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The King Centaur is a dual transparent overdrive pedal combining the Klon Centaur and Knight of Tone circuits, featuring an order switch for stacking. It has advanced build difficulty, operates on 9V, and is available as a kit from Das Musikding in Europe. The document includes detailed components, build notes, and a wiring diagram for assembly.

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The King Centaur is a dual transparent overdrive pedal combining the Klon Centaur and Knight of Tone circuits, featuring an order switch for stacking. It has advanced build difficulty, operates on 9V, and is available as a kit from Das Musikding in Europe. The document includes detailed components, build notes, and a wiring diagram for assembly.

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King Centaur

Based on: Amount of parts: Enclosure type:


JHS Angy Charles V3 High, 102 components 1790NS
Effect type: Technology: Get your board at:
Transparent Overdrive Op Amp King Centaur
Build difficult: Power consumption: Get your kit at:
Advanced 9V Das Musikding (Europe)

Project overview:

King Centaur combines the Klon Centaur with the best one-half of the Knight of Tone circuit, giving you two
great transparent overdrives in one. We added an order switch that allows you to stack them as you like,
so prepare to have a lot of fun with it.

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Index
1. Project overview 5. Schematic
2. Index, Introduction & Controls 6. Components, Build Notes, Wiring Diagram
3. Bills of Materials, BOM 7. Drill Template, Licensing and Usage
4. Shopping Lists

Introduction
This unique PCB Guitar Mania design allows you to stack, in the order you desire, the Klon Centaur with
one-half of the Knight of Tone circuit to create the ultimate dual transparent overdrive.

The Knight of Tone section has a dual voltage capability that lets it be fed on 9v or 18v through an internal
potentiometer. Important: NEVER SET BOTH SWITCHES ON -UP POSITION AT THE SAME TIME.

When we first tried this mix, we expected something good, but boy, let me tell you: both circuits stack
amazingly and deliver a thick transparent overdrive that surpassed our expectations!

Controls
Potentiometers

 GAIN
 GAIN-P
 TONE
 TONE-P
 VOL
 VOL-P
 PRES-P

Switches

 MODE
 ORDER-SWITCH
 DIODE
 VOLTAGE

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Bill of materials
Resistors R49 6.8k
Part Value R50 47k
R1 2m2 R51 47k
R2 1k R52 4.7k
R3 1m R53 1M
R4 5k1
R5 1k5
Capacitors
R6 1k
Part Value
R7 10k
C1 220pf
R8 2k
C2 100n
R9 15k
C3 68n
R10 422k
C4 390n
R11 1k
C5 100n
R12 47k
C6 68n
R13 1k5
C7 82n
R14 15k
C8 390pf
R15 22k
C9 1uf
R16 27k
C10 1uf
R17 12k
C11 1uf
R18 390k
C12 2n2
R19 100k
C13 27n
R20 1k8
C14 1n
R21 100k
C15 3n9
R22 4k7
C16 1uf
R23 470r
C23 100n
R24 4.7k
C32 10nf
R29 22r
C33 100pf
R31 22k
C34 10nf
R32 22k
C35 10nf
R40 1M
C36 100n
R41 1M
C37 10nf
R42 10k
C38 10nf
R43 33k
C40 1uf
R44 27k
R45 10k
R46 220k Electrolytic Capacitors
R47 6.8k Part Value
R48 1k C22 100uf

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C24 10uf D5 1n5817
C25 10uf D6*** zener 12v
C26 10uf D8 1n5817
C27 10uf D9 1n5817
C28 10uf D11 1n4148
C39 100uf D12 1n4148
C41 1uf D13 1n4148
D14 1n4148
D15 bat46
Potentiometers
D16 bat46
Part Value
DIODE SPDT On/Off/On
GAIN 100k B Stereo
LED1 3mm red LED
GAIN-P 100k B
LED2 3mm red LED
TONE B10k
TONE-P 25k B
VOL A10k
VOL-P 100K A
PRES-P 50k A

Switches
Part Value
MODE DPDT On/Off/On
ORDER-SWITCH 3PDT On/On
DIODE SPDT On/Off/On
VOLTAGE* SW_DIP-2

IC
Part Value
IC1 TL072
IC2 TL072
IC3 TC 1044SCPA
IC4 JRC4580

Diodes
Part Value
D1* 1n34a
D2* 1n34a
D3** Your choice
D4** Your choice

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Shopping list
Resistors 1 3n9 C15
Qty Value Parts 5 10nf C32, C34, C35, C37, C38
1 2m2 R1 1 100pf C33
4 1k R2, R6, R11, R48
4 1m R3, R40, R41, R53
Electrolytic Capacitors
1 5k1 R4
Qty Value Parts
2 1k5 R5, R13
1 100uf C22
3 10k R7, R42, R45
5 10uf C24, C25, C26, C27, C28
1 2k R8
1 1uf C41
2 15k R9, R14
1 100uf C39
3 22k R15, R31, R32
3 47k R12, R50, R51
2 27k R16, R44 Potentiometers
1 12k R17 Qty Value Parts
1 390k R18 1 100k B GAIN-P
2 100k R19, R21 1 B10k TONE
1 1k8 R20 1 25k B TONE-P
3 4k7 R22, R24, R52 1 A10k VOL
1 470r R23 1 100K A VOL-P
1 22r R29 1 50k A PRES-P
1 422k R10 1 100k B Stereo GAIN
1 33k R43
2 27k R16, R44
Switches
1 220k R46
Qty Value Parts
2 6.8k R47, R49
1 DPDT On/Off/On MODE
1 3PDT On/On Toggle ORDER-SWITCH
Capacitors 1 SPDT On/Off/On DIODE
Qty Value Parts 1 SW_DIP-2 VOLTAGE*
1 220pf C1 2 3PDT Stomp foot -
4 100n C2, C5, C23, C36
2 68n C3, C6
IC
1 390n C4
Qty Value Parts
1 82n C7
2 TL072 IC1, IC2
1 390pf C8
1 TC 1044SCPA IC3
5 1uf C9, C10, C11, C16, C40
1 JRC4580 IC4
1 2n2 C12
1 27n C13
1 1n C14 Diodes

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Qty Value Parts
2 1n34a D1*, D2*
3 1n5817 D5, D8, D9
1 zener 12v D6***
4 1n4148 D11, D12, D13, D14
2 Bat46 D15, D16
2 LED1, LED2 3mm red LED
2 Your choice D3**, D4**

Jacks
Qty Value Parts
1 DC JACK -
2 AUDIO JACK -

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Schematic

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Components Recommendations
As many people like to experiment with some pedals with higher voltage, always ensure
your electrolytic capacitors' max tolerance is over 25v.

This board has been tested using Film box capacitors for most of the values over 1nf and ceramics discs
for those under 1nf. However, high-quality components such as Wima's Capacitors and Panasonic's
electrolytics can deliver a better performance.

All the resistors used for testing this project are 1/4W Metal Film.

The BOM and Shopping list are exclusive regarding this project. It doesn't include all the hardware like the
3PDT bypass switch, audio/dc jacks, enclosure, etc.

Build Notes
If this is one of your first projects, I recommend you to take a look at our Pedal Building Guide.

For a successful and tidy build, it’s recommended the following order:

1. Resistors & diodes


2. Capacitors, starting with the smaller ones and the ceramic ones.
3. Electrolytic capacitors (always check the polarity)
4. Transistors
5. Wires
6. Potentiometers and switches
7. Off-board wiring

VOLTAGE Switch:

Affects only the Prince of tone section. Set whether you want to feed the circuit with 9v or 18v. Never place
both switches up at the same time!

D1 and D2*

Even though 1N34 GE is the most used and universal value, you can experiment by placing any type of
Germanium diode accordingly to your taste.

D3**, D4**

Choice accordingly to your taste.

D6***

D6 is for protecting the charge pump from voltages over 12v that could damage the ICs. However, the pedal
could work without it.

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Wiring Diagram

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Drill Template
This Project has been planned to fit into a 1790NS enclosure type.

Check the Attached “Drilling templates” to drill the box properly. The files are on Scale 1:1, ready to print
on an A4 page.

Licensing and Usage


We really appreciate your trust and support in buying this PCB, as well as your will to dive into the DIY
electronics world. For us, that's why you can make this project work properly and enjoy not only the building
process but also experiment and play with it on your rig.

We try to reply to every question we receive on our email or our social media. Still, we try to encourage all
our customers to join our PCB Guitar Mania – Builders Group on Facebook to post all your doubts, issues,
suggestions, or requests, share your builds, and have some feedback from other fellow builders and us!

We tested all our projects following this same guide on their standard configurations. Although, not all of
the variations and mods have necessarily been checked. These are suggestions based on the schematic
analysis and the experiences and opinions of others. Feel free to share with us your views and
recommendations regarding the mods your personal experimentation.

These boards may be used for commercial endeavors in any quantity unless expressly noted. No attribution
is necessary, though accreditation or a link back is always much appreciated.

If you are a builder planning to make your own run of pedals, we also offer the service of custom-made
boards with your brand and logo, design according to your specifications.

The only usage restrictions are that, first, you cannot resell the PCB as part of a kit without prior
arrangement with us, and second, you cannot scratch off the silkscreen or other way of trying to hide our
logos and the source of the PCBs. Like it's written above, if you want to have your designs with your brand
and logo, we could undoubtedly reach an agreement.

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay in tune with the latest projects!

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