> Thanks, Timothy. I will try those values. I also appreciate that you > explained the math behind your conclusions. Which just goes to show one shouldn't attempt these things late at night - I briefly considered the loading effect of the input resistor on the op amp summing the CVs, but dismissed it as negligible. This is a mistake, because as it is of the same order of magnitude as the others, it has a considerable effect! So, attempt no. 2: at the max pot setting, the 100k input resistor will appear in parallel with (all of) the 50k of the pot, therefore their total resistance is 33.3k (=50*100/(50+100)k). Thus as before the required resistance is R, where 33.3*12/(33.3+R)=5, which gives R=46.6k. If you use 47k, you'll get just under 5V, and 43k will give 5.2V. (I leave it as an exercise to calculate what a 68k would in fact give...) > Can you suggest the best way to cut the PCB tracks? (I've done this > before, but never on purpose.) Is an exacto knife a good idea? If an exacto knife is what I suspect it is, it'll probably be OK as long as it has a sharp, sturdy point on it. I use a penknife (aka pocketknife), and rather than trying to literally cut the track, I repeatedly scratch the copper with the point, until gradually it is worn down and a gap is made in the track (patience is the key!). If you need any help identifying precisely which tracks to cut, let me know, but I shall be away for two or three days (family duty and all, being that time of year!) Tim
Message
Re: Setting intervals
2003-12-24 by Tim Stinchcombe
Attachments
- No local attachments were found for this message.