Klone
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:10 pm
Over in this thread I mentioned I'd bought a cheap-and-cheerful klone kit.
search.php?keywords=Looked+seriously+at ... taklon+kit.
The kit is now built and it works as expected. I've never tried a real Klon, but I've played a few klones and of course there are heaps of youtube clips of Klons and klones. My klone is "the business".
A few issues:
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search.php?keywords=Looked+seriously+at ... taklon+kit.
The kit is now built and it works as expected. I've never tried a real Klon, but I've played a few klones and of course there are heaps of youtube clips of Klons and klones. My klone is "the business".
A few issues:
- The 1N34A diodes supplied were awful. One had a forward voltage drop of about 0.6V (silicon territory) and the other had a forward voltage drop of 0.4V. So both too high, and mismatched so there would be asymmetrical clipping. Luckily... the old DingoTone BSD used NOS 1N34A diodes so I had a bag of them that I could use. I found two with 0.3V forward voltage drops and used them instead of the crap ones in the kit.
- The pots have knurled shafts but the knobs are set-screw. Not a big deal, but, come on, this is easy to get right. I'll order the right knobs next time I'm placing a component order
- As noted in many places this kit has woeful instructions, particularly for the jack and switch wiring. I had to trace the circuit to ensure the right wires were connected the right place.
- The screw holes for the base-plate weren't properly tapped. I had to re-tap them with a 4mmx0.7 tap.
- The metal enclosure just feels cheap. Much lighter than a 1590BB box that it is copied from.
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