Thorpy The Dane - Based on ______??

[HamishR]

Does anyone have any clues as to what the Dane might be based on? As far as I can tell like most builders Thorpy's pedals are usually based on a previous circuit. Has anyone peeked inside?

 

[Robert]

The Arche Boost is similar to the boost circuit.

The overdrive isn't extremely distanced from a Zendrive-ish circuit.

Not a straight up clone, but definitely shares the same DNA.

 

[HamishR]

Hmmm... I wonder how I would need to modify a Zendrive PCB to simulate the drive side of the Dane?

 

[music6000]

Hmmm... I wonder how I would need to modify a Zendrive PCB to simulate the drive side of the Dane?

Turn all 4 knobs to a slightly different spot?!
The Dane only has 3 for the Drive side!

 

[Flying]

I’m interested to see what Thorpy has done with this. My guess is it’ll have a nod towards the LightSpeed and Timmy. But Thorpy also collaborates with Dan Coggins, but whether or not he was involved in the Dane, who knows.

The drive side could be a stripped down Peacekeeper.

Pedal PCB said he's traced it a while ago!

 

[music6000]

The Arche Boost describes the Lows & Boost knobs found on The Dane's Boost side!?

 

[Robert]

That's correct. And the Heavy Water is two of them, one with zener clipping diodes and the other with germanium.

 

[music6000]

That's correct. And the Heavy Water is two of them, one with zener clipping diodes and the other with germanium.

Should be called Heavily Milked!

 

[MichaelW]

Should be called Heavily Milked!

I built the dual Arche....it's kinda cool.

 

[Flying]

Hi Robert, I've only just twigged you are PedalPCB!

Is the clipping MOSFET based like the ZenDrive? and asymmetrical?

 

[Robert]

I don't have the schematic in front of me right now, but no, I don't believe it was MOSFET clipping.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Hi Robert, I've only just twigged you are PedalPCB!

Is the clipping MOSFET based like the ZenDrive? and asymmetrical?

1n4148 according to this schematic at Jedspeds

 

[Flying]

Great, I didn't know there was a schematic to look at

 

[Robert]

That definitely isn't right.

 

[Flying]

This looks wrong to me... But that's not to say it is wrong.

 

[Flying]

You beat me to it by seconds!

 

[Robert]

No question, it is wrong.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

That definitely isn't right.

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Interesting. Well thanks @Robert you've saved some time and frustration then. I was thinking about ordering one of those. Would have been annoying if there was a problem with the schematic and the board

 

[Robert]

It's possible the schematic has been corrected since then, or that it was even an intentional "booby-trap" for anyone who attempted to use the schematic for their own board.

This is why I don't release schematics until they are verified, there are enough incorrect schematics floating around the net.

 

[HamishR]

I see on that schematic that the dropping resistor at the input is 10M. Sometimes I feel that 10M just isn't enough.