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Thanks for your help. Your case looks very similar indeed. I will certainly try switching the clock to a mn3101 or a v3201. I already tried switching the bl3102 with another one, it didnt help. I hope i only have to switch the clock, resoldering makes a bit of a mess of the board. It still is a bit strange that the bbd's and the clock function well in the aquaboy rev. 2 .
I will let you know if this is the culprit!

Greetings, yamyfz

Hello everyone,

Two days ago i finished my Aquaboy DX,  using v3205's. I had it working perfectly after calibrating, with just a little bit distortion on the repeats. The next day i wanted to see if i could get rid of the distortion. So i plugged it in, without having anything changed at all, and i got only clean signal on output!!
I have probed the signal, as mentioned in the project doc: There is signal on pin 7 of the sa571, ic3(v3205) receives this signal but no longer gives output on pins 3 and 4. I only hear clock-whine on these pins. Calibrating with the trimpots gives no result at all.
The mix pot doesnt receive any signal at all, and the vactrol-led is shining very faint now.
I have been checking over and over, but cant find the problem. All IC's are working, i tested them in my aquaboy rev.2. I only couldnt test the tl062.
D3 is omitted, d1 and d2(8.2v zener) are in place,  as it should be.
I really need some help on this one.

I have measured all IC's and transistors:


IC1(LF353):
1) 4.45V
2  4.45
3  4.43
4  0
5  4.43
6  4.43
7  4.45
8  8.9

IC2(sa571):
1) 1.06       9) 1.79
2  1.78      10) 4.79
3  1.78      11) 4.79
4  0           12) 1.78
5  1.79      13) 8.9
6  1.79      14) 1.78
7  2.95      15) 1.78
8  1.79      16) 0.25

IC 3(v3205):                            IC4(v3205):
1)  0                                         1)  0
2)  4.1                                      2) 4.1
3)  3.83                                    3) 3.77 
4)  3.87                                    4) 3.81
5)  8.24                                    5) 8.2
6)  4.1                                      6) 4.11
7) trim CW: 5.7 / CCW: 0           7) CW:4.49 / CCW: 0.04
7.7                                        7.7

IC5(BL3102):
1)  8.24
2)  4.11
3)  0
4)  4.12
5)  4.33
6)  3.9
7)  3.6
  7.7

IC6(TL062)
1)  0.7-8.2
2)  4.0- 5.0
3)  3.6- 4.9
4)  0
5)  3.86- 5.05
6)  3.8- 5
7)  3.8- 5
  8.9


Q1: e 3.6
      b 2.9
      c 8.9

Q2: e 2.3
      b 2.8
      c  8.9

Q3: e  3.2
      b  3.67
      c  8.9

Q4: e  2.6
      b  3.14
      c  8.9

Can some point me in the right direction? I absolutely love this pedal when it works!

Greetings, 

Yamyfz