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FX TYPE: VIBRATO m2011madbeanpedalsReleasedate:07.1.11 revised10.26seehighlightednotesThanks,Paul! TheQuadrovibeisauniqueVibrato/Tremolodesignthatofferssmooth,classicvibrato.Itsorigins canbefoundintheTimEscobedoWobbletron.Manychangesandenhancementsweremadetothe originalcircuit.TheseincludetheadditionofaninputJFETbuffer,anoutputgainstage,andaswitch toselecteithervibratoortremolo.Lastly,theoriginalWobbletronLFOwasswappedoutforatrue Univibedevicethatdrivesaminiatureincandescentlamp.ThisisthereasonfortheQuadrovibes smoothnessandgentleupanddownramp.

Controls
SPEED:SetstheoverallrateoftheLFOsection. VOL:Setstheamountofgainappliedtotheoutputstage. INT:Theintensityknobsetshowmuchvibratoortremoloisappliedtotheguitarsignal. SW1:Switchesbetweenvibratoandtremolomodes. T1:Thistrimpotletsyoumatchthetremolooutputwiththevibratosothereisnovolumejumpwhen switchingbetweenmodes. CHOP:Thistrimpotletsyoufinetunetheintensityoftheup/downrampofthelamp. GAIN:ThistrimpotsetsthebrightnessoftheLFOdrivenlamp.

TheQuadroviberequiresachargepumptosupply18vtothelamp!Instructionsareincluded forcreatingyourownchargepumporutilizingthemadbeanpedalsRoadRageboard.

AspecificlamphasbeendesignatedintheBillofMaterials.ItistheJKL5608099SB.Thislampisratedat 18v/26mA.Itwaschosenforthisprojectduetoitssizeandfortheeaseoffitintoa1590B.TheJKLisabout halfthesizeofthemorecommon7371,14vlamp(usedinmanyUnivibeprojects).Youarewelcometouse the7371howevertheaddedheightofthatlampmaypreventyou fromhousingtheQuadrovibeina1590B enclosure. SmallbearhaskindlyagreedtocarrytheJKLlampforthisproject!

Photocell 9203:http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=711 NSL7532(alternate): http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=1003 Lamp JKL5608099SB:http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=1141 100kCDualGangPot http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=1032 Trimpots http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=1101 Bourns3362P(alternate):http://www.mouser.com/PassiveComponents/TrimmerResistors/TrimmerResistorsSingle Turn/_/N76qcw?Keyword=bourns+3362P&FS=True

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BillofMaterials
Resistors R1 1M R2 10k R3 4M7 R4 10k R5 6k8 R6 470k R7 100k R8 2k R9 10k R10 470R R11 33k R12 3k3 R13 2M2 R14 4k7 R15 220k R16 2k2 R17 2k2 R18 220k R19 2k2 R20 4k7 R21 47k R22 47R Caps 1uF 220n 220n 100n 10uF 1uF 1uF 1uF 10uF 10uF Diodes D1,D2 1n914 Transistors Q1 J201 Q2,Q3 BC549C Q4,Q5 MPSA13 Lamp L1 5608099SB LDR1 9203 Switch SW1 DPDT C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 Trimpots T1 20k CHOP 100k GAIN 500R Pots SPEED Dual100kC VOL 100kB INT 100kB ChargePump D1 1N4001 D2,D3 1N5817 C1 100uF C2,C3 10uF IC LT1054

**CHOOSINGACHARGEPUMP**
TheQuadroviberequires18vtooperatethelamp.Whileyoucanusean18vadaptor,achargepumpispreferreddueto theabsenceofanypowersupplyfilteringorpolarityprotectionontheQuadrovibeboard(thiswasdonetopreservespace onthePCB). 18vchargepumpwithanLT1054

TheLT1054isusedduetoitshighercurrentoutput.D2andD3aredesignatedas1N5817forminimalvoltagedrop.Note thatwhenusinganLT1054,pins1and8oftheICarenotconnected.

RoadRage
YoucanalsouseamadbeanpedalsRoadRageboardifyoudonotwanttomakeyourownchargepump.The RoadRagehaspins1&8connectedviaatrace.Thismeansyouwillneedtoeitheruseasocket,andcutout thetabonpin1orsnipoffpin1ontheactualLT1054.Donotleavepins1&8connectedoritmayfailtooperate correctly.ThecomponentnumberingisalittledifferentontheRRthantheschematicabove,sovaluesare showninstead.Leaveoffthecomponentsinthegrayboxestheyarenotneededforthistypeofoperation.

2.05Wx.1.85H

1.13Wx.76W

1590B 4.64x6.69

Notes
TheLEDhookupallowsyoutohaveyourindicatorflashonandoffattheratesetbytheSpeed knob.Whentheeffectisoff,thelampispartiallydisconnectedfromtheLFO.Theadvantageof thissystemisthatnotonlydoyougetarateindicator,butitalsohelpspreservethelifeofthe lampbyreducingtheamountthatitisdrivenwhentheeffectisbypassed.Thedisadvantageis thattherewillbeaslightdelayuntilthelampreachesfullbrightnesswhentheeffectis switchedon.Ifyouwishtoeliminatethisdelay,jumperR14directlytoground,andsetupa normalLEDindicator(besuretouseacurrentlimitingresistor)withyour3PDTswitch. LDR/Lamp:Mountyourphotocellsothattheflatportionpointsdirectlytothelamp.Whenyou firstsetthetrimpots,doitinlowlightandwatchhowthelamprespondstochanges.Onceyou aresatisfiedwithyoursettings,youcanuseheatshrinkaroundthelamp/photocellifyouwish toenclosethemforlightshielding.Youshouldleavethetopportionoftheheatshrinkopen, though,soyoucanmakevisualchangestothesettingsinthefuture.

SocketsforR16andR17arestronglyrecommended.Thevalueoftheseresistorssetsthe maximumrateoftheSpeedknob.Youmayfindtheindicatedvalueof2k2intheBOMtoohigh ortoolow,dependingonyourpreference.NotethattoolowofavalueforR16/17maycause thelamptolockuptemporarily.Ifthishappens,justturnthespeedknobdownandthelamp willrestart.Experimentwithdifferentvaluesthere(1k84k7)untilyoufindwhatsrightfor you. Settingthetrimpotsisverysimple.StartwiththeGAINfullycounterclockwiseandtheCHOP alittlelessthanhalfway.InVibratomode,slowlyturntheGAINupuntilthelampstartstofire. SettheGAINforthemaximumbrightnessyouwant(thisdetermineshowstrongthevibratois). NowsettheCHOPtrimpottocontrolhowquicklythelampshutsonandoff.Youwillmost likelyspendsometimeplayingwithbothofthesetrimpotsuntilyougetexactlythesoundyou want.Afteryouaresatisfiedwithhowthelampisbehaving,switchtoTremolomodeand adjustT1sothattheTremolovolumematchestheVibratovolume.Becarefulwhensettingthe GAINandCHOPclosetomaximumasthismightcausethelamptofailviaexcessive brightness. YoucanusePCBmountedpotsfortheVOLandINTcontrols: http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=692

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