sooth_machine wrote:
I tried the C250k pot with the 390k resistor on it. It worked okay and did slow the rate down a bit, but not that much and if turned too low or high, cut the signal entirely or cut the effect and just passed a dry signal, respectively.
So I reverted it to the original. Waiting for some parts to come in and I’m going to try the capacitor replacement but with a switch so I can go between original and modded rates. I do really like how it sounds at the fastest rate so I don’t want to sacrifice that.
I tried it too. I first replaced the 100k pot with a 250k pot, and with that value, it just stops, as everyone said it would. I then added the 390k resistor in parallel. With that in the mix, it had a more useful range of speeds, but I could still stop it, and as it approached stall speed, the effect would lessen, to the point where there was none, even at max depth. I didn't have any problems with it at the fast end of the range, and I also didn't have to reset it after stalling it out... it would start up again on its own (eventually) if I turned the speed way up, but it was pretty janky. I started going through other resistor values until I found the biggest one where it wouldn't stall out even at the slowest end of the range. That number for me was...........200k.
So, with that in parallel, I think it's a total of 111k.
It think it's pretty damn close out of box. Mine might be like 5% slower than stock now, if I'm counting the pulses right, but it's barely noticeable.
I still think it would be fun to experiment with changing the capacitors, and I like the idea of putting them on a switch, but I'd have to think through how to actually make that work (and where I'd fit the switch). I barely know anything about this stuff, but it's fun to mess with.