Image gallery issue

Zeta Sound web page is having an issue with the image galleries. We are working no the problem. So far the Tube pedals and Amps pages have been updated and working.

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Marshall origin 50 and power scaling

The wreck, a Marshall Origin 50 on the workbench.

Marshall Origin50

Found that the EL34 power tubes had given up for some reason.

Marshall Origin50 EL34
Original Marshall Labeled EL34

Had the tubes replaced, but the amp did not act as it should. Only produces about 2W in any of the power settings. Low, mid and high.

Setting the power scaling switch in low and mid position gives the bias circuit for the output tubes fixed voltages, in the high pos it’s adjusted with a bias trimmer.

Marshall Origin50 bias trimmer
Bias trimmer and the LTV826 optocoupler

Measuring the voltage over the 1 ohm bias resistor indicated it hardly pass any current. Voltage reading on the screens gave a hint of what’s wrong. At the high setting the screen voltage was about 140V lower than the plate voltage.

Now both the bias voltage and the screen voltage are modulated by a LTV826 Optocoupler, the screen voltage also uses some power transistors. Checking the 1M resistor feeding B+ to pin 6 of of the LTV826 solved the problem, it had an infinity reading.

Marshall Origin50 Screens
The LTV826 and the broken 1M resistor above the power transistor

Replacing the 1M resistor made all the difference. The new tubes are now rebiased and all three settings produce the wattage they’re meant to. The amp is fully functional again.

Chart for the voltage readings when everything is fine, bias is messured via the joint 1 ohm resitor for the cathodes. Hopefully it could help someone.

Marshall Origin50 voltage readings
Marshall Origin 50 Voltage readings

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MXR Micro Amp

Got a MXR micro amp in for service and modification.

MXR-micro amp, repair and mod
MXR micro amp

The fried original TL061 opamp is now replaced with an OPA134 and the old tantalum capacitors was replaced. Rewired the bypass with a new 3PDT switch for true bypass. Mounted a 2,1mm negative center DC jack.

MXR-micro amp, repair and mod
MXR microamp

View of the DC jack.

MXR-micro amp, repair and mod
MXR micro amp

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Custom Rat pedal

Zeta Sounds take on the proco Rat.

Zeta Sound Rat

Circuit board.

Rat circuit board

Pretty straight forward though. A three way switch for clipping options. No electrolytics in signal path. Now it’s time to tune the circuit.

Gut shot.

Zeta Sound Rat guts

And an another image of the pedal.

Zeta Sound Rat

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Colorsound Frankenflanger

Customer trying the repaired Colorsound Flanger pedal.

Colorsound Flanger

The circuit went through a massive repair and modification as seen in this image.

Colorsound flanger repair
Colorsound Flanger guts

It’s been modded with a charge pump, lets it run from a standard 9VDC power supply. It also has trimmer that attenuates the output volume. Missing the bottom lid we got a new one manufactured.

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