Modular Synth Panels

Yeah, I torched a polysty on mine too. That's probably the culprit.  
Polysty's and tantalums are bummin' me out lately...

Scott Deyo
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On Sep 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, James Elliott wrote:

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> It's all good. Ian got back to me shortly after posting my question,  
> so I wasn't left hanging :) The Chaos section works, however I can't  
> get oscillations from the QO side.... All resistors are in their  
> correct little places and all chips are getting power so I have a  
> feeling I may have torched one of the polystyrene caps. I'm trying  
> to put together a large parts order for something I'm trying to  
> build so it will be a couple weeks before I can continue  
> troubleshooting as I don't have any 'styrene caps on hand :( I think  
> I'm going to start using those fancy schmancy multilayer ceramics  
> instead of polystyrene caps in my builds from this moment forth.
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> From: Scott Deyo <contact@...>
> To: ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 11:29:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [ModularSynthPanels] ChaQuo Wiring Question...
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> Sorry for not getting back to you on that one. Been sick all week.  
> Blech!
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> Scott Deyo
> contact@bridechambe r.com
> The Bridechamber
> www.bridechamber. com
> Jealous Edison Record Kompany
> www.jealousedison. com
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 22, 2009, at 3:00 PM, James Elliott wrote:
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>> Here's the response I got from Ian.
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>> Sorry for the confusion.
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>> For R24a and R24b, their cw terminals are connected to J2 (pins 10  
>> and 12).
>> Their sliders are connected to their ccw terminals and additionally  
>> to the cw terminals of R25. These connections are made on the  
>> panel, as indicated by the "on pan" label on the schematic.
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>> For S1, the range is low when open (as drawn) and high when shorted.
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>> Hope this is clear now. It might help you to mark the cw and ccw  
>> terminals on the panel and to make a little sketch of the wiring  
>> before you start soldering. (I think that's what most of us end up  
>> doing to keep from getting confused.)
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>> Don't hesitate to ask if you have more questions. I know that my  
>> minimalist notation is sometimes confusing to some people.
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>> From: James Elliott <johans121@yahoo. com>
>> To: ModularSynthPanels@ yahoogroups. com
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 12:20:57 PM
>> Subject: [ModularSynthPanels ] ChaQuo Wiring Question...
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>> Ok.... so I'm a bit of a moron, so I have to ask...
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>> How do I wire up R24 (dual ganged QO Fine Tune pot) and S1 (High/ 
>> Low Range switch)?
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>> For R24, the schematic only shows CW being connected...
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>> For S1, is High when the switch is closed, or is Low when the  
>> switch is closed? Or.... does S1a have to be closed and S1b open  
>> for high (or vice versa)?
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