germanium bosstone vero w/mods&millenium bypass- a little help w/ verification?

Started by rnfr, September 24, 2008, 02:48:57 AM

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rnfr

didn't see any layouts for mac's ge bosstone, so i thought i'd whip up a layout. i added a bias pot, millenium bypass on board, and diode clipping switch to the layout, as well as mac's gain mod.  haven't had a chance to build it up, so it's as yet unverified, but i think it's pretty close.   it'd be great if someone could put a fresh eye on this, and if anyone sees anything wrong please let me know.  any help would be greatly appreciated!

here's the schem-

here's the layout-

and for those who want to get really nuts :icon_twisted:- here's the 5 KNOB version w/the corner frequency mod.


alex frias

Pagan and happy!




mac

I strongly suggest breadboarding it before building.
Germs are tricky, also the drop across the diodes could be less than 0.6v, better safe than sorry.
Some of the values may need a little tweaking depending on your Ge and diodes.

R1, bias pot, are they connected correctly? Remember to make it external as temperature changes the bias point.
I´d put R1 (47k) and the bias pot (250k) in series. In this range it should bias.

mac
mac@mac-pc:~$ sudo apt install ECC83 EL84

rnfr

i put R1 and the bias pot in there with a note to remove R1 if the bias pot is used.  i should probably just pull R1 for clarity.  i'll try and redo it with the series resistor.
oh yeah-  it's all screwed up.  fixing it now.

rnfr

alright, made the changes. look ok?