Electro Harmonix Polychours calibration procedure

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Hi everybody

I just got this stereo polychorus included in a lot of old pedals, it's the big box reissue (MN3008 bbd chip)

it works but someone clearly messed up with the internal trimpots, with the feedback control past half way it starts oscillating and with certain settings of the width control there is clock noise

I am kindly asking if anybody has the original calibration procedure, I’ve looked everywhere but cannot find it

Thank you

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Post by Fender3D »

you're welcome:
EchoflangerCal.pdf
poly*** calibration
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thank you, but i believe that is the documentation for the older version, with sad1024 ics

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I have found the factory schematic for the MN3008 / MN3009 circuit

On the schematic there is also information on how to set the clock trimmer, which in fact is different from the older version
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It would be interesting comparing the 2 units (older and newer)
10KHz is a tad low clock...
maybe newer PolyChorus is more on the echo side than on chorus side :scratch:

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