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Re: CGS48 VCO Calibration

2012-05-26 by Stephen Richards

-14.91 on pin 4 , 8.38 on pin 7 on IC1 (TL072)

i had no trouble getting both VCO's to 0V on IC1 pin 7 when doing the ZERO trimming.

what is next ?


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From: "sasami@..." <sasami@...>
To: cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [cgs_synth] CGS48 VCO Calibration



Compare voltages with the one that is working to find out where the problem
is. Check that the op-amps are getting power to both of their power pins.
If the voltages at pin 7 of IC1 can be adjuststed to be more-or less the
same between the working and non-working (irrrespective of what the
frequency is), the fault will be in the exp. converter or the core. The
point here being to prove if the mixer section is working correctly, or if
it has an unexplained offset that is causing it to clip.

Ken

>Hi Ken
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>I've moved on to the SPAN trimmer.
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>One of the VCO's is adjusting fine with 1V input on the 1V/Oct input.
Exactly an octave when CV removed.
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>Under the same input conditions , the second VCO is not adjusting beyond
one semitone short of a full octave ; no matter what i do with the SPAN trimmer.
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>Any advice on where to troubleshoot this one ?
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> From: Stephen Richards <okayjustalittle@...>
>To: "cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com" <cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 11:47 AM
>Subject: [cgs_synth] CGS48 VCO Calibration
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>Hi Ken
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>I'm calibrating some CGS48 VCO's and i need to know what position to have
the knobs in to adjust the ZERO trimmer.
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>I have the 'Tune' knob at 12 o'clock.
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>Does the position of the 'Frequency' Knob have any bearing on the
calibration process ?
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>Should it be at 12 o'clock too ?
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