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Subject: Re: [motm] Debugging my MOTM-101

From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
Date: 2003-10-31

>
>
> Problem 1: two of the pads of pots VR2 and VR4 are placed
> close together. The pads of VR4 look connected on the
> pcboard printing. The pads of VR2 look similar, but there's
> a very fine line intersecting the bridge between the pads.
> Are the pads of both V2 and VR4 supposed to be connected?

Yes, look at the schematic.


> Or other pots as well?

No.

>
> Problem 2: Measuring the white noise output, I get no more
> than 0.69 VAC, even when the trim pot is fully opened. I'm
> expected to get 0.85 VAC.

That's because my DVM is better than you DVM :)

Really, that's OK: I have a very wide-bandwidth DVM (Fluke 77). Set the trimpot (ising your DVM)
to 0.5V



When listening to the white noise
> output, it is several dB less louder than the pink noise
> output.

Yes, the manual is wrong about this (sorry!). These issues were discussed about 1 year ago (it's
in the archives).

Paul S.