them to each lug. The first lug is the one in the left in
top view (the black wire in the picture).
Here, we’ve cut them short (~1cm), but you can use the length you need.
The pin 1 is shown in the PCB, either as a dot or as a “1” number (left picture). If your
board doesn’t specify a “1” or a dot, then the default 1 pins are being used. Below you
can find the default pin 1 for our PCBs.
You can solder the potentiometers from above or from below (which we prefer)
depending on how you plan to build the pedal.
Then, solder them to the board like in the picture in the left, and then place the board
inside the enclosure:
 STEP 9 – DC Power Jack

First of all, insert the DC jack in the enclosure and tighten the
nut:

Then, solder the three wires from the DC connector in the

board to the DC jack as follows:
 STEP 10 – 3PDT

A – Solder the pin to the adapter B – Solder the 3PDT

Pay attention, the pins and the 3PDT Now solder the 3PDT to the PCB and
must be soldered to the same side of remove all the nuts but one, that should
the PCB adapter (the one labeled be set at a middle height:
“buttons and 3PDT on this side”).
 STEP 11 – Connect the 3PDT

STEP 12 – Your pedal is finished!

By now you should have a fully functional effect pedal, we

hope you enjoy it!