Xotic - AC Booster [ goop-alarm ] [traced]
- The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
My first contribution...I'm so giddy!
More pics. Not the best but you can still see what's going on.
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More pics. Not the best but you can still see what's going on.
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- freedreamer
- Breadboard Brother
oh great work dude ...
but how have you removed goop?
but how have you removed goop?
- The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
Thanks. An X-acto knife, a pair of needle nose pliers and a pair of eybrow tweezers. The goop wasn't a hard epoxy. It was almost like a rubberized conformal coating. Once I got an edge started I just carefully peeled back the rest. Things I noticed...freedreamer wrote:oh great work dude ...
but how have you removed goop?
1) IC and tranny numbers removed before coating.
2) One lone carbon comp resistor for the necessary mojo.
- freedreamer
- Breadboard Brother
really very good work.
now make a schematic
now make a schematic
- analogguru
- Old Solderhand
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Sorry, but if you read the forum carefully you can find here:Interesting, they use multilayer ceramic Cs for all smaller values to get those clear highs and the famous NS-LF353N.
http://www.phpbbserver.com/freestompbox ... boxes#5969
this:
@RotagillaWell I picked up a used AC Booster yesterday and got to work on it. The goop is not nearly as bad as I thougth it would be but it will be slow going. I have changed a couple of things so far...
1) Socketed the IC and went with a LF353N for now.
2) Changed from symetrical to asymetrical clipping.
These two changes worked for me. The pedal is a little more open and less boxey to my ears. I wish I had a second one so I could do a side by side. I'll post follow ups regarding the de-gooping.
How´s about a photo of the solder/track side ?
analogguru
There´s a sucker born every minute - and too many of them end up in the bootweak pedal biz.
- The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
I'll take care of that tonight when I get home.analogguru wrote:How´s about a photo of the solder/track side ?
- briggs
- Tube Twister
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- Goop_buster
- Solder Soldier
Very nice pictures Rotabriggs wrote: That's nice work Rota, I look forward to seeing the full reverse
According to JHS the schematic from my reverse of the japanese clone in
http://www.phpbbserver.com/freestompbox ... stompboxes
is 99% correct .
Still there are some values missing there like the values for the bias voltage divider resistors for the input buffer etc which is not clear yet. Perhaps Rotagila can add in the the missing bits.
A clone PCB layout could be nice also if someone got the time in the future
- The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
Blurry shots removed to save space in the thread.
Last edited by The Rotagilla on 14 Oct 2007, 13:59, edited 1 time in total.
- The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
Components labled. I'll do the connection pads in a seperate pic.
- Goop_buster
- Solder Soldier
Thanks Rotagila
I see more room for some additional diodes in series where the two 1N4148 goes.
The RC do probably use the exact same board
I see more room for some additional diodes in series where the two 1N4148 goes.
The RC do probably use the exact same board
- Goop_buster
- Solder Soldier
Hey Rota
Any progress or chance of a slightly better pic on the soldertrack side?
I still do not get how the "bias divider resistors" are connected.
Any progress or chance of a slightly better pic on the soldertrack side?
I still do not get how the "bias divider resistors" are connected.
- Goop_buster
- Solder Soldier
I understand what you are saying. Still, I´m a sucker for getting it 100% correct and not just a similar result. I can spot resistors which are 33k. 15k, 12k and 6.8k which I guess are involved but cannot see the exact respective connections. Perhaps if Rota chimes in everything and get it right.JHS wrote:It's a std. BIAS-devider with an additional 3V tap (lower BIAS-R is spiltted into 2 parts).
JHS
I have tried to correct some other obvious errors in the previous "guessing" schematic traced from the japanese clone looking at rota´s pics. The clipping is now corrected to asymetric (if that was not a mod made by Rota? )
https://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb7 ... Zdrive.jpg
- The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
The asymetrical clipping was done by me. I suspect the RC Booster board is the same with the addition of more diodes (maybe I'll keep an eye out for a cheap one). Let me see what I can do about better pics, things have been crazy lately.
- analogguru
- Old Solderhand
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Schematic is still incorrect:
R5(47k) and R6 (poti 500k) have to be exchanged in place
R16 (470k on base of output-buffer) connects to Vref and not to 3V
C11, output cap is polarized
coupling cap C9 is 1µF non-polarized.
in the newly shown bias-divider the 6k6 is in reality 6k8
In the labelled picture the 12k seems to be in reality 22k
analogguru
R5(47k) and R6 (poti 500k) have to be exchanged in place
R16 (470k on base of output-buffer) connects to Vref and not to 3V
C11, output cap is polarized
coupling cap C9 is 1µF non-polarized.
in the newly shown bias-divider the 6k6 is in reality 6k8
In the labelled picture the 12k seems to be in reality 22k
analogguru
There´s a sucker born every minute - and too many of them end up in the bootweak pedal biz.
https://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb4 ... ives-A.jpg
REV: A
... a bit closer to the org. thing but w/o trannie and IC specs useless as before.
JHS
REV: A
... a bit closer to the org. thing but w/o trannie and IC specs useless as before.
JHS
- The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
I will confirm value ASAP.analogguru wrote:In the labelled picture the 12k seems to be in reality 22k
Experimenting should be able to yield very close (if not exact) results.JHS wrote:... a bit closer to the org. thing but w/o trannie and IC specs useless as before.
I took what I think will be very clear pics last night. I'll upload later today.