HELp my ts-9 mod...

[sskl]

i m using the mod on a ts-9 reissue version...


ok .when i replace the tantalum tone caps...  to poly film caps (o.22mfd/35v) it sound damn crap... and the output for volume is very low.... when i on the pedal.. the sound is weaker than bypass...

help pls.. anyway wat is the original tone caps??? for ts-9 reissue  

pls give me the name and value

[MartyMart]

Those caps should be 0.22uf or another way of marking, 220nf have you used the correct value ?
Marty.

[sskl]

haha.. i dunno wherether i use the correct value... but i replace it with poly film caps (o.22mfd/35v)  it is orange color.. and it sound very crap...


PS : my tantalum  tone caps is brownish red. i wanna know wat it value and stuff...

[MartyMart]

The original tantalum caps are .22uf !!
The change should offer a slight improvement, but its subtle ! It should not sound "crap'   :wink:
I use .22uf MMK 63volt poly caps in mine and it sounds nice along with all the other upgrades.
I was just thinking that you used .022 by mistake ?

If your sound is "weaker than when bypassed" then there is another problem, what else have you changed in the TS-9 ?

Marty.

[sskl]

ahah my fault... hahhahahhahahaha... i saw the wrong..... component... it is suppose to be yellow not orange    yeah.. after i change... it gave me some slight improvement , i m keeping the original tantalum caps for my other project

anyway.. u have any idea how to do the bypass just changing stuff in the TS-9? instead of doing a external true bypass..

[MartyMart]

Cool, glad you got it to work right !!

Marty.

[sskl]

btw thanks alot... u the one who always give me support

o yeah.. i searched the forum.. all i see is external bypass.. can u give the sites that offer internal bypassing by changing the circuit or stuff?

[MartyMart]

btw thanks alot... u the one who always give me support

o yeah.. i searched the forum.. all i see is external bypass.. can u give the sites that offer internal bypassing by changing the circuit or stuff?

There's a magazine piece that Robert Keeley did, explaining with step by step instructions, how to make a TS9 into true bypass.
Can't remember where that is, but there may be a link from his site to it, or if you email him, he'll point you to it for sure.
www.robertkeeley.com

Marty.

[bwanasonic]

The change should offer a slight improvement, but its subtle !

It's interesting some people find this to be an improvement. I heard the change, but didn't like it. I thought it made my TS sound *generic* if that makes any sense.  IMO- the tants are part of the TS personality.

Kerry M

[MartyMart]

The change should offer a slight improvement, but its subtle !

It's interesting some people find this to be an improvement. I heard the change, but didn't like it. I thought it made my TS sound *generic* if that makes any sense.  IMO- the tants are part of the TS personality.

Kerry M

Interesting comment, i have not heard that change in isolation, well you would'nt hear it anyway, only as part of a big upgrade of a TS-9.
Its part of the "anatomy of the tube screamer" information and I know that Keeley does it also.
I may try to put back the tants and see how it changes, I'm quite happy with the overall TS-9 mod and have sold a few and done the same mod for friends, who also think its a nice improvement.

Cheers,
Marty  

[Fret Wire]

I heard a slight difference on just the tant to poly tone cap mod. That was when I was running 6 TS's at once to test different mods. Whether you hear it, or like it, depends on your ears and gear. I did like it. But then.... I seem to be the only one on the planet who likes replacing the 10uf electro in the output section with a 10uf tant.

[MartyMart]

But then.... I seem to be the only one on the planet who likes replacing the 10uf electro in the output section with a 10uf tant.

Thats an interesting one, I change 5 or 6 of the 10uf electro caps in the BD-2 to tant also, really sounds "warm" and "Crisp" afterwards.
Just A/B'd an unmodded BD-2 with mine and the difference is huge !
I'll try that later, thanks,
Marty.