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Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« on: October 14, 2012, 11:52:22 pm »
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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2012, 01:58:33 am »
Sounds like a case for a Kickstarter crowd funded project?
Or in your case, Pozzible for Oz.

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2012, 06:32:11 am »
I'd be interested about notch filter, provided a little bit better documentation. Either ready-made or PCB only. I have AP and dScope audio analyzers, so I can asses how good that is.  ;)
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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2012, 10:27:59 am »
I would be interested but I'd like to have some idea of cost before committing...
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2012, 11:16:04 am »
OK, thanks to Google I now know what "Kickstarter" and "Pozible" are. Intetresting concept. On Pozible one guy seems to have >$19k for sticking RGB LEDs into a hoola hoop!  :o How many of these projects actually come to fruition in the end? Some seeem pretty ambitious, some completely stupid. Cast your net wide enough and it seems you can sell almost anything.

Err, you haven't been following Kickstarter then! (there is another recent thread on it).
Every kid in his garage is getting 6 or 7 digits for any idea they throw out there. 5 digits is practically guaranteed on Kickstarter for any flashing led board.
How about $313K for a micro on a board?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/digistump/digispark-the-tiny-arduino-enabled-usb-dev-board
An example of a simple bare board that met it's very modest funding target:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/671510748/superlf398-low-parts-count-sample-and-hold?ref=card

Pozzible is much less simply because it does not have the market presence and hype of Kickstarter.

How many actually deliver? Well, almost all of them are later than promised because so many underestimate how much time/effort it takes to manufacture stuff. And some completely fall through and deliver nothing after a year or two.
There is so much failure that Kickstarter have recently changed the rules to try and stop "pie-in-the-sky" ideas getting listed.

But if you need money up front, and effectively get "pre-sales", it's well worth considering.

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2012, 12:30:25 pm »
Thanks Glen! I'm in for one board. I'm in the USA. I would prefer plated through holes, solder mask two sides, and silk screen one side.
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2012, 07:43:12 am »
You may be underestimating your market based on low sampling frequency. Post an article in rec-audio-high-end and one in rec-audio-tech and see how many responses you get.
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2012, 12:58:02 pm »
I posted it in a thread specific for ultra low distortion oscillators on DIYaudio.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/equipment-tools/205304-low-distortion-audio-range-oscillator-73.html
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2012, 08:31:22 pm »
I also posted this thread in the DIYaudio group buy forum:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/group-buys/221670-sv-oscillator-pcb-group-buy.html

Hopefully there will be more people interested in your oscillator.
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2012, 08:37:59 am »
Just put the quotation in the cart, and it will show the shipping. You can still abort.

As for the oscillator demand, I gues it will help to 'sell' it a bit more; where are the images of the PCB, a bill of materials, maybe a finished build cost estimate, technical specs such as power supply & consuimption. When you have all these things together, more people will be interested. Heck, even I might be ;D
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2012, 04:19:15 pm »
Wow, that's a lot for shipping a board! The price for the boards is good though. It's less than what I can get here in the USA. Let's hope there's more interest in this board. How many do you have interested so far?
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2012, 04:29:23 pm »
Wow, that's a lot for shipping a board! The price for the boards is good though. It's less than what I can get here in the USA. Let's hope there's more interest in this board. How many do you have interested so far?
I think that $17 is the total cost with shipping [(298+50)/20=17.4].   ;)
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2012, 04:45:33 pm »
GlennK:

Count me in for one board.

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2012, 02:32:20 pm »
Count me in for one please. :)
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2012, 02:48:30 pm »
Glen, you've got 3 more people from the DIYaudio message board in for 1 board each.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/group-buys/221670-sv-oscillator-pcb-group-buy.html#post3207231
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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2012, 02:49:33 pm »
So, you have 6 total so far.
« Last Edit: October 19, 2012, 03:26:49 pm by dirkwright »
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2012, 09:49:41 pm »
Glen, there are 3 different surface mount version for the HEF4051. Which one did you use?
See the data sheet here:
http://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/HEF4051B.pdf
Thanks.
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2012, 05:52:55 pm »
Hi Glen, which trimpots did you use for this oscillator? Your BOM only says "trimpot", but there are many different kinds. Thanks.
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2012, 03:34:16 pm »
Hi,

These ones:

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=RT4646

There are other brands of the same thing. Just make sure to order the style with the three pins in line. There is one variation with the center pin (wiper) offset.

OK, thanks. I'm almost done with a Mouser project that has almost all the parts. Mouser doesn't carry Analog Devices so they don't have the AD8226.
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #19 on: November 04, 2012, 02:19:03 pm »
Ok, I've created a project on Mouser.com:
https://www.mouser.com/ProjectManager/ProjectDetail.aspx?State=EDIT&ProjectGUID=7cd544dd-57f5-43d2-9873-5945469b09e3
Can you take a look to see if I got everything right? I know I'm missing the AD8226 (because Mouser doesn't carry Analog Devices). Also, there are no switches or other controls listed since I didn't know yet which ones to get. Otherwise, everything for the board should be there.
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2012, 03:39:35 pm »
Will it run just as well on +/-12VDC instead of 15VDC? I'm thinking that I'd like to run it off of batteries and 12VDC is more convenient than 15VDC.
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2012, 08:07:05 pm »
How do you control the output voltage for this oscillator?
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2012, 02:43:20 pm »
Thanks Glen! much appreciated!
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2012, 02:30:29 pm »
OK, I'll let you know when it arrives. Thanks again for all of your hard work and generosity.
 

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Re: Who would like an ultra-low distortion audio oscillator PCB?
« Reply #24 on: November 26, 2012, 08:11:52 pm »
Hi Glen, I got my board today! Thank you!
 


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