Pedal Build Process Part 1

A rundown of how I start to make a pedal. I wanted to document this so I can learn better ways of doing it along the way.

• Mark “cuts” and “links” on the VeroBoard with a sharpie.

• Cut strip side with a blade so the traces will not lift.
• I use a drill bit to drill through the PCB and “cut the trace” that way.
• Test traces with a multimeter to make sure cuts are correct.
• Soldier on links first.
• I like to shoot on some flat or satin spray paint to the PCB just to get rid of that ugly brown color.

• I like to place the IC/Transistor sockets first.

• I then mount all the resistors.

• Next up, capacitors. I start with the physical smaller caps since they can/will be a pain to install once the physically larger caps are installed.

• Now on to the larger caps.

• Install the ICs or transistors in this case, into the sockets.

• PCB layout is complete.

More to come…