Ok that was a seriously long pause... life interrupts (how rude)
I'm back to tweaking!
(edit, uh let me try that again) I measured across the LDR side and I'm getting nothing that low. I get ~200K when not playing but it only goes down to 60K or so. It still has the quiet static overlaid with a strong signal.
Thanks for your patience.
I replaced the diodes, I suspected one was broken, and it was, at least once I removed it... here are the measurements now:
1 - 5.0v
2 - 4.6v
3 - 2v
4 - 0
5 - 4.6v
6 - 4.6v
7 - 2.9v
8 - 9.3v
Pin 7 changed considerably so at least that part helped.
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(edit, uh let me try that again) I measured across the LDR side and I'm getting nothing that low. I get ~200K when not playing but it only goes down to 60K or so. It still has the quiet static overlaid with a strong signal.
Thanks for your patience.
I replaced the diodes, I suspected one was broken, and it was, at least once I removed it... here are the measurements now:
1 - 5.0v
2 - 4.6v
3 - 2v
4 - 0
5 - 4.6v
6 - 4.6v
7 - 2.9v
8 - 9.3v
Pin 7 changed considerably so at least that part helped.