[sdiy] mine transformer question....

[Rude 66]

heh heh.. but my knowledge is pathetic compared to some of the guys here. i
have written some basic diy, kitbuilding and circuit bend articles for a
magazine here in holland, but those are definitely not repair guides. a few
months ago there was an idea to gather all or a lot of the knowledge here
into some form of big synth diy or synth repair web page or book. as a
journalist, with english not even my first language, all i could do is pour
dry info into some readable material..

best thing to do is just follow all the discussions here.. a year and a half
ago i was where you are now.. but with all the knowledge picked up here, i
can now build and modify my own kits, and i've just brought my first synth
back from the dead. once you know how to operate a few tools and understand
a few basic principles (some of which, as someone who is not a math-head, i
still have a hard time with) it'll come to you..

good luck!

r./




----- Original Message -----
From: "Dj" <mte at softhome.net>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>; "Rude 66" <r.lekx at chello.nl>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] mine transformer question....


> It's never late to still start with it :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rude 66" <r.lekx at chello.nl>
> To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>; "Ken Stone" <sasami at hotkey.net.au>
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 11:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] mine transformer question....
>
>
> >
> > did anything ever happen to the grand plans from a while ago to put all
> this
> > diy info in a book, on a webpage, etc? there was much discussion about
> > writng repair manuals, articles, etc. did anything ever come from that?
or
> > was it good intentions as usual, but not enough time? ;-)
> >
> > r./
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ken Stone" <sasami at hotkey.net.au>
> > To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 2:39 AM
> > Subject: Re: [sdiy] mine transformer question....
> >
> >
> > > >Apparently i have some questions, but don't know if it fits here so
it
> > may
> > > skipped..., here they are:
> > >
> > > >- what is a tempco?
> > >
> > > A Temperature Compensation resistor. Real world parts are not perfect,
> so
> > > sometimes we have to counter undesirable real-world effects with extra
> > > parts. In this case it is to stop frequency spread in VCOs and VCFs
> based
> > > around a transistor exponential converter. Don't know what that is
yet?
> > Read
> > > the archives and study some sites such as Rene's.
> > >
> > > >- Does a synth only run on AC or also DC, what is that excactly in
> synth
> > terms?
> > >
> > > The indards of a synth runs on DC (Direct Current). THe power supply's
> job
> > > is to convert mains AC into the correct voltage DC. Some synths may be
> > made
> > > to work on batteries, but most simply use the AC.
> > > The SIGNAL PATH in a synth is a different matter - bot AC and DC are
> > > presenty, and these have nothing to do with the power supply.
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
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> > > Ken Stone   sasami at hotkey.net.au
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> > >
> >
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