Sample Rate Reducer

Started by dustfilledhobo, April 23, 2010, 04:26:13 PM

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dustfilledhobo

Today I attempted to build a Sample Rate Reducer guitar pedal, but something is wrong.  When I turn on the pedal the LED flashed, but almost instantly turns off.  I am using a design that I found here:  Schematic

I used j201 for Q1 as suggested, perfboard and point-to-point soldering, I wasn't sure which op amps to use, so I used two LM358's, and I used the suggested 1n914 diodes.

Here are some voltages that I measured with a 9.23 V battery connected and the effect on:

X1 and X2: LM 358 (datasheet)
1:  7.66 V
2:  7.66 V
3:  3.84 V
4:  0.00 V
5:  7.02 V
6:  7.04 V
7:  7.04 V
8:  9.23 V

X3 and X4: LM 358 (datasheet)
1:  0.15 V
2:  7.64 V
3:  4.19 V
4:  0.00 V
5:  7.65 V
6:  0.05 V
7:  7.91 V
8:  9.23 V

Q1: j201 (datasheet)
(I don't know much about jfet transistors, so this one I will use left center and right, where I'm assuming the flat side is away from me)
L:  7.67 V
C:  7.02 V
R:  7.03 V

D2: 1n914
A:  0.04 V
K:  0.14 V

D1:1n914
A:  0.14 V
K:  .04 V

RED LED (I added this in series with 1k between the battery and Vb)
A:  9.16 V
K: 7.65 V

Thanks again for the help everyone always gives me.

Dusty

oldrocker

Since the LED is the bypass try going straight in and out first.  As for the LM358 I'm not sure what effect that will have.  I used TL082's.  When you get it working these are some component swaps I did which IMHO improved it.
I used 1n34a GE's in place of the 1n914's.  I replaced C4 from a .0033uf to a .1uf cap.  I switched R7 from a 100k to a 47k.  The last two changes were to stop uncontrolled sqeal and oscillation.


dustfilledhobo

Thanks for the replies.  I'll definitely try your mods once I get this figured out, and I'll check out the original project when I have a chance.  Thanks again.

Dusty