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Proco - Rat ( History )

Posted: 12 Mar 2008, 14:27
by dosmun
For anyone that is a fan of the Rat. Here is a webpage I threw together.
http://webpages.charter.net/daosmun/

Re: Rat History

Posted: 12 Mar 2008, 16:14
by Bernardduur
Awesome.........

Anyone knows what happens inside a Juggernaut?

Re: Rat History

Posted: 12 Mar 2008, 18:37
by junkwork
Juggernaut ver1.jpg looks so cool.

Re: Rat History

Posted: 12 Mar 2008, 20:18
by modman
Haven''t look at everything, but :shock: looks like a lot of work went into that, wow. This is the kind of website that I like: a specific subject niche and first hand info).

bookmarked! :wink:

Re: Rat History

Posted: 13 Mar 2008, 13:31
by toneman
VERY nice RAT website dosmun :thumbsup
8)
T

Re: Rat History

Posted: 13 Mar 2008, 15:06
by alteredsounds
Very cool, just what u want, all the facts, well laid out. Excellent :thumbsup (wish I could get my bloody Sola / Colorsound article finished that well!)

Re: Rat History

Posted: 13 Mar 2008, 15:55
by dosmun
Glad someone likes it. It was my first try at doing a website but it turned out OK. Most of the pedals are mine except for the Juggernaut which I don't own one yet and the R2DU but I did aquire one of those after I put the site up but never changed the pic, and of course the pic from the 1st 12 Rats made.

I'm not sure why ProCO started using a Log taper pot on the Filter control but the first issues that use a Linear taper sound much better because you have a lot more usable range.

I'm always up for suggestions or additions.

Re: Rat History

Posted: 15 Mar 2008, 17:07
by toneman
hey dosmun,

try linking with other RAT sites. Especially those with Schemos... 8)

here are a few that I found while drinking coffee & googling.....

http://happybob.com/rstrand/rat/rat_versions.htm (good links for schemos AND history)

http://filters.muziq.be/model/proco/rat

https://www.diystompboxes.com/pedals/schematics.html

https://www.diystompboxes.com/pedals/PCRAT1.GIF

May all your RATS be wild!

afn
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Re: Rat History

Posted: 16 Mar 2008, 19:05
by Dirk_Hendrik
:roll:

That schematic should be forbidden. Vanish off the surface of the planet. Be ritually burned or whatever. I'll leave it to RG to tell wether he has ever seen a RAT with a FET input buffer*. I haven't ever and I've seen a lot of RAT's over the last couple of years. However the positive feedback in this schematic (the gainn determining components should be connected to pin 2 and not pin 3 of the opamp) is the major definite error.


* Having seen newer versions by RG's hand make me suspect he knows :wink:

Re: Rat History

Posted: 17 Mar 2008, 08:04
by marshmellow
Then you should also blame Jack Orman. He did the corrections. :shock: :hmmm:

Re: Proco - Rat ( History )

Posted: 19 Mar 2008, 06:55
by guiltyspark
There are definitely some wrong schems out there, but I think the input buffer thing may be correct. I have a late 80's "LED in A" Rat with TWO transistors + IC, leading me to believe it has an added input buffer. The earlier non-LED Rats had ONE transistor and were better sounding IMO.

Guiltyspark

Re: Proco - Rat ( History )

Posted: 19 Mar 2008, 08:13
by analogguru
guiltyspark wrote:There are definitely some wrong schems out there, but I think the input buffer thing may be correct. I have a late 80's "LED in A" Rat ....
Hows about guts ?
....with TWO transistors + IC, leading me to believe it has an added input buffer. The earlier non-LED Rats had ONE transistor and were better sounding IMO.

Guiltyspark
....because maybe the second transistor is used for LED-switching an not as an input buffer ? :roll:

analogguru