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Build help and troubleshooting => TS500 Tape Simulator => Topic started by: JPK on March 25, 2021, 05:49:56 PM

Title: Testing your TS500
Post by: JPK on March 25, 2021, 05:49:56 PM

You can check that your TS500 is functioning correctly by doing these measurements.
The result values are approximate, depending on the quality of your meter, in particular when measuring a 10kHz signal.

Conditions	Switch position	Output voltage (VAC)
input signal = sine 1kHz, 0.4VAC	TAPE SAT on left	9.2V
(on input XLR between pins 2&3)	TAPE SAT on center	7.4V
BIAS on right	TAPE SAT on right	7.1V
TS500 ON
Both pots on 10

Conditions	Switch position	Output voltage (VAC)
Input signal = sine 40 Hz – 0.25VAC	SPEED on 7.5'	9.4V
TAPE SAT on left	SPEED on 15'	8.5V
BIAS on center	SPEED on 30'	7.5V
Both pots on 10

Conditions	Switch position	Output voltage (VAC)
Input signal = sine 60 Hz – 0.25VAC	SPEED on 7.5'	7.5V
TAPE SAT on left	SPEED on 15'	9.3V
BIAS on center	SPEED on 30'	8.7V
Both pots on 10

Conditions	Switch position	Output voltage (VAC)
Input signal = sine 80 Hz – 0.25VAC	SPEED on 7.5'	5.4V
TAPE SAT on left	SPEED on 15'	7.9V
BIAS on center	SPEED on 30'	9.3V
Both pots on 10	BIAS on right	6.1V

Conditions	Switch position	Output voltage (VAC)
Input signal = sine 10kHz – 0.25VAC	SPEED on 7.5'	2.5V
TAPE SAT on left	SPEED on 15'	4.1V
BIAS on left	SPEED on 30'	5.1V
Both pots on 10	SPEED on 7.5' and BIAS on right	5.1V