Yeah—that doesn’t sound right. I’ve built the Aion project with good results, but not the topographer. Post some pictures and we’ll get it sorted.
Well, That's one suspect out of the way, Pictures Please!
It's not a super high gain distortion. More of a nice crunch. Very crisp.
On mine, I can't turn it up past noon too much, else it starts to gate the sound. Very odd...but this is a very, very different kind of circuit with the transformer doing the job of overdriving things. Need to look into this though.
One thing I found is that it works really well with a boost behind it. Something like a Harmonic Perculator works fantastic...which is a Germanium style boost. Sounds freaking awesome once you add that.
Yeah—that doesn’t sound right. I’ve built the Aion project with good results, but not the topographer. Post some pictures and we’ll get it sorted.Mine is clean with gain maxed. EQ section works fine. Looks like a troubleshooting thread is on the horizon…
Is the 42TM018 symmetrical, Does it matter which way the Primary & Secondry is fitted on the PCB????It's not a super high gain distortion. More of a nice crunch. Very crisp.
On mine, I can't turn it up past noon too much, else it starts to gate the sound. Very odd...but this is a very, very different kind of circuit with the transformer doing the job of overdriving things. Need to look into this though.
One thing I found is that it works really well with a boost behind it. Something like a Harmonic Perculator works fantastic...which is a Germanium style boost. Sounds freaking awesome once you add that.
No build docs, but looking at the silkscreen image my best guess would be primary towards the footswitchIs the 42TM018 symmetrical, Does it matter which way the Primary & Secondry is fitted on the PCB????
No build docs, but looking at the silkscreen image my best guess would be primary towards the footswitch
Edit: Honestly, I have no clue without a schematic
Well, That's one suspect out of the way, Pictures Please!The PCB has the primary marked on the 9v/jacks side (top half?).
Yeah—that doesn’t sound right. I’ve built the Aion project with good results, but not the topographer. Post some pictures and we’ll get it sorted.
Well, That's one suspect out of the way, Pictures Please!
What transistors did you use?There's no need. What with my Phase II not working right, and now this, I couldn't contain my anger...and when I dropped that starwasher on the floor, I erupted...and smashed it with a hammer (a ballpeen)...
Not really. The ol' Chuck D. Bones visual inspection revealed an unsoldered pad (C7). Works fine now. Exactly like it should.
Gotcha. I referenced the one by AionFX. Apparently, the gated clipping is normal if you overdrive the transformer. Seems mid-gain settings are about right. Clipping is kind of a cool effect. Just wanted to be sure it’s normal.They all measured 430. I used 2n5210.
Gotcha. I referenced the one by AionFX. Apparently, the gated clipping is normal if you overdrive the transformer. Seems mid-gain settings are about right. Clipping is kind of a cool effect. Just wanted to be sure it’s normal.
As Max would often say:There's no need. What with my Phase II not working right, and now this, I couldn't contain my anger...and when I dropped that starwasher on the floor, I erupted...and smashed it with a hammer (a ballpeen)...
Not really. The ol' Chuck D. Bones visual inspection revealed an unsoldered pad (C7). Works fine now. Exactly like it should.