Harley Benton - NG-100 Noise Gate
Posted: 30 Apr 2015, 17:58
This is my first attempt on tracing a pedal. I chose this one (in case you wonder why to trace a pedal for 24,99) because it
a) has a really great swell sound (I am unhappy with my Slow Gear clone and even unhappier with the three failed attempts to get a Paia Gator working properly with my guitar setup: Not to mention the three huge and the one double sided EHX Attack Decay board I spend weeks on and I yet never find the right settings),
b) it is terribly ugly so it needs re-housing in any case,
c) it is not true bypass and that could need some re-doing
d) I might learn something (about pedals in general and my limits of patience in special)
e) it is cheap. So I dare to desolder things if neccessary
f) I somehow got bitten by the DIY bug and an ugly non DIY pedal on my board nags me
g) did I mention that this is the only pedal that creates auto-swell sounds effortless in any pedal combination?
So this is how far I came. I am very sure there are lots of mistakes, it is very far away from all good practice in schematic drawing (as said, this is my first. I don't have any electronic background aside from hobbyistic enthusiasm).
Is there somebody knowledgeable willing to have a look? Maybe point out all the parts not needed if converted to true bypass? I know that most of you work with eagle but I never really got a grasp on it and I am very happy with diptrace. I'll gladly share the layout/schematic files if it is any help. Is anybody willing to re-draw the files into something legible?
Or maybe this even is a clone of something someone would recognize (although I think I really looked at all the usual suspects)
I am going to desolder the diodes for identification later on. Maybe some won't be needed anyway.
My first question for a start: Why is pin 1 (according to the datasheet not connected) connected to pin 6?
a) has a really great swell sound (I am unhappy with my Slow Gear clone and even unhappier with the three failed attempts to get a Paia Gator working properly with my guitar setup: Not to mention the three huge and the one double sided EHX Attack Decay board I spend weeks on and I yet never find the right settings),
b) it is terribly ugly so it needs re-housing in any case,
c) it is not true bypass and that could need some re-doing
d) I might learn something (about pedals in general and my limits of patience in special)
e) it is cheap. So I dare to desolder things if neccessary
f) I somehow got bitten by the DIY bug and an ugly non DIY pedal on my board nags me
g) did I mention that this is the only pedal that creates auto-swell sounds effortless in any pedal combination?
So this is how far I came. I am very sure there are lots of mistakes, it is very far away from all good practice in schematic drawing (as said, this is my first. I don't have any electronic background aside from hobbyistic enthusiasm).
Is there somebody knowledgeable willing to have a look? Maybe point out all the parts not needed if converted to true bypass? I know that most of you work with eagle but I never really got a grasp on it and I am very happy with diptrace. I'll gladly share the layout/schematic files if it is any help. Is anybody willing to re-draw the files into something legible?
Or maybe this even is a clone of something someone would recognize (although I think I really looked at all the usual suspects)
I am going to desolder the diodes for identification later on. Maybe some won't be needed anyway.
My first question for a start: Why is pin 1 (according to the datasheet not connected) connected to pin 6?