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Re: CGS48, how to be sure it's fine ?

2013-09-02 by jean0bender

yep, i didn't forget it. The fact is i can see on my scope the saw out, the sine one, but i can't have square out. Tomorrow i'll desolder all the pots & out, and change my transistors & tempco... we'll see what happens !


--- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, <cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Have you fitted the 1k tempco resistor (or a regular 1k resistor in its

place)? When I built a similar VCO using discrete transistors instead of an

LM394, I forgot to place this resistor, and the oscillator didn't work.

This is the resistor that is supposed to sit over the LM394 for thermal

coupling, which is why I forgot it when using transistors.





On 2 September 2013 16:15, < lofideadbeat@... > wrote:



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>

> Well, here are my test. Seems to be a bit weird. I've multimetered my ics

> when my pots where center positionned

>

> i can see that if i approach my fingers to the pots or some parts it's

> altering the sound...

> I've rechecked all my links & solders...

>

> IC1 / TLO72

> 1 : -1,55v

> 2 : 0

> 3 : 0

> 4 : -15

> 5 : 0

> 6 : 0

> 7 : 0

> 8 : 15

>

> IC2 LM394/2N3904

> 1 : 0

> 2 : 0

> 3 : -0,5

> 4 : nc

> 5 : nc

> 6 : -0,5

> 7 : 0

> 8 : 0

>

> IC3 : TLO72 near the unicorn

>

> 1 : 0

> 2 : 0

> 3 : 0

> 4 : -15

> 5 : 0

> 6 : 0

> 7 : 0

> 8 : 15

>

> IC4 / CA3140

>

> 1 : -15

> 2 : 0

> 3 : 0

> 4 : -15

> 5 : -15

> 6 : 2

> 7 : 15

> 8 : 3,5

>

> IC5 / LM3900

>

> 1 : 0,1v

> 2 : 0,4

> 3 : 0,5

> 4 : 0,15

> 5 : 0,15

> 6 : 0,55

> 7 : 0

> 8 : 0,53

> 9 : 2,2

> 10 : 2,2

> 11 : 0,5

> 12 : 0,37

> 13 : 0,37

> 14 : 15

>

> IC6 / LM311

>

> 1 : -15v

> 2 : 2,2

> 3 : 4,96

> 4 : 15,3

> 5 : 15

> 6 : 15

> 7 : -15

> 8 : 15

>

> IC7 / TLO72

>

> 1 : BTW +6 & +12

> 2 : 0

> 3 : 0

> 4 : -15

> 5 : BTW -2 & +2

> 6 : -0,3

> 7 : BTW -8 & +12

> 8 : 15

>

>

>

> --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com , <lofideadbeat@...> wrote:

>

> Well, thanks for your answer Ken... I think my problem is somewhere else,

> but can't see where.

>

> If i use my sequencer on the vc fm, i can modulate the vco.

>

> If i apply the same cv output to the cv in, my vco doesn"t respond. If i

> apply the cv output to the 1v/o in, nothing. If i apply 1v to the 1v/o

> input, nothing..

>

> I've got 0v on ic1 pin 7, when i've got my tune and freq pot in center

> position, but if i try to move them, they don't modulate a lot ( maybe from

> 11 to 1 oclock).

>

> thanks for any help. I gonna check all the ics voltages and send it there,

> maybe it'll help !

>

>

>

> --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com , <sasami@...> wrote:

>

> If the span trimmer is not right, the VCO may be too sensitive to CV and to

>

> the tuning pot.

>

> Ken

>

> >Hi Everybody ! That's my first post here, as after building several

>

> modules, i think i've got some problems to fix on my cgs48. I've

>

> used a 2N3904 matched pair instead of the LM394. I think that my vco is

>

> working, but i can't really use the initial freq pot. It must be always

>

> in its center position if i want to hear the vco. Is it normal ? I only can

>

> tune the vco using the fine pot... In a post here, i've seen i could

>

> change the 1m resitor to a 2,2m one, and i did this change, but it just

>

> affect the fine tune pot, no the intial one. What should i check ? thanks

>

> for any help ! jean

>

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> Ken Stone sasami@... otherunicorn@...

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