STEP 2: Make a little loop on one
leg of the resistor and slide it over the
positive (longer) leg of the LED, then
solder that together and clip off the
excess. Leave the other leg free. Use
the saved lead from Step 1 of the board
instructions, and thread it through the
switch lugs as shown. Solder the top one,
leaving the bottom unsoldered. Feed the
LED’s negative leg through the shown
footswitch lug. If you need to use a wire,
loop it like the resistor.
STEP 3: We will begin the
grounding now. Having all your ground
points connected is called a “star
ground,” the most efficient form of
grounding. We will wire the footswitch,
DC jack, both input and output jack
sleeve lugs and the circuit board
together. First, wire the footswitch lugs
as shown and connect it to the negative
lug on the DC jack. DO NOT solder the
DC jack.
STEP 4: Connect a wire from the
DC jack to the sleeve lug on one of the
jacks, then solder the negative DC lug.
Then, connect a wire from that sleeve lug
to the other, soldering the first sleeve lug.
Leave the second sleeve lug unsoldered;
we will feed the ground wire from the
circuit board into it. A-ha! Is it coming
together yet?
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