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Sunday, 23 September 2018

246 Buchla Format Build notes - 3

This is part 3 of my build notes for the Buchla format 246 module.
It's a replica of the Buchla 246 sequential voltage source.
 
Above is a photo of a vintage one.


 My earlier posts can be found here:
 
 These are just my personal build notes.
I'm not a pro technician. 
These pics and notes as just to help me trouble shoot should I run into any problems.
 
The 246 can be built without modifications. I have one of these which works well.
This particular build uses the Modular Synthesis mods.

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Don't install
 R279, R280, R281, R282, R283, R284, R285, R286, R287, R302, R303, R304
I've marked these with a white pen


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Clock Waveshape
 
"The waveshape is similar to the 245 but the baseline sits at 4V, not 2V (I believe) due to the number of stages. When all the stage pulse output resistors were changed to 6K8, the module would no longer advance."
To fix this issue adjust the clock waveshape trimmers until it functions reliably.
 
 
 This is the waveshaper section on PCB2.
Change R301 to a 10K trimmer.


PCB2
Change R306 & R315 to a 20K trimmer (wiper at the node connecting R306 & R315).
 


Photo x 2 *

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Diodes

Looks like they are all standard 1N457 
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10 
mouser 512-1N457

10K resistors first

1K resistors, etc etc
 

 
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100K trimmers
mouser 858-25PR100KLF

 
I used a different footprint one on TR2
still 100k



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Time to install the transistors

Don't install Q75, Q76, Q77, Q79.
These are 2N3906
Connect the base to the collector with a link on Q75, Q76, Q77, Q79.
 

 

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The waveshaper section is completed
 

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Q5 is a JFET
.... a junction field effect transistor.
 
 
 


 
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LS312 
package: TO-78
This is a TIGHTLY MATCHED, MONOLITHIC DUAL transistor
 

 


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Replace IC31, IC32, IC33, IC34 with LT1637.
These are Precision Amplifiers
 
 

 
We need to
swap pins 2 and 3 of IC31, IC32, IC33, IC34.
 

That is the input & output pins are reversed. 
Ive modified the back of the PCB
...


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LM311 
IC7, IC9, IC10, IC12, IC13, IC15, IC16, IC18, IC19, IC21, IC22, IC24, IC25, IC27, IC28, IC30

photo*
 

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LM741 
IC2,
photo



Saturday, 8 September 2018

246r Sequential voltage source - buchla format - part 2 build notes

These are my build notes for the Roman 246r 
It's a pretty big build ... as are many Buchlaesque  builds 
so I've decided to split the build notes into a few posts.
Part 1 of the build is here:
 
 below is board 2 

 

The module called officially the 246r sequential voltage source.
It's a Buchla format sequencer.



 These are just my personal build notes.

I'm not a pro technician. 
These pics and notes as just to help me trouble shoot should I run into any problems.

  
Dave Brown has an excellent page on his mods of a 246.
Ive decided to try this.

Stage CV Input

PCB2:
With 16 stages there are no unused gates with floating inputs.
Add a 100 pF capacitor across R65.

I added a ceramic 101 cap

 
 

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Stage CV Output Level


PCB2:
Change R294, R296, R298, and R317 to 330K.
 

Don't install C57, C58, C59, C61.
 
Replace R288, R289, R290, R307 with a link.
*photo
 
 
I did install the rest of the caps




0.1uF F1 - 
F38 38 CERAMIC 5MM LS 
581-SA105E104M
decoupling ?


Next the SMD caps
15uF 
C3, C64, C65, C66, C67 
5 TANTALUM SMD CASE D 
Mouser 74-TR3D156K035C0150



 
and the voltage regulator

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Stage Pulse Output Level

On PCB2:
Change R55, R61, R72, R78, R86, R92, R100, R106, R114, R120, R128, R134,

to 6.8k


Again on PCB 2 change
 R142, R148, R156, R162, R170, R176, R184, R190, R198, R204, R212, R218, 

to 6.8k

Finally,
Change on PCB 2
R226, R232, R240, R246, R254, R260, R268, R275 
to 6K8


(I'm using 6.81K 1% tolerance with all these changes)
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