Issue 2 with terrible colour

mpryon
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Re: Issue 2 with terrible colour

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The new trimmer pots arrived the other day.
The footprint was perfect but they were a bit wide and bumped into the nearest TC. Oh well.

After much hair pulling getting it re-tuned and a couple of days checking, it seems to work decently enough now.

So it does seem as if the VR pots were knackered and were probably the cause of the problems all along.

I think issue 2s are above my skill set. ;)

But thanks everyone for the tips and listening.
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Re: Issue 2 with terrible colour

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Well, if you’ve got it working, well done :D

Now enjoy it ;)

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Re: Issue 2 with terrible colour

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mpryon wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2023 8:43 pm The new trimmer pots arrived the other day.
The footprint was perfect but they were a bit wide and bumped into the nearest TC. Oh well.
I took a diamond file to the side of one of mine to get it to fit next to the variable cap trimmer…..
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Re: Issue 2 with terrible colour

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I've let this guy sit for about a week or so and I pulled it out this morning to give a look.
It's had a habit or changing its behaviour every time I powered it up.

With the new trim pots installed, it was pretty good this morning.

It wasn't perfect though, every few seconds it would switch between perfect and a slight yellow tint.

I'm hoping that it's "just how an issue 2 work" and that'll go away after it warms up a bit or I've not exactly tuned it just right.

But I'm still pretty happy that this has more or less worked out.
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