Are PT-80 Schematic Capacitor Values Correct???

Started by WLS, March 10, 2009, 06:14:57 PM

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WLS

I had recently received my parts and started to assemble GGG's PT-80 onto a breadboard. Being new at electronics and not familiar with theory or the formulas involved. I noticed during assembly of the project that the value of a capacitor might be incorrect.

http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/diagrams/pt80schem.pdf

The section of the schematic in question is the bridge work leading up to the Negative Input and Output of the TL072 dual op-amp.

The capacitor is located in the upper half by the Input Jack and shows to use a value of 470pf and the other half located by the Output Jack shows a value of 47pf.

Shouldn't the values be the same for both capacitors? 

If not then could someone please explain why a difference would be necessary.

If so then which of the two values is correct .47pf or .047?

Thank You!


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But It's Just A Chip!

anchovie

If you read the project notes for the PT-80, it explains that the circuit is heavily based on the Ibanez AD-80. The schematic for that shows exactly the same values for those capacitors. The output opamp stage also has a 1k resistor in series with a .015uF capacitor running in parallel to the 10k and 47pF in the feedback loop. I don't know the actual mathematics involved with those extra components in the loop but it's certainly not simply a copy of the input stage with a typo on the pF capacitor value.

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WLS

Thank you for your input.

I must have missed that in the build note's... I am still trying to fully understand the circuit.

This is my first build using IC and I tend to foget that they encompus a lot more than the eye can see.

Out of sight out of mind.

Thanks Again!
Since I've breadboarded it I can only blame myself.

But It's Just A Chip!