[sdiy] More Kraakdoos stuff

[Jim Thompson]

Hello Group,
Does anyone have a source for the uA709 used in the Kraakdoos?
I can't seem to get a rise out of Rafael offlist.

Thanks

Jim

>From: Rafael_Cohen at prusec.com
>To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Subject: [sdiy] More Kraakdoos stuff
>Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:36:42 -0400
>
>
>Hey everybody,
>My Cracklebox is almost done and I have a couple questions about it.  First
>off, it is sounding pretty good... except for the fact that it picks up
>radio a little.  Not too bad, and it depends on if I'm going into a mixer
>or straight into a speaker (less radio through the mixer).  Which brings me
>to my other question... is there any danger of electrocution because of
>going into the mixer?  I know that with only the 9V battery and a speaker I
>am in no danger, but I get a little scared feeling in my stomach when I
>plug into the mixer which is plugged into the wall and then start fiddling
>with contact points.  I have been safe about it so far, but I want to know
>if I can use my hands on it if I'm going into a mixer.
>
>Also, re: the "line out" question, before I even tried anything else, I
>just went straight from where the speaker would have been (my pac-tec
>enclosure is too small for a speaker) to the output jack and into the mixer
>and it worked absolutely fine.  After all the fuss and emails about
>schematics, etc... I may try it with a little Shadio Rack transformer I
>have, but it doesn't seem necessary.
>
>I followed this schematic: www.eam.se/kraakdoos except I left off the
>optional C6 and I wired the LED up seperately.
>
>The first few times I started it up it was in oscillation before I even
>touched anything, which threw me off, but that seems to have stopped.
>
>Thanks for all your support with parts and stuff, everyone...
>Very satisfying making some noise last night.
>
>
>Rafael
>