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Re: gated comparator "rev 1" - need mod?

2008-01-05 by loopcycle

ok, i found my happy stupid mistake...which also explains why ive had 100%
failure rate on all my cgs diy projects until now. i forgot to put in my
links!

the gated comparator works flawlessly now. thanks for the encouragement ken!



--- sasami@... wrote:

> The first thing you need is a way of seeing what is happening on the various
> pins of the ICs. If you don't have a logic probe, run a cord from your VCO
> pitch input, connecting a 100k resistor to the tip of the cord (use an
> aligator clip), and use the other end of the resistor as your probe. The VCO
> and ther module you are trying to fix need to be running on the same PSU or
> have their 0V rails connected. The pitch of the oscillator will tell you
> what is happening at the pins. Don't think you can use a multimeter instead
> - their response is too slow.
> Now start at one side of the schematic, and work out what that part is meant
> to do. Make sure it is doing it. If not, fix it. When that works, move to
> the next bit!
>
> Ken
>
>
> >OK--I've finally replaced the LM358 with a TL072...and I still cant
> >get past stage one--I get leds lit on stage one and the output only.
> >I've tried different threshold level settings with the pot. Any help
> >is appreciated--I'm just getting started with DIY and (particularly
> >new to) troubleshooting. Thanks!
> >
> _______________________________________________________________________
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>
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>
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