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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Modular Preamplifier Tone Control Bass and Treble Controls

Circuit diagram
Modular

Parts:

P1,P2___________10K Linear Potentiometers
(twin concentric-spindle dual gang for stereo)

R1_____________100K 1/4W Resistor
R2,R6___________18K 1/4W Resistors
R3_______________3K3 1/4W Resistor (18K for shelving curves: see Notes)
R4,R5____________1K8 1/4W Resistors (10K for shelving curves: see Notes)
R7_____________560R 1/4W Resistor

C1_______________1µF 63V Polyester Capacitor
C2_______________4n7 63V Polyester Capacitor (3n3 for shelving curves: see Notes)
C3_______________1µ5 63V Polyester Capacitor (100nF for shelving curves: see Notes)
C4,C7__________100nF 63V Polyester Capacitors
C5,C8___________22µF 25V Electrolytic Capacitors
C6,C9_________2200µF 25V Electrolytic Capacitors

IC1___________TL072 Dual BIFET Op-Amp
IC2___________78L15 15V 100mA Positive Regulator IC
IC3___________79L15 15V 100mA Negative Regulator IC

D1,D2________1N4002 200V 1A Diodes

SW1____________DPST Toggle Switch

J1,J2__________RCA audio input sockets
J3_____________Mini DC Power Socket

Comments:

Needing a Tone Control, this module can be inserted in the chain between the Control Center and the Power Amplifier.
The circuit is based on an original design of Reg Williamson, published on Electronics World + Wireless World, Circuit Ideas, January 1991.

This tone control circuit will take the form of either the traditional bass and treble adjustment or the shelving type, which is similar to a "tilt" control but with independent bass and treble.
Asymptotic slopes for both are about 4dB/octave, but begin to flatten out at 100Hz and 10kHz, reaching a maximum of ±15dB at the ends of the audio band.
Component values in parenthesis are those for the shelving type of control. In this case, the shelf begins at about 250Hz and 4kHz, flattening to a ±6dB maximum an octave above or below; the central point is 1kHz.
Reactive elements for the low end include a generalized impedance converter, which simulates an inductor in series with a resistor (gyrator).

When set to the electrical centers of their respective controls, the reactive elements of the equalizers are virtually out of circuit. With these settings, the circuit behaves as a unity gain amplifier with 100% negative feedback. Even so, reactive elements can be switched out altogether with a DPST on/off switch.

As with the other modules of this series, each electronic board can be fitted into a standard enclosure: Hammond extruded aluminum cases are well suited to host the boards of this preamp. In particular, the cases sized 16 x 10.3 x 5.3 cm or 22 x 10.3 x 5.3 cm have a very good look when stacked. See below an example of the possible arrangement of the front and rear panels of this module.

Notes:

  • To build the shelving type of control, use the values shown in parenthesis for R3, R4, R5, C2 and C3
  • The circuit diagram shows the Left channel only and the power supply.
  • Some parts are in common to both channels and must not be doubled. These parts are: P1 and P2 (if twin concentric-spindle dual gang potentiometers are used), IC2, IC3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, D1, D2 and J3.
  • This module requires an external 15 - 18V ac (50mA minimum) Power Supply Adaptor.

Technical data:

Input sensitivity:
1V RMS for 1V RMS output
Maximum output voltage:
9.5V RMS into 10K load
Frequency response:
flat from 20Hz to 23KHz
Total harmonic distortion @ 1.5V RMS output:
100Hz = 0.004% 1KHz = 0.004% 10KHz = 0.002%
Total harmonic distortion @ 6V RMS output:
100Hz = 0.003% 1KHz = 0.003% 10KHz = 0.03%

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Friday, August 22, 2014

LED or Lamp Pulsar Circuit


This schema operates a LED in pulsing mode, i.e. the LED goes from off state, lights up gradually, then dims gradually, etc. This operation mode is obtained by a triangular wave generator formed by two op-amps contained in a very cheap 8 pin DIL case IC. Q1 ensures current buffering, in order to obtain a better load drive. R4 & C1 are the timing components: using the values shown in the parts list, the total period is about 4 seconds.






Parts:

R1 = 4.7K
R2 = 4.7K
R3 = 22K

R4 = 2.2M
R5 = 10K
R6 = 47R

C1 = 1µF-63V

Q1 = BC337

D1 = Red Led

IC1 = LM358




Notes:


* The most satisfying results are obtained adopting for R4 a value ranging from 220K to 4M7. * Adopting for R4 a value below 220K, the pulsing effect will be indistinguishable from a normal blinking effect. * The LED can be any type and color. * You can use a filament lamp bulb instead of the LED, provided it is rated in the range 3.2 to 6V, 200mA max. * Using a bulb as a load, R6 must be omitted. * Voltage supply range can be 4 to 6V: 4.5V is the best compromise. * Do not supply the schema with voltages exceeding 6V: it will work less good and Q1 could be damaged when a bulb will be used as the load. * At 6V supply, increase R6 value to 100 Ohm.

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