Fixed: Help me debug my DS-1 mod. Audio probbed and found where signal ends

Started by theblueark, February 23, 2006, 12:15:13 PM

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theblueark

Edit: This has been fixed. I spent a couple of hours on it and found that the metal pot casing for the distortion was grounding against the metal enclosure. Pics and sound report will be up soon  ;D

Hi i've modded my DS-1 with three 5-way rotary switches. Two of them to choose between the following clipping diodes:
1. Ge
2. Si
3. LED
4. Tube
5. Lift

and the 3rd to choose the smoothing c10 cap value.

Plugged in and tested and it doesn't seem to be working. So I used an audio probe to locate the problem. Right now I'm stuck at the output of the second opamp in the BA782N. Here's what I've traced from my pcb:


I have a soft sound coming from pin 3, and a loud sound coming from pin 1, 2 and 5.

However, there is no sound coming from pin 6 and 7. Is my IC dead?

I've been referring to this schemetic, but it features the TA7136. I'll just put it here if it helps:
http://www.godiksennet.com/images/sch/DS1PG2.jpg

I'm so close to finishing this! Can't wait to try out all the different combinations of diodes. Argh! Help!  :-\

theblueark

I just measured the voltage readings at the pins.

It's 4.3V at pins 1, 2 and 5
and 0.9V at pin 3
pin 6 and 7 is at 0V.

I did not touch any of the circuitry other than D4, D5 and C10. No idea what the problem is.

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Quote from: theblueark on February 23, 2006, 12:15:13 PM
Edit: This has been fixed. I spent a couple of hours on it and found that the metal pot casing for the distortion was grounding against the metal enclosure. Pics and sound report will be up soon  ;D



cool! I got a mint TS9 RI from ebay a few months back with the same problem. When I contacted the seller he said that it just didn't work. It had one of the pots shorting out against the enclosure like your pedal did. Best $20 I ever spent! :D

jeroen_verbeeck

I'm verry interested in the sound samples because I'm modding my DS-2, or should I say fine-tune ?
This can give me an idea of how differend diodes sound in a pedal like this.