[sdiy] Output level on DIY distorion effect ... F1xXx0r3d!

[Harry Bissell Jr]

Try removing the 1N4744 and the LED and see if the
sound changes.

The 1N4744 is a 15V zener diode. As shown in your
schematic it can't be doing much at 5V supply.

The LED will should not be in conduction with the
1N914 in the circuit as shown. Its possible that the
1N
914 is defective (open)... then the LED would do
something.

Good luck and keep on keepin' on

H^) harry

--- Jonathan Arkell <jonnay at jonnay.net> wrote:

> My cute little distortion effect (which I have now
> dubbed BunnyCruncher)
> is working now! Thanks guys!  I replaced the
> collector resistor, and
> with some experimentation found the optimal value. 
> I added a biasing
> resistor and took out the Emitter-Ground resistor. 
> Finally, I changed
> the caps to 10uF.  For fun, I added a LED in the
> feedback loop.
> 
> You guys might be interested in why I choose my
> component values.  The
> answer is soooo simple.  It is what I have laying
> around.. :P
> 
> The updated schematic is here:
> http://blog.jonnay.net/uploads/Code/BunnyCrunch.png
> 
> I did it in Eagle, so it looks much better.
> 
> I also blogged my results if you care:
>
http://blog.jonnay.net/archives/504-Thanks-to-Sinth-DIY-Crew!.html
> 
> Thanks again guys.  WHUTE!
> 
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