DOD - FX25 Envelope Filter [schematic]
- czech-one-2
- Breadboard Brother
ok, back to the drawing board. I had the probe hooked up wrong [at the advice of a websight that said hook the clip to the board output,probe the input] Now the clip is to ground,and things are different for sure.
Now Q3 is not giving any audio. I had some ca3080's so I socketed and swapped those,so now all the chips are new.
I've always been able to fix a pedal by changing diodes,chips or sorting wiring,but thats not gonna happen here.
If theres anybody in the EU that can take a look at it let me know,It doesnt look like I'm gonna get this one working.
Now Q3 is not giving any audio. I had some ca3080's so I socketed and swapped those,so now all the chips are new.
I've always been able to fix a pedal by changing diodes,chips or sorting wiring,but thats not gonna happen here.
If theres anybody in the EU that can take a look at it let me know,It doesnt look like I'm gonna get this one working.
- MarcoMike
- Breadboard Brother
tomorrow before going to work I'll stop in czeck republick and have a look!
just kidding... keep on probing the thing! make sure your audio probe makes sense: earphones (or whatever), shield to ground and tip to a capacitor and with that you "probe" the circuit. vintage style cap with long wires usualy are my choice for this, so I can use it holding it as a pencil from the cap body and testing with one of the lugs...
just kidding... keep on probing the thing! make sure your audio probe makes sense: earphones (or whatever), shield to ground and tip to a capacitor and with that you "probe" the circuit. vintage style cap with long wires usualy are my choice for this, so I can use it holding it as a pencil from the cap body and testing with one of the lugs...
- MarcoMike
- Breadboard Brother
tomorrow before going to work I'll stop in czeck republick and have a look!
just kidding... keep on probing the thing! make sure your audio probe makes sense: earphones (or whatever), shield to ground and tip to a capacitor and with that you "probe" the circuit. vintage style cap with long wires usualy are my choice for this, so I can use it holding it as a pencil from the cap body and testing with one of the lugs...
just kidding... keep on probing the thing! make sure your audio probe makes sense: earphones (or whatever), shield to ground and tip to a capacitor and with that you "probe" the circuit. vintage style cap with long wires usualy are my choice for this, so I can use it holding it as a pencil from the cap body and testing with one of the lugs...
- czech-one-2
- Breadboard Brother
I meant I would ship it ! [But feel free to stop by for a pivo!]
Anyway I got the probe sorted out,and I'm using a big old fender cap. I'm just not real clear on what points should be audible,what should sound distorted,and what should be silent.
Is the distortion from v- and the silence from grounds?
And Q3 should have some audio on one of the 3 legs,right?
Anyway I got the probe sorted out,and I'm using a big old fender cap. I'm just not real clear on what points should be audible,what should sound distorted,and what should be silent.
Is the distortion from v- and the silence from grounds?
And Q3 should have some audio on one of the 3 legs,right?
Shouldn't really see any audio on the legs of Q3, unless you've written the wrong number. Q3 is the switching transistor to drive the LED. If there's audio there, it must be stray coupled from the supply rails or somewhere like that!
- czech-one-2
- Breadboard Brother
Ok,its Q3 on the board,so no audio is ok. Still not sure where to go from here.andrewkirsanow wrote:Shouldn't really see any audio on the legs of Q3, unless you've written the wrong number. Q3 is the switching transistor to drive the LED. If there's audio there, it must be stray coupled from the supply rails or somewhere like that!
So heres what I have so far...
all ic's,footswitch and diodes have been replaced. Unit turned on when the 14007 was replaced.
Jacks are wired correctly.
Could somebody explain what the distortion is coming from the probe at some locations? Grounds or V- ? Sorry,I'm new to the use of this thing.
Aye, you would get very distorted audio at the junction of D4 and D5! Also, just realised that the posted schematic doesn't match the effect unit!! There's only 3 Ic's on the diagram as it uses a dual VCA chip, whereas yours has 2 seperate single VCA chips!
- czech-one-2
- Breadboard Brother
andrewkirsanow wrote:Aye, you would get very distorted audio at the junction of D4 and D5! Also, just realised that the posted schematic doesn't match the effect unit!! There's only 3 Ic's on the diagram as it uses a dual VCA chip, whereas yours has 2 seperate single VCA chips!
Yes,I realized that schematic was from a later revision,but guess what?......... the original REV-A schematic is in the box! I will scan it and post it here this evening.
- czech-one-2
- Breadboard Brother
But until then,heres some straight on photos for Borislavgajic - [these are post chip swapping and messing about]
- czech-one-2
- Breadboard Brother
OK, heres the 1st issue FX-25 schematic
- borislavgajic
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but as you can see there are ca3094 ota on schem.....and you have CA3080 in your pedall........
si it is not the same......
Thanks for those pictures
I will look for error
Boris
si it is not the same......
Thanks for those pictures
I will look for error
Boris
- MarcoMike
- Breadboard Brother
boris, I was surprised when I read your post, I was sure I had seen 3094s... in fact in the first pictures he has 3094s, then he socketed some 3080 on the board...
czeck12, I think you're doing too many things at once...
czeck12, I think you're doing too many things at once...
- czech-one-2
- Breadboard Brother
MarcoMike wrote:boris, I was surprised when I read your post, I was sure I had seen 3094s... in fact in the first pictures he has 3094s, then he socketed some 3080 on the board...
czeck12, I think you're doing too many things at once...
Yes, I have stopped for the moment!
I read on line that the 3094 was an updated 3080 chip,and should be a match. If not then those 3080's are coming out fast! I've still got the 3094's so I can plug those back in.My reasoning for the chip swaps was since the 14007 chip swap fixed the switching,then maybe the other ic's were suspect.I know its rather archaic logic, but I tend to try possible fixes that I have on hand.And I've fixed maybe 10 pedals by swapping chips,so after diodes its my first instinct. I will put this thing back to [almost] original if I ever get it working!
- czech-one-2
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Yes,I'm sorry about this! I was hoping the Moderators would remove the one that is in the wrong sub-forum.I feel bad hogging so much space!
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3094 is not same as 3080 chip!!!!!!czech-one-2 wrote:MarcoMike wrote:boris, I was surprised when I read your post, I was sure I had seen 3094s... in fact in the first pictures he has 3094s, then he socketed some 3080 on the board...
czeck12, I think you're doing too many things at once...
Yes, I have stopped for the moment!
I read on line that the 3094 was an updated 3080 chip,and should be a match. If not then those 3080's are coming out fast! I've still got the 3094's so I can plug those back in.My reasoning for the chip swaps was since the 14007 chip swap fixed the switching,then maybe the other ic's were suspect.I know its rather archaic logic, but I tend to try possible fixes that I have on hand.And I've fixed maybe 10 pedals by swapping chips,so after diodes its my first instinct. I will put this thing back to [almost] original if I ever get it working!
put back those 3094 if they still work.........
slow down.......3094 is like 3080 but have 2 transistors more inside, and different pinout.....
boris
Well, I've been following this thread for just too long to not find out how it's going!!! So, have you fixed it yet?