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Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 13, 2004, 11:32:48 PM
(http://www.interq.or.jp/japan/se-inoue/gif/ckt16_1.gif)

On the 2 points marked ground, I have a splitter with 2 100ohm resistors, one from ground and one from V+.  My oscope and DMM read 4.6V for that and 9.4 for the supply.  I have grounded the "V-".  What is wrong?  This is my third attempt.  Normally I can get these first try.  

-Colin[/img]
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: Joep on January 14, 2004, 03:54:36 AM
Hi Colin,

Check this site (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Bill_Bowden/page8.htm). Scroll a bit down and there is a triangle and square generator there. Your schem looks fine, maybe it is the values you use. The schem in the link has values about 10 times higher.

The frequency f = 1 / (2 x R x C)

In you schem it is around 600 Hz, is that ok?

Bye,

Joep
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: puretube on January 14, 2004, 04:40:00 AM
with the correct potentials applied at the right points, the schematic itself works with the depicted values!
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 14, 2004, 07:55:26 AM
I would be able to see it on my o-scope no matter what the frequency, wouldn't I?

I've tried that other design, too, but thank you!

-Colin
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 14, 2004, 07:57:11 AM
Changing to 22k didn't do anything...

-Colin
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: puretube on January 14, 2004, 09:10:45 AM
Colin: I get 1.3 kHz out of your circuit with R1=2.2k(6Vp-p TRI, 8Vp-p SQR). (130Hz with 22k).

(just breadboarded it with half a TL084 and a 9V battery)

However: my voltage-divider is 2 times 10k, not: 100ohm.

And: I did not follow the drawing exactly...
(I call pin8: " +Ub ", and pin4: " 0 ", which IS ground/minus-pole of the battery, and pins6/3: " Ub/2 ").

maybe you could redraw your schem exactly the way you hooked it up?
(including the "splitter").

b.t.w.: the scope-probe-ground should be connected to pin4 of the IC....
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: puretube on January 14, 2004, 01:45:18 PM
are you working with battery, or now with a bipolar P.S. ?
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 14, 2004, 07:58:21 PM
Here's what it looks like on the breadboard:

(http://experimentalistsanonymous.com/images/misc/notworkinglfo.gif)

I've tried using a 9v battery and a power supply, neither worked.

I'm getting the following voltages:
V+: 8.5
Vb: 4.2
Gnd/V0: 0v
Pin 1: 1.43
2: 7.78
3: 4.25
4: 0
5: 4.46
6: 4.26
7: 7.78
8: 8.5

Thanks for your help.

I've tried it "stock", with different "splitters", and with different values for the 22k resistor.

-Colin
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: puretube on January 15, 2004, 01:55:49 AM
OK, should work, if you make the "splitter/divider" 2 10k resistors instead of 100......
(i used 8.2k instead of the 9.1k, but that shouldn`t matter too much;
i put in a 250k pot with a series-resistor of 1k for the 2.2k/22k that i had suspected to be too small, and could tune it all the way down)...
Try It!
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: Maneco on January 15, 2004, 06:18:06 AM
Correct values:

r1 : 22k

r2 : 47k

r3 : 33k

c1 : 0.01

divider : 2 x 3k3,with 10 uf in parallel with the r that goes from virtual ground to -v

works with lm833,from 5 volts and up
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 15, 2004, 07:50:14 AM
Maneco-I've tried .01uf for the c1, and the 10uf cap, but I'll try all of your values together.  Thanks to you both.

-Colin
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 15, 2004, 08:02:40 AM
With those values, it still doesnt work :(

Pin 1-1.45
2-8.74
3-4.75
4-0
5-4.94
6-4.75
7-8.76
8-9.53

-Colin
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: puretube on January 15, 2004, 09:12:50 AM
tried voltage-divider with 10kohms?
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 15, 2004, 07:04:34 PM
Quote from: puretubetried voltage-divider with 10kohms?

Yep, still works as Vref.

-Colin
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 15, 2004, 08:42:30 PM
Sigh. (of relief)

It works.  Thank you all for your help, thank you all very very much.  The schematic I drew up works just fine, so if anyone wants to repost it anywhere without permission, feel free.

-Colin
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: Jason Stout on January 15, 2004, 09:39:52 PM
Do you know what the problem was?
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 15, 2004, 10:05:51 PM
Quote from: Jason StoutDo you know what the problem was?

I'm not totally sure... something with the R3 value being too high.

-Colin
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: Robin on January 15, 2004, 10:33:25 PM
Just curious, Colin ........ you say circuit works fine as drawn. Seems 100 ohm dividers would slap on an awful lot of bias current. Did you end up with 100K's (or 10K's)? What is (was) R3?
Title: OK, this is the last time, I promise-still not working
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 15, 2004, 10:40:11 PM
10k's.  The R3 is the 9.1k resistor, I think the tolerances were messing me up.

-Colin