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Jose Master Question

Post by Mr Crumb » Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:57 pm

What is connected accross the pot in the schematic???

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Re: Jose Master Question

Post by MarkCameron » Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:58 pm

Mr Crumb wrote:What is connected accross the pot in the schematic???

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Re: Jose Master Question

Post by Mr Crumb » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:02 pm

MarkCameron wrote:
Mr Crumb wrote:What is connected accross the pot in the schematic???


Diodes
What type of diodes? A I would assume thay are connected like this:

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Post by SDM » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:11 pm

They are Zener diodes, so are hooked up in series, but opposite polarity (bands pointing away from each other).

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Post by novosibir » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:34 pm

With the type of zener (zener voltage) you may vary the onset of the clipping. The lower the zener voltage, the earlier the clipping occurs, and vice versa.

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Post by Mr Crumb » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:59 pm

Cool thanks. Was there a certain zener voltage used on the original jose master?
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Re: Jose Master Question

Post by FourT6and2 » Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:33 pm

MarkCameron wrote:
Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:58 pm
Mr Crumb wrote:What is connected accross the pot in the schematic???

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Diodes
Haha!

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