PROJECT NAME

CORVUS
BASED ON BUILD DIFFICULTY
EHX Big Muff Pi (1978 Op-Amp)
® ® Easy
EFFECT TYPE DOCUMENT VERSION
Fuzz / Distortion 1.0.1 (2024-08-08)
PROJECT SUMMARY
The 1978 redesign of the classic Big Muff Pi, using op-amps instead of transistors. Famously used by
Billy Corgan on the Smashing Pumpkins album Siamese Dream.

9V

TONE
VOLUME SUSTAIN

TONE BYPASS

CORVUS
DISTORTION SUSTAINER

IMPORTANT NOTE
This documentation is for the kit version of the project. If you purchased the PCB by itself, please
use the PCB-only version of the documentation instead. The circuit is the same, but the instructions
are completely different due to the specialized parts and assembly methods used in the kit.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Project Overview
2 Table of Contents
3 Introduction
4 Packing List
5 Packing List (Cont.)
6 Tools Needed
7 Component Identification
8 Hardware Identification
9 PCB Assembly Overview
10 Resistors
11 Diodes
12 ICs & Sockets
13 Capacitors (Non-Polarized)
14 Wire Headers
15 Capacitors (Polarized)
16 Footswitch PCB
17 Input/Output PCB
18 Enclosure Layout: Panel Mounts
19 Enclosure Layout: Panel Mounts (Cont.)
20 Enclosure Layout: Main & Footswitch PCBs
21 Enclosure Layout: Input/Output PCB
22 Final Testing & Assembly
23 Schematic
24 Full Parts List
25 Troubleshooting Information
26 Support & Resale Terms
27 Legal Information & Document Revisions

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INTRODUCTION
If this is your first pedal, welcome to the hobby and thank you for choosing Aion FX. You’ve just joined
a community of over 100,000 people around the world with a passion for building homemade noise
machines using obsolete electronics technology, and we’re glad to have you!

If you’ve done this before, it’s great to see you again and we’re confident you’ll find this build experience
an enjoyable one.

Aion FX kits are designed to empower anyone to build a high-quality pedal, no matter the skill level.
The pedalbuilding hobby has traditionally had a steep learning curve, but don’t be overwhelmed—we’ve
done all the hard work for you. All you need to do is follow these instructions and you’ll be on your way
to transforming your tone.

There are a few things to go over before you get started.

• You’re going to have to get your hands dirty—there’s no way around it. Nothing here comes
preassembled, and you’ll have to learn the skills to put it all together. This document will walk you
through everything you need, but be prepared to learn a few things along the way.

• This will take time. Plan on about two hours start to finish. It may take even longer if it’s your first
time building. Don’t rush it. If you find yourself getting frustrated or overwhelmed, take a break and
come back in a couple of hours or the next day.

• No direct technical support is offered. There are several DIY forums and Facebook groups with
thousands of members who enjoy troubleshooting and teaching. But please be sensitive to the fact
that the staff at Aion FX is minimal, and every minute spent helping individuals in private is time
that can’t be spent on new project development.

• There is no implied guarantee of a final product. Aion FX provides the ingredients and the recipe,
but you are responsible for putting everything together to make it work. We’ve tried to make the
process as clear and accessible as possible, but it must be expressly stated that purchasing the kit is
not a guarantee that you will end up with a working pedal.

It’s recommended to read through all of the instructions before you start, particularly if you’ve never
built a pedal before. If you familiarize yourself with the entire process ahead of time and you know what
the goal looks like, each step will make more sense.

Now, on to the fun stuff!

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PACKING LIST
This is a list of all the parts that are included with the kit, grouped by value. For a list of all the parts
based on their PCB part numbers, please see page 24.

If you find that any parts are missing or damaged, please fill out the Missing Parts form.

Film Capacitors Resistors

NAME QTY NAME QTY
4n7 1 47R 2

10n (0.01) 1 1k2 1

100n (0.1 or “µ1J100”) 1 5k6 1

120n (0.12) 1 8k2 1

150n (0.15) 2 10k 2

1uF 2 47k 3

56k 1
Electrolytic Capacitors 62k 1

NAME QTY 100k 1

10uF 2 220k 2

47uF 2 330k 1

100uF 1 470k 1

560k 1
MLCC Capacitors 820k 1

NAME QTY 1M 1

330pF (marked “331”) 1 2M2 1

100n (marked “104”) 1

Diodes
ICs & Sockets NAME QTY
NAME QTY 1N5817 1

RC4558P 1 1N914 6

LM741 1

8-pin socket 2

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PACKING LIST (CONT.)

Potentiometers Switches
NAME QTY NAME QTY
10kB 2 Toggle switch, SPDT on-on 1

100kA 1 Mounting nut, toggle switch, 0.36" 1

Dust cover 3 Lock washer, toggle switch, 0.4" 1

Knob 3 Dress nut, toggle switch, 0.375" 1

Mounting nut, potentiometer, 0.44" 3 Stomp switch, 3PDT 1

Lock washer, potentiometer, 0.5" 3 Mounting nut, stomp switch, 0.6" 2

Outer washer, potentiometer, 0.475" 3 Lock washer, stomp switch, 0.6" 1

Dress nut, stomp switch, 0.77" 1

Other
NAME QTY Wiring
LED bezel 1 NAME QTY
LED, blue 1 3-strand wire assembly, 70mm 2

9V battery snap 1 4-strand wire assembly, 108mm 1

DC jack 1 3-pin wire assembly header 2

Input/output jack 2 4-pin wire assembly header 1

Mounting nut, jack, 0.54" 4

Outer washer, jack, 0.6" 2

Lock washer, jack, 0.5" (thin) 2

Enclosure 1

Enclosure screws 4

PCB, main circuit 1

PCB, footswitch 1

PCB, input/output/DC 1

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TOOLS NEEDED

SOLDERING IRON SOLDER DIGITAL MULTIMETER (DMM)

Temperature-adjustable is Preferably 63/37 or 60/40 leaded Most cheap ones in the $10-30 range
recommended. The optimum solder. Lead-free is more difficult to are fine for what we’re doing. Make
soldering temperature is 700-725º use, so if that’s the only type you can sure it has audible continuity testing
F (371-385º C) for leaded solder, or get, it’s best to watch tutorials that (i.e. it beeps at the lowest resistance)
750º F (400º C) for lead-free. are specific to lead-free solder. and transistor hFE measurement.

WIRE SNIPPERS FLAT-NOSE PLIERS NEEDLE-NOSE PLIERS

Also called nippers or wire cutters. Many general-purpose uses, but par- These are used for bending leads on
The Hakko CHP-170 is the best you ticularly tightening the nuts of pots, components and other general uses.
can get for less than $10. switches and jacks. Quicker than Use the smaller type with a tip that’s
changing out sockets on a ratchet. approximately 0.05” (1.25mm) wide.

SCREWDRIVER (PHILLIPS) FLAT SCREWDRIVER (SMALL) RUBBER BAND

Used for the enclosure screws. Get a This is used for tightening the set Yes, a plain old rubber band. This is
powered driver if you’ll be building a screws on the knobs. The tip should used to tighten the dress nut to avoid
lot of pedals! be no more than 0.1” (2.5mm) wide. scratching or denting it (which can
happen with metal tools).

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COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION
If you’ve never built a pedal before, you’ll need to know what all the components are. These are shown
actual size. (Not all of these types of components may be part of this kit.)

RESISTOR TRIM POTENTIOMETER LED SILICON DIODE

GERMANIUM DIODE RECTIFIER DIODE SCHOTTKY DIODE ZENER DIODE

These are very fragile, so be Some Schottky diodes

careful when handling them. also look like this.

FILM CAPACITOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR MLCC TANTALUM CAPACITOR

Not polarized. Color may Polarized. The negative side Not polarized. MLCC stands for Polarized. The positive side
vary by brand and type. is marked. “multi-layer ceramic capacitor.” is marked.

OP-AMP / IC IC SOCKET TRANSISTOR OR JFET SNAP-APART SOCKET

Charge pumps and delay chips Some voltage regulators It’s recommended to use a
also look like this. They may also look like this. razor blade to separate
have more than 8 legs. these cleanly.

WIRE ASSEMBLY WIRE ASSEMBLY HEADER DC JACK

LED BEZEL

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HARDWARE IDENTIFICATION
The hardware comes unassembled, so you’ll need to sort & identify each of the pieces. The diagrams
below are actual size, so you can set them against the printed page to identify them if needed.

I/O JACK MOUNTING NUT OUTER WASHER LOCK WASHER

DIAMETER: 0.54” / 13.7mm DIAMETER: 0.6” / 15.2mm DIAMETER: 0.5” / 12.7mm

POTENTIOMETER POTENTIOMETER MOUNTING NUT LOCK WASHER

(SINGLE) (DUAL)

DIAMETER: 0.44” / 11.2mm DIAMETER: 0.5” / 12.7mm

OUTER WASHER KNOB

DIAMETER: 0.475” / 12mm

TOGGLE SWITCH MOUNTING NUT DRESS NUT LOCK WASHER

DIAMETER: 0.36” / 9.1mm DIAMETER: 0.375” / 9.5mm DIAMETER: 0.4” / 10.1mm

FOOTSWITCH MOUNTING NUT DRESS NUT LOCK WASHER

DIAMETER: 0.6” / 15.2mm DIAMETER: 0.77” / 19.6mm DIAMETER: 0.6” / 15.2mm

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PCB ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW
Now it’s time to start building!

Before you begin, separate the PCBs into individual

boards and break off the tabs from each using
needle-nose or flat-head pliers. You should be left
with the three PCBs shown to the right.

The general principle for PCB population is that you

want to work in layers from shortest components (i.e.
lowest-profile) to tallest. This way, when you turn the
PCB upside down, the components are held in place
when soldering.

Generally speaking, you should populate the

components in this order:

1. Resistors
2. Diodes
3. IC sockets
4. MLCC capacitors
5. Film capacitors
6. Transistors
7. Electrolytic capacitors

Not all of these component types are included in

each kit, so skip them if they aren’t applicable. Some
types of film capacitors are taller than electrolytics,
so those can be done last.

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RESISTORS

PART VALUE PART VALUE PART VALUE

R1 56k R9 8k2 R17 220k

R2 330k R10 470k R18 820k

R3 10k R11 5k6 R19 1M

R4 47k R12 1k2 R20 47R

R5 560k R13 47k RPD 2M2

R6 62k R14 47k LEDR 10k

R7 47R R15 100k

R8 OMIT R16 220k

Note: R8 is not used in this kit and should be left empty.

Using the parts list above, populate the resistors by pushing them through the holes and bending the
leads outward at an angle to hold them in place. Resistors are not polarized, so they will work in any
direction. Turn the board upside-down to keep the components held in place while you solder.

You’ll use this same technique for most of the other components as well.

If this is your first time soldering, watch tutorial videos on YouTube and make sure you get it down
before you begin. You don’t want to practice or experiment on this board!

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DIODES

PART VALUE PART VALUE

D1 1N5817 D5 1N914

D2 1N914 D6 1N914

D3 1N914 D7 1N914

D4 1N914

Next, you’ll populate the diodes. Diodes are polarized, so make sure to identify the polarity band (which
indicates the “cathode”, or negative side) and match the band to the footprint on the PCB.

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IC & SOCKETS

PART VALUE
IC1 RC4558P

IC2 LM741

Next up are the IC sockets. You can’t bend the leads of a socket like you can with the other components,
so it won’t stay in on its own until it is soldered.

Again, it’s much easier to do this upside down with gravity holding it in place for you, so you’ll want do
this before you do any of the taller components.

Installing the ICs

Don’t insert the ICs into the sockets just yet. We will do this in a later step, after we’ve finished soldering
the tallest components (the polarized capacitors). This information is just listed here for reference.

The legs of the IC are bent outward slightly during manufacturing, so they’ll need to be bent back inward
before it can be inserted into the socket.

It’s easiest to do this by laying the IC legs against the table and bending the body itself so all four legs on
the side are straightened out at once. Then, flip it and do the other side.

ICs may have two different orientation marks: either a dot in the upper-left or a half-circle notch in the
middle of the top side. Some ICs have both marks. This shows which way the IC should be rotated when
inserting it into a socket. The socket also has a half-circle notch to indicate the orientation.

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CAPACITORS (NON-POLARIZED)

PART VALUE PART VALUE

C1 150n (0.15) C8 1uF

C2 10n (0.01) C9 100n (0.1)

C3 4n7 C10 120n (0.12)

C6 1uF C11 150n (0.15)

C7 330pF MLCC C15 100n MLCC

After the sockets come the box film and MLCC capacitors. These are all several different heights, but
there aren’t as many, so just do them all at once. Bend the leads at an angle to hold them in place.

MLCCs and box capacitors are not polarized and will work in any direction. To keep things neat, though,
it’s recommended to put them all facing the same way.
Note: C2 and C3 are usually blue box-film capacitors. For these, the value is printed on the top rather
than the side. C9 is usually red, but may read “µ1J100” on the top rather than the side.

C20 (100n MLCC) is always yellow. It can be hard to read the code since it’s so small, so it’s easier to
identify this one by color.

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WIRE HEADERS

Install the two 3-pin headers (wire connectors) as shown above. These have a polarity pin, so as long
as they are pressed all the way down, there’s only one possible way to install them. They do fit pretty
tightly in the holes, though, so press firmly.

There’s also a 4-pin header on the I/O board that we will do in a later step.

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CAPACITORS (POLARIZED)

PART VALUE
C4 10uF electro

C5 10uF electro

C12 47uF electro

C13 47uF electro

C14 100uF electro

Populate the electrolytic capacitors. These are the tallest components so we save them for last. They are
polarized (i.e. they will only work in one direction), so note the vertical mark that indicates the negative
side. The longer leg is positive and fits in the square pad.

These are the last of the on-board components. Now is the time to go back to page 12 and insert the IC
into the socket.

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FOOTSWITCH PCB

PARTS
3-strand wire assembly (2)

4-strand wire assembly

Next, it’s time to finish up the footswitch board. You should have done most of the on-board components
on this board in a previous step, but if not, go back and do those.

There will be one longer assembly with 4 wires and two shorter ones with 3 wires. The longer one goes
in the middle and the shorter ones go on the left and right sides. The wire assemblies should then be
soldered to the footswitch board as shown.

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3

First, thread the wire through the Next, bend the wires back upward Then, solder the wires from the top.
strain-relief slots, with the blue and fit the ends of the wires into the This is the trickiest part of the whole
side facing outward and the PCB’s solder pads. build. You want to solder the pads
previously-installed components without touching the iron to the
facing up. On the top side of the PCB, bend the wires themselves and risking burning
exposed wires backward so it holds through the insulation. It helps to
For now, pull it through as far as it the wire in place. Pull the header use a sharp or narrow tip on the
can go. back up through the slot partway. soldering iron.

BLUE
MARKING

Once all three wire assemblies are soldered, set the footswitch PCB aside. We’ll solder the actual
footswitch and LED in a later step.

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INPUT/OUTPUT PCB

PARTS
Input & output jacks

DC jack

Wire header

9V battery snap

Almost done! Get the two input/output jacks, the DC jack and the wire header and snap them in place.
The PCB is designed for them to fit securely, so you can do them all at once before flipping and soldering.

After you’ve soldered everything, make sure to snip the leads on the I/O jacks as close as possible to
the PCB. There’s not a lot of clearance between the bottom of this board and the top of the main PCB
once everything is in place, and you don’t want the pins to short against anything on accident.

Next, we’ll hook up the 9V battery connector. This is optional. Not everyone uses batteries. But, if you
do, this pedal should last a long time on a single 9V so you won’t need to change it very often.

STEP 1 STEP 2
Thread the battery snap leads through the strain- Bend the exposed wires back down and solder them
relief hole twice so it forms a single loop. into the pads. Red is positive (+), black is negative (-).
After soldering, pull it tight.

For even more strain relief, you can thread the snap
through the loop to form a knot. (not shown)

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ENCLOSURE LAYOUT: PANEL MOUNTS
Attach the hardware to the enclosure as shown. (The I/O board is done in a later step.)

10kB 100kA FOOTSWITCH

10kB

SPDT
on-on

MOUNTING NUT
LOCK WASHER
BEZEL
& LED
MOUNTING NUT

DRESS NUT
FOOTSWITCH

The dress nut fits over the top of the mounting nut and is for aesthetic
purposes only. Wrap a rubber band around it to use as a grip when tightening.
Do not use metal tools on it or you run the risk of scratching or denting it.
125B

POTENTIOMETERS BEZEL & LED

Sustain: 10kB The LED will just
DUST CAP sit loosely inside
Tone: 10kB the bezel for now.

Volume: 100kA

MOUNTING NUT
LOCK RING

LOCK WASHER

OUTER WASHER You’ll need to hold the bezel in place when

tightening the nut. The top of the bezel is fairly
MOUNTING NUT
sharp, so try using a rubber band for grip instead
of pressing your finger against the bottom.

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ENCLOSURE LAYOUT: PANEL MOUNTS (CONT.)

10kB 100kA TOGGLE SWITCH

10kB

SPDT
on-on

MOUNTING NUT
LOCK WASHER

BEZEL MOUNTING NUT

& LED

The dress nut acts as a mounting nut, unlike the footswitch dress nut. Use flat-
FOOTSWITCH nose pliers on the flat sides of the nut to tighten securely.

125B

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ENCLOSURE LAYOUT: MAIN & FOOTSWITCH PCBS

After all the components are affixed to the enclosure as

shown on the previous page, place the main PCB on top of the
potentiometers and toggle switches as in the diagram to the left.

You may need to adjust the position of the potentiometers and

toggles slightly if they are not aligned straight.

Once all of the pins are through their holes and the PCB is laying
flat, solder each of the pins from the top. Be careful not to touch
any of the surrounding components with the soldering iron.

After you’ve finished soldering the pots, clip the leads as close
as you can to the main PCB. This is more important with the
two uppermost pots because the input/output PCB overlaps
them and you need to avoid any of the components shorting.
(The toggle switch lugs do not need to be clipped.)

Next, move to the footswitch board and solder the 3PDT switch.

The LED is last. Before soldering the LED, double-check to make

sure the flat side of the LED is facing to the right, as shown in
the diagram, and that the short leg is coming through the pad on
the right. It won’t work if it’s turned the other way. Then, clip the
leads of the LED.
125B

Why solder everything inside the enclosure before testing it?

“Rock it before you box it” is conventional wisdom in pedalbuilding, and you’ll often hear it
recommended that builders should test the circuit before putting everything inside the enclosure.
However, Aion FX projects are designed to be extremely easy to remove from the enclosure for
troubleshooting, with no desoldering required—so with these kits, it’s actually much easier to “box it
before you rock it”.

If you’ve read the documentation carefully and followed all the instructions, there’s a good chance you
will get it right the first time!

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ENCLOSURE LAYOUT: INPUT/OUTPUT PCB
Affix the input/output PCB to the north-facing panel of the enclosure as shown.

Note the use of two mounting nuts on each of the jacks, one inside and one outside. The inner nut acts as
a spacer to set the DC jack flush with the outside of the enclosure. The inner nuts should be threaded as
far down as they can go.

MOUNTING NUT

OUTER WASHER

LOCK WASHER

MOUNTING NUT

125B

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FINAL TESTING & ASSEMBLY
After everything is in place, plug the 3 wire assemblies into their respective headers and make sure
they’re secure. Here is a cross-section of the inside of the completed pedal.

At this point, you have completed the full circuit as far as the electrons are concerned. Plug in a 9-volt
supply and test it out with a guitar and an amplifier.

Test the bypass switch a few times, then start turning the knobs and see if everything sounds OK. If it
works, great! If not, don’t be discouraged. See page 24 for troubleshooting info.

Finishing touches
Now, just a couple of things for the final assembly. Turn the shafts all fully counter-clockwise, then put
on the knob and rotate until the indicator line is aligned with the dot on the enclosure that shows the
zero point. Affix the knobs to each of the potentiometer shafts as shown in the diagram below.

Using a small flat-head screwdriver (no more than 0.1” / 2.5mm in diameter), firmly tighten the set screw
until it presses against the shaft of the potentiometer and holds the knob in place.

Be careful not to over-tighten or you may damage the set screw. But if it’s not tight enough, the knob will
be more likely to fall off or lose its alignment with the markings on the enclosure.

Last, just close the panel on the back using the four screws. That’s it!

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SCHEMATIC

+9V VA

D1 R20

1N5817 47R C14

C15
VB VC
220k

820k
R16

R18
100n 100uF

GND GND C12 C13

220k
R17

R19

1M
47uF 47uF

GND GND GND GND

150n
C11
4n7
C3

R13
VA
47k

10uF
VC
R5 IC2

C5
VA
VB LM741

100n
560k

7
1
3 5

C9
3
IC1A

1uF
6

SUSTAIN

C6
IC1B R9
8

RC4558P

10kB
3 2
150n

R3 R4 RC4558P TONE_BYP
1 5 3

2
C1

R1 8k2

3
2 7 2

4
8
IN 10k 47k

TONE
C2 C8

10kB
6 1

1
56k
4

3
10n GND 1uF
RPD

2M2

VOLUME
C7

100kA
1
62k

R11
R6

GND OUT
330pF

2
R2 GND R7 5k6
C10

100k
1

R15
R10

R12

R14

47k
1k2
GND 330k C4 47R
120n
470k
OMIT
R8

10uF
D2 D3 D4
GND GND
GND GND GND
GND
GND D7 D6 D5

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FULL PARTS LIST

Resistors Diodes
PART VALUE PART VALUE PART VALUE PART VALUE
R1 56k R9 8k2 R17 220k D1 1N5817

R2 330k R10 470k R18 820k D2 1N914

R3 10k R11 5k6 R19 1M D3 1N914

R4 47k R12 1k2 R20 47R D4 1N914

R5 560k R13 47k RPD 2M2 D5 1N914

R6 62k R14 47k LEDR 10k D6 1N914

R7 47R R15 100k D7 1N914

R8 OMIT R16 220k

Capacitors
PART VALUE PART VALUE PART VALUE
C1 150n C6 1uF C11 150n

C2 10n C7 330pF C12 47uF

C3 4n7 C8 1uF C13 47uF

C4 10uF C9 100n C14 100uF

C5 10uF C10 120n C15 100n

ICs Potentiometers Switches

PART VALUE PART VALUE PART
IC1 RC4558P Sustain 10kB SPDT on-on

IC2 LM741 Tone 10kB 3PDT stomp

DIP-8 sockets (2) Volume 100kA

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TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION
If you finish building the kit and find that it doesn’t work right, we’ve written a separate in-depth
Troubleshooting Guide that applies to all of our kits. The main troubleshooting process is covered there.
Here you will find information specific to this kit that will help with that process.

Voltages
The following voltages are taken from our prototype unit using a 9.60V supply. Your measured voltages
won’t be exactly the same due to variance in power supplies and component tolerances. However, if you
see anything more than +/-0.5V from the listed voltages, it’s a good indicator of an issue, and the exact
voltages can help narrow it down.
1 8

Note that IC pins are labeled counter-clockwise from the upper-left, as shown in the 2 7

diagram to the right. 3 6

4 5

IC1 IC2
PIN VOLTAGE PIN VOLTAGE
1 4.52 1 0

2 4.58 2 4.99

3 4.58 3 4.96 (falling)

4 0 4 0

5 4.52 5 0

6 4.54 6 5.01

7 4.50 7 9.18

8 9.18 8 0

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SUPPORT
Aion FX does not offer direct support for these projects beyond the provided documentation.
Replacements and refunds cannot be offered unless it can be shown that the circuit or documentation
are in error or that the included components are non-functional.

Where to get help

The three best places to ask for help are the DIY Stompboxes forum, the DIY Stompboxes Facebook
group, and the r/diypedals subreddit. These communities have more than 150,000 members between
them and they are very accommodating to new builders.

When posting a troubleshooting request, always include the following:

1. A thorough description of the problem you are experiencing

2. A photo of the inside of the pedal
3. A list of all the measured voltages of each of the pins, described on the previous page

While we cannot offer direct, private support, you may send a link to your public troubleshooting thread
to Aion FX using the contact form on the website. There is no guarantee that we will be able to join the
discussion and help solve your problem, but this improves the chances.

It benefits the whole community if the troubleshooting process is public because then people who have
the same issue in the future may come across it when searching. And if you do get help, remember to
pay it forward! The best way to learn new skills is to help others. Even if you’ve only built one pedal, you
have more experience than someone who is brand new, so you have something to offer.

RESALE TERMS
These kits may be used for commercial endeavors in any quantity unless otherwise noted. It’s okay to
sell individual builds locally or online, or even to offer a service to build pedals based on these kits.
No direct attribution is necessary, though a link back is always greatly appreciated. The only usage
restriction is that you cannot “goop” the PCB or otherwise obscure the source. In other words: you don’t
have to go out of your way to advertise the fact that you use Aion FX kits, but please don’t go out of your
way to hide it. The guitar effects industry needs more transparency, not less!

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LEGAL INFORMATION
EHX®, Electro-Harmonix® and Big Muff® are registered trademarks of New Sensor Corp.

All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Any use of trademarks is for comparative advertising purposes only under fair use. It is not an
endorsement of this product by the trademark holders.

These kits are intended to be built by the customer. Aion FX is not responsible for language that may be
used by the customer in the marketing or resale of the finished product.

All content and graphics in this document are original works and are copyrighted by Aion FX and may
not be used without permission.

DOCUMENT REVISIONS
1.0.1 (2024-08-08)
Added link to troubleshooting guide on page 25.\

1.0.0 (2022-11-11)
Initial release.

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