matta
Well-known member
Hey Guys,
Some of you may or may not be aware that Scott Hampton contributed a basic, yet functional Class A Opto Comp design at the Tape Op Con this year. It was discussed briefly in this thread: http://www.groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=8364
These boards were only available to the conference goers but being the kind and generous guy he is he has now posted the schemo, parts list (including suppliers) on his site. Best of all this comp only cost $20 in parts to build! A little more if you mod it to have variable Attack and Release.
I asked him for his PCB layout and he has now posted that as well. He has given me permission to share it with you but by his own admission the board layout is a little unclear for making a home etch but maybe someone here would like to retrace it and share it here?
From what I have heard this is not a comp that will 'blow' you away but is great for having a basic, no frills Opto comp for everyday studio use, clean and quite, plus his designs are really cool and creative as a lot of us know.
At $20 I'd be willing to give it a try, and it is simple design, maybe a great projects for DIY newbies?
He has even set up a photo gallery of photos, build info and tips and even some troubleshooting tips.
Anyone willing to retrace the board?
Thanks again to Scott and his willingness to give back to the DIY community.
I'll try start working on making a PDF or Xls BOM and post it when I am done.
Here is the link to all the relevant info: http://www.hamptone.com/tapeop2005.htm
Cheers
Matt
Some of you may or may not be aware that Scott Hampton contributed a basic, yet functional Class A Opto Comp design at the Tape Op Con this year. It was discussed briefly in this thread: http://www.groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=8364
These boards were only available to the conference goers but being the kind and generous guy he is he has now posted the schemo, parts list (including suppliers) on his site. Best of all this comp only cost $20 in parts to build! A little more if you mod it to have variable Attack and Release.
I asked him for his PCB layout and he has now posted that as well. He has given me permission to share it with you but by his own admission the board layout is a little unclear for making a home etch but maybe someone here would like to retrace it and share it here?
From what I have heard this is not a comp that will 'blow' you away but is great for having a basic, no frills Opto comp for everyday studio use, clean and quite, plus his designs are really cool and creative as a lot of us know.
At $20 I'd be willing to give it a try, and it is simple design, maybe a great projects for DIY newbies?
He has even set up a photo gallery of photos, build info and tips and even some troubleshooting tips.
Anyone willing to retrace the board?
Thanks again to Scott and his willingness to give back to the DIY community.
I'll try start working on making a PDF or Xls BOM and post it when I am done.
Here is the link to all the relevant info: http://www.hamptone.com/tapeop2005.htm
Cheers
Matt