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Yusynth VCO troubleshoot
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2023 1:53 am    Post subject: Yusynth VCO troubleshoot Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hi there guys,

I've adopted this amazing circuit to 4U, built it, yet, I have troubles...
It does not seems to work.

I've found a minor error on the board, it is fixed now - yet, it still does not work properly and I'm 100% sure I just made some minor mistake somewhere.

ICs getting the proper voltage, all component orientation and value is correct.

Note - this is a custom board, not the original one - hence, t might be some drawing errors :S

What I have at the Saw output, is actually a sine-like waveform, but it oscillates at 8kHz.
Trimmers or freq/fine pots des not have any effect.
Any tips?
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2023 3:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Investigated further, I've found a minor "overlapping" error on the PCB...
trace cut, jumper wire, now all good.
Yet, the VCO still does not work.

It oscillates around 840 kHz, and I have a new "symptom", the LM311 gets pretty hot :S
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2023 4:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Ok, this is a "tuff" one - still no luck.
I've made some measurements without the LM311, everything on the IC pins looks OK.
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2023 4:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Weird, but for some yet unknown reason, I have 9,3 Volts at Pin7 on the LM311 - for sure, that is not really good!
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2023 4:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Update, I've removed all the ICs and the J112, yet, the 9.5 volts is still there at pin7 of the LM311 and I don't know where it comes from...
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2023 5:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

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anyone, from the future, who reads this:

NEVER EVEr BELIEVE YOUR STORES SUPPLIED DATASHEET!!!

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the issue was the store, where I bought the J112 had a datasheet with DGS pinout, but, the actual part I've got has a DSG pinout.
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2023 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Snaper wrote:
the issue was the store, where I bought the J112 had a datasheet with DGS pinout, but, the actual part I've got has a DSG pinout.


Shocked that is nasty! good you found it (and the other things too) Exclamation

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also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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