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  • #79907
    peterocker
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    so i’ve done some small clone mods that were listed in these forums. ive done basicaly everything except the tremolo one for now.. i’ve changed the depth switch with a 100k pot. ive done the vibrato mod, the Fast LFO mod and iv changed the clock cap from 150pf to 330pf.

    when i plugged in through my amp.. the bypased signal has less volume and gain than normal.. its like the pedal is sucking my volume an gain up. and when engaging the effect the volume comes up to normal. any ideas? does it have to do with the Bias trimpot? or?

    ah and btw i have a question if i my small clone is true bypass. my switch is one of the black dpdt and not the blue 3dpt.

    thanks in advance

    #107705
    The EH Man
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    It’s not true-bypass.

    #107706
    peterocker
    Member

    is this volume suck due to that the pedal is not true bypass?. cause its only when its off and bypased that the volume and gain is dropped. i know how to wire the small clone to true bypass. will i go for it? a btw will it be possible with a dpdt? or should i need a 3pdt?

    #107707
    The EH Man
    Moderator

    You can do it w/ a DPDT but you’ll have no LED. The LED will need to be connected so it’s always on.

    #107708
    peterocker
    Member

    oh ok then so i just leave the ground and led connector out. ill try if this will work… i hope its not something i made in the cuircuit causing the volume problem

    #107710
    The EH Man
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    The LED needs to be on all the time. It’s part of the circuit. Just take the 2 wires on the switch and connect them together.

    #107717
    peterocker
    Member

    i did not understand the last post

    #107718
    The EH Man
    Moderator

    You need to have the LED on all the time. Voltage travels through it to an FET which turns the chorusing on/off. It needs the voltage to keep the chorus on.

    #107719
    peterocker
    Member

    ah ok thanks for the info

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