JBF-3 Clone

Walter Craffonara

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Table of Contents
1 Schematic ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 JBF-3 Clone V1.1 ...................................................................................................................... 2
2 Bill of materials ................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1 JBF-3 Clone V1.1 ...................................................................................................................... 2
3 Calibration instructions ..................................................................................................................... 3
4 Mechanical Outline ........................................................................................................................... 4
4.1 Top View ................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.2 Bottom View .............................................................................................................................. 4
5 Ordering Information ........................................................................................................................ 4
6 Changelog ........................................................................................................................................ 4

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1 Schematic

1.1 JBF-3 Clone V1.1

Figure 1-1 JBF-3 Clone V1.1 schematic

2 Bill of materials

2.1 JBF-3 Clone V1.1

Part Value Device Package

9V PTR1PAD1-17 PTR1PAD1-17 P1-17

C1 2u2 CPOL-EUE2-5 E2-5
C2 22u CPOL-EUE2.5-7 E2,5-7
C5 DNP C-EU050-025X075 C050-025X075
C6 10n C-EU050-050X075 C050-050X075
D1 1N4148DO35-7 1N4148DO35-7 DO35-7
D2 1N4148DO35-7 1N4148DO35-7 DO35-7
GND PTR1PAD1-17 PTR1PAD1-17 P1-17
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J1 STEREOSWS STEREOSWS NMJ6HC-S
J2 STEREOSWS STEREOSWS NMJ6HC-S
LED1 LED3MM LED3MM
Q1 ZVP3306A ZVP3306A TO-92
R1 100k R-EU_0207/10 0207/10
R2 20k R-EU_0207/10 0207/10
R3 330 R-EU_0207/10 0207/10
R4 3k R-EU_0207/10 0207/10
R5 10 R-EU_0207/10 0207/10
R6 1k lin 3RP/1610N 3RP/1610N
R7 470k log 3RP/1610N 3RP/1610N
R8 160 R-EU_0207/10 0207/10
R9 25k TRIM_EU-B25P B25P
R10 10k TRIM_EU-B25P B25P
R12 330 R-EU_0207/10 0207/10
SW1 DPDT DPDT DPDT
T1 MP39B -PNP-TO5 TO5
T2 1T308B 1T308B TO5G
Table 1 BOM of JBF-3 Clone V1.1

3 Calibration instructions

Figure 3-1 Bias voltages

1) Set bias of Q1 to 0.9V using the R9 trimmer.

2) Set bias of Q2 to 6.6V using the R10 trimmer.

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NOTE: If you aren't able to set the bias of Q2 to 6.6V using R10, set R10 at the rightmost position and
rotate R9 CCW until the bias of Q2 reaches 6.6V.

4 Mechanical Outline
The PCB measures 50x50mm. The PCB fits perfectly in a Hammond 1550B enclosure.

4.1 Bottom View

Figure 4-1 PCB bottom view

5 Ordering Information
Just send an email to wcraffonara@gmail.com.

You can also order the germanium transistors or other components, just ask for!

Price for 1 PCB: 10$ or 7.5€.

Price for 1 germanium transistor: 5$ or 3.5€.

Shipping costs: 5$ or 3.5€.

6 Changelog
Version Changes
1.1 No changes – First official release

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Table 6-1: Changelog

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