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small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 13:25
by rutledj
I ordered the tonepad pcb's for this and now in the process of ordering the remaining parts. Can anyone recommend a capacitor type that is commonly used here? I see a lot of folks using the square box types but I haven't been able to locate those. They may not even be a good fit for this particular build.

Also, is it worth paying the high price for a NOS MN3007 chip or will the new production cheap ones work just as well?

Thanks
Rut

Re: small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 14:27
by Dirk_Hendrik
There are no new production MN3007's. Only original NOS ones and chinese counterfeits (that don't work)

Re: small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 14:44
by The Rotagilla
The NTE1641 from Mouser works fine at $10.

Re: small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 14:45
by lohstah
wima box caps.
if not available where you live, order online.

if you build for use with bass, incorporate a fx blend control. works wonders for this build.

cheers,
lohstah

Re: small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 14:49
by Dirk_Hendrik
The Rotagilla wrote:The NTE1641 from Mouser works fine at $10.
That's NOS stuff too, relabeled though.

Re: small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 15:51
by rutledj
Well, I purchased 2 supposedly NOS Panansonic MN3007's off of ebay. Hopefully they are genuine :)

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... 0215226343

Re: small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 16:04
by rutledj
wima box caps.
Do you use the polyester film or polypropylene film caps?

Also, does using tantalum caps really make any difference?

Thanks,
Rut

Re: small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 17:52
by Dirk_Hendrik
rutledj wrote:Well, I purchased 2 supposedly NOS Panansonic MN3007's off of ebay. Hopefully they are genuine :)

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... 0215226343

So do I.
My advice for anyone buying chips like these on the bay,
Verify them before leaving feedback.

In a recent case I bought 10 counterfeits. When contacting 3 other buyers (from the same seller) who left a positive thay had all not tried the chips yet...

Re: small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 19:48
by rutledj
Is there an easy way to verify they are NOS parts?

Re: small clone chorus

Posted: 22 Jan 2009, 19:54
by Dirk_Hendrik
rutledj wrote:Is there an easy way to verify they are NOS parts?
....
If I could... I'd let anyone know ASAP. ;)