<div dir="auto">Jay is correct, but got his chips mixed up. The PWM issue is definitely on the VCO (3340) chip! Tom is asking about the vcf chip (3320) :)</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 4:12 PM Michael E Caloroso, <<a href="mailto:mec.forumreader@gmail.com">mec.forumreader@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Are you sure the PWM issue is the AS3320 and not the AS3340?<br>
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MC<br>
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On 1/28/21, Jay Schwichtenberg <<a href="mailto:jschwich53@comcast.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jschwich53@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> I would go and read what's on Muffs about it.<br>
><br>
> With the original AS3320 there are issues with the PWM affecting the<br>
> frequency. To resolve the problem it seems people had to add negative<br>
> voltage regulator (think it's -5V if I remember correctly).<br>
><br>
> Then CEM and new AS chips seem to be better.<br>
><br>
> Jay S.<br>
><br>
> On 1/28/2021 10:46 AM, Tom Wiltshire wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Does anyone have any experience to offer having tried this? Are the<br>
>> old and new chips close enough to be direct replacements? Or maybe<br>
>> with a bit of trimming?<br>
>><br>
>> There seems to have been a lot of focus on the AS3340 as a replacement<br>
>> chip (and there are a few little differences) but I haven’t seen or<br>
>> read much about the AS3320 as a drop-in replacement.<br>
>><br>
>> Of course, changing all the filters to maintain consistency is a<br>
>> possibility, and then you have a few genuine CEMs for the next repair!<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks,<br>
>> Tom<br>
>><br>
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