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Aquaboy DX - remove R58

Started by madbean, April 05, 2013, 10:42:47 AM

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madbean

This was added to the ABDX build doc in light of this thread: http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=9187.0

04.05 Update: R58 was added for a bit of extra PS filtering with C37 and C43, however, has caused some problems with heat/burned resistor with builders. The value and/or wattage on this resistor should have been made higher to prevent this and was a poor choice on my part. It is recommended that you leave off R58 and put a jumper in its place. Alternatively, you can put in a 1W 1N5817 diode for polarity protection (you can leave off D1 in that case, if you like). 

R58 was something I saw as "missing" as I was finalizing the design on the PCB, and I added it without thinking it all the way through. It won't damage any other components AFAIK...just fry your resistor. Higher value/wattage resistor will prevent this, but really it's not necessary to have. Sorry about the mistake!