In my Octavio fuzz pedal there is a component on the PCB I haven't seen before:
the red thingie I left in color while desaturating the rest of the pic.
Can you guys tell me what it is and what it does?
thanks guys!
PCB gurus - do you know what this is? a transformer?
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PCB gurus - do you know what this is? a transformer?
hey.
In my Octavio fuzz pedal there is a component on the PCB I haven't seen before:
the red thingie I left in color while desaturating the rest of the pic.
Can you guys tell me what it is and what it does?
thanks guys!
In my Octavio fuzz pedal there is a component on the PCB I haven't seen before:
the red thingie I left in color while desaturating the rest of the pic.
Can you guys tell me what it is and what it does?
thanks guys!
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Re: PCB gurus - do you know what this is? a transformer?
Yep, thats a transformer. I think it's got something to do with the drive of the circuit
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Re: PCB gurus - do you know what this is? a transformer?
I don't totally understand it, but a transformer can be used in octave circuits as part of a full-wave rectifier (that is, the part of the circuit that is responsible for the octave).
Here's some reading on the subject:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/i ... ic=92530.0
Here's some reading on the subject:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/i ... ic=92530.0
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Re: PCB gurus - do you know what this is? a transformer?
culturejam wrote:a transformer can be used in octave circuits as part of a full-wave rectifier (that is, the part of the circuit that is responsible for the octave).
indeed!
