[sdiy] Swapping ribbon on monotron w/100k pot

[James]

Thanks Tim, not sure about what I was doing during my initial testing, but of course you're right. Onward and upward, much appreciated.

James

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On Apr 5, 2012, at 4:20 PM, "Tim Stinchcombe" <tim102 at timstinchcombe.co.uk> wrote:

>> I'm in the midst of modding a monotron and am wondering if 
>> its legitimate to take the 10k ribbon and replace it with a 
>> 100k pot to expand the pitch range. I can't quite sort out if 
>> this could damage the circuit... My gut says no, but I can't 
>> seem to find anyone else online who has done this.
> 
> Putting in a 100k pot instead of the ribbon won't cause any problems at all
> from the 'damage' point of view, but unfortunately it won't do anything to
> extend the pitch range either. From a quick scan fo the schematics, the
> easiest way to extend the pitch range from the ribbon would be to reduce the
> value of R5, but that will mean replacing it/adding something in parallel to
> it, which you might find a little difficult, depending on your skill level
> with working with SMT components...?
> 
> Tim
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