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Projects => Tech Help - Projects Page => Topic started by: brejna on June 01, 2014, 07:13:47 PM

Title: How to check that vactrol works?
Post by: brejna on June 01, 2014, 07:13:47 PM
I am building uvics3 with wah standard pot and lfo was working and now it is not. How can I check that vactrol is good or bad?
Title: Re: How to check that vactrol works?
Post by: rullywowr on June 02, 2014, 08:57:08 AM
Measure resistance then measure resistance with voltage applied to the led. Be sure to use a safe voltage level in order to not pop the LED. Something like 9v with a 4k7 or higher would do the trick. If the resistance is different with voltage applied then it works. If not you most likely toasted it.
Title: Re: How to check that vactrol works?
Post by: brejna on June 02, 2014, 02:53:20 PM
Quote from: rullywowr on June 02, 2014, 08:57:08 AM
Measure resistance then measure resistance with voltage applied to the led. Be sure to use a safe voltage level in order to not pop the LED. Something like 9v with a 4k7 or higher would do the trick. If the resistance is different with voltage applied then it works. If not you most likely toasted it.
Thanks :)