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12/23/1999 8:17 PM
Farrow	Try This I used to have that problem. There are two main things to do: put a 100K resistor from the output of the effect board to ground, making sure it's after the output coupling cap, and making the pull-up diode a Germanium device. Germanium diodes are much leakier than Si diodes, and there's more leakage current available to turn on the JFET. Realize that what turns the FET on is the diode's leakage current and what turns it off is puling the gate down to within 100K of ground. So right there are your two areas to check if it's not turning on or off. Farrow http://www.skybolt6.com

12/23/1999 8:17 PM

Farrow

Try This

I used to have that problem. There are two main things to do: put a 100K resistor from the output of the effect board to ground, making sure it's after the output coupling cap, and making the pull-up diode a Germanium device. Germanium diodes are much leakier than Si diodes, and there's more leakage current available to turn on the JFET. Realize that what turns the FET on is the diode's leakage current and what turns it off is puling the gate down to within 100K of ground. So right there are your two areas to check if it's not turning on or off.

Farrow
http://www.skybolt6.com

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