Re: Tube Sreamer probs

I know that using a different clipping diode would change your sound,
but I don't see how that one would.

Does it sound thinner when using the battery, or is this with the
wallwart plugged in now?  Because batteries do have a much more
pleasant sound than any wallwarts that I've tried.

I use my multi voltage wallwart to power my caller ID now, and it
sounds great doing that!  (and has adequate filtration for that job
too)

Pete

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:51:03 -0500, "Grip" <mbetts@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>All I could find locally was the NTE519 cross ref part which both 1n914 and
>1n4148 referenced to. It does work, but the sound seems to be thinner, or
>perhaps just my imagination, could this be possible? Thanks
><bkahle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:1138802237.654008.197360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Grip wrote:
>> > Awesome thanks! I just located what you described, ornage body\black
>band
>> > (actually it seems to be black on one end with a small black band next
>to
>> > it,then orange on the remaining body) which seems to cross the supply
>> > trace\rail. Also it's completely blackened except for the orange body
>> > itself. I will take it out and take it to a local electronics place
>along
>> > with the pn you provided. Be cool if that is all it was. I'll post later
>and
>> > let you know if I was successful.
>>
>> Here's more babble/commentary:
>> assuming the diode is shorted,
>> removing it will allow you to verify
>> that it -is- the source of the malfunction
>> without using test equipment.
>> (assuming yinz don't got nun....)
>> Maybe another way to say this is:
>> with the diode removed, reassemble
>> the unit & see if it operates normally.
>>
>> But, only use a battery as the power source!
>> (with the diode out of the circuit, there's
>> no protection and it would severely suck
>> if you applied the incorrect power source
>> again.;-)
>>
>> bk
>>
>


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