Friday, March 4, 2022

EARTHQUAKER DEVICES: Disaster Transport Jr, with mods

This is the standard Disaster Transport Jr, with the tails mod, and another that I just found that adds a kind of chorus effect to the delay, with just an additional resistor.

A Disaster Transport layout seems fitting, as there's been widespread flooding where I live, so kind of appropriate for the weather.

Here's the link to the chorus mod by DeadAstronaut, which includes a sound sample.  


EARTHQUAKER DEVICES DISASTER TRANSPORT JR - VERO LAYOUT WITH MODS

EARTHQUAKER DEVICES DISASTER TRANSPORT JR - VERO LAYOUT WITH MODS


7 comments:

  1. Looks like a trimmer might be needed for the chorus mod that uses the 1M resistor due to some variations in the PT2399 builds. See the discussion in the provided link above.

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    1. True - I tend to breadboard and then drop in a value that works. I'll post another layout with a trimmer, as there's enough room on that corner.

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  2. Hi! I'm going to build this layout, I think the tails/chorus mods are nice additions. What would be the correct way to wire this layout? I'm confused with the board in/out.

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    1. Out goes directly to the output jack, as this is buffered bypass.

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    2. Thanks! I build it but have problems, when is engaged I have sound but no effect and after a while I can hear a pulse sound which interacts with the time pot and increases as I turn up (clockwise) the control which is the inverse of what it should be (I think). I check values, cuts, polarity, bridges, etc. Tried with another 2399 (tl072 too) and same behavior.

      Here a the voltages, pt2933 have odd values.

      TL072
      4.24
      4.26
      4.16
      0
      4.24
      4.25
      4.25
      8.48

      PT2399
      4.53
      0.36
      0
      0
      0
      0.38
      0
      3.7

      3.11
      0.36
      0.38
      0.38
      0.38
      0.38
      0.38
      0.38

      Any idea what it could be or where to find? Thanks in advance

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    3. That’s a bit annoying. Can you send photos to guitarverop2p (at) gmail.com and I’ll take a look. the voltages on the PT2399 look wrong.

      Do you have an audio probe to check the signal flow?

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    4. Photos sent, I have never done an audio test a few years ago I built some pedals successfully but I don't have much experience. I can build an audio probe cable but I would not know how to follow the signal path correctly.

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