pot values?

Quote from: dosmun on December 06, 2006, 07:00:40 PM
Here's my layout for VER3.

Vol - 100K A
Gain - 5K L
Tone - 100K L

Thanks 

I'm almost done with building the Cream Pie V2, and I won't have time to finish it completely until a few days maybe. But I wanted at least to be able to show the stripboard for now.

I just put a CV7112 in there for the picture and to verify my layout. It's not soldered as I will use a socket anyway...

And I also have to make the 2 sides I had to cut a little smoother.



Ok... I also needed a NEW picture to upload on Aron's DIY Stompboxes Gallery... 

Gilles

Hey guys. Just got around to putting this one together and I am stumped. I feel like an imbecile cause it's such a small circuit that I should be able to figure it out. I haven't messed around with these PNP germaniums and positve ground wiring before though. I ordered a few from smallbear and I am assuming the tabs on them denote the emitter. I put them in my multimeter and the HFE reading I got back suggested that my assumptions were correct. I plugged it into the above layout with the emitter going to lug 3 of the gain. I reversed the diode and 47uf electro as well as ran the battery + to the board ground and the battery - to the board +. When biasing the transistors collector to 4.5 I get .08 at the base and 0 at the emitter. This is by attaching the meter probe + to ground and using the - probe to gather readings on the transitor legs. It passes signal and the volume works, but its gatey and splaty and a bit noisy making me think something is wrong with the transsistor. The first one I tried did the same though and was hissy. Anyone have any suggestions before I try my last transistor?

your base voltage is too low. check R2 for correct value/solder bridges.also remelt all solder connections there

I had just started my mantra of  "mama they try and break me" when i decided to lift the bridge that connects ground to c3.....lo and behold, solder had gone through the perf and attached itself to it at the hole right by the emitter, thus grounding it out as well as lug 3 of the gain.

Must wait until morning before firing it back up. Safer. Thanks Barcode80 for the help. 

Oh man this does sound great. Unfortunately I am no pro at boosters but I should have built one a while ago. Can't wait to set this one up in front of yun's super muff. Thanks dragonfly or the circuit and dosmun for the layout and everyone else who contributed!

The Creampie is a simple yet Fantastic sounding circuit.
Dragonfly is Amazing! 

Is there a V2 schem available?  The link posted a page back doesn't seem to have it anymore.

Thanks,
Deric

...or a V3 version of the schematic? Can you PM directly to our names here, or should I provide a no-spam email address? It looks like this might be your preference...
Thanks

Check in Dragonfly's Gallery.....I think they are all in there. 

Hey Mark,

I just dug around his gallery again and either I'm stupid (quite possible) or it's not there anymore.  I'll try again........

Deric

Quote from: stumper1 on February 07, 2007, 04:59:13 PM
Hey Mark,

I just dug around his gallery again and either I'm stupid (quite possible) or it's not there anymore.  I'll try again........

Deric

No, on the contrary, I'm probably wrong!
He may have removed it. 

new frontiers: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=1526281

Sorry to dig this up, but does anybody still have the Cream Pie schematic on his hard drive?

all the links to layouts seems dead.

thanks so much
zj

links to the layout and/or schem are dead because dragonfly removed all versions of the cream pie for numerous reasons. please don't ask him about it, i'm sure he is tired of hearing it...

You can Purchase a Cream Pie at Tone Factor   Good for Andy! His Ultra Lord Fuzz is available there too!

ok, will have to invent one myself, not to worry.
I'll try germaniumizing the sparkle boost then.

the clip is quite dissapointing, I found

http://www.tonefactor.com/proddetail.php?prod=CPD

Believe in me, the Cream Pie is way more than this clip. I still have to box mine, it will be forever in my pedalboard.