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Sound Lab Mini Synth VCO runs off
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El Mop



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:54 am    Post subject: Sound Lab Mini Synth VCO runs off Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hi everybody,
I´m new here and have a problem/question.
I did make a perfboard layout for the oscillator of the Sound Lab Mini Synth.

Sadly, it doesn´t work right.
A sound comes out of if, but the frequency goes slowly down till unaudible and then no sound (and voltage) comes out of the output (or if the frequency pot is dialed to a very high frequency, the frequency goes up till unaudible and then also no sound (or voltage) comes out of it).
If I then switch the power off and on again, it starts again from the beginning.
Somebody got any idea?

Maybe someone can take a look at layout and maybe find a/the mistake/s, if there a one/some?

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The red trace means positive voltage, blue is negative voltage and orange means ground.
I also used a 470R resistor instead of a 475R.

Would be nice, if someone could help me out.

Greetings Michael Smile
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Feifer



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Looks to me like Q1 and Q2 are plugged in backwards.
Didn't review the whole thing though. Recheck that and see if it works.
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Feifer



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I'm confused.. Unless your picture is a bottom view, your FET is in backwards too.
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El Mop



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

The transitors in the layout lack a right orientation maybe, because I use sockets and take look in the schematics when it comes to plugging transistors in.

Tried different transitors for Q1 and Q2 (and Q3) and also plugged them otherwise.
But that is also weird: the thing don´t cares about the way Q1 and Q2 are plugged in. Unless they are plugged in, I get a sound out of it.

@Feifer: But I did write GSD beside. It´s backwards, but as I use sockets, the transistor symbol ist more a transistor-socket symbol to me.
Should have mentioned that before. Sorry.
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