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Re: cgs60 question

2005-10-05 by sasami@hotkey.net.au

>Is it possible that the VCF wants a lot more current than the
>TL071 can give?

I'd hope not. Input impedances should be 100k or greater if its designed right.

Ken



>Ken,
> Sorry... I forgot to mention that I set it up for 2x gain... not much, but
>just enough to bring the SID up to modular specs.
> The reason that I built it in the first place is that I ran into the same
>problem with the VCF-2F not having any resonance
>with the SID output fed in directly. I thought the VCF just needed a
>slightly hotter input signal, but that doesn't seem to
>be the case. Is it possible that the VCF wants a lot more current than the
>TL071 can give?
> -gerald
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> On 10/3/05, sasami@... <sasami@...> wrote:
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>> Something odd is going on. The CGS60 gives a 20x gain, and is very high
>> impedance - around 150k. If you are only getting a fraction of a gain,
>> there
>> is something seriously wrong with what's driving it. Add a CA3140 or maybe
>> a
>> TL071 as a non-inverting voltage follower/buffer to lower your output
>> impedance.
>>
>> Ken
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