DIY Voltage Doubler - Does 18 Volts Make Any Difference To An Overdrive Pedal? Charge Pump Build

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  • @Comonad
    @Comonad 10 месяцев назад +1

    Waaaay less perceptible than I would have thought, very interesting. Thank you!

    • @arito
      @arito  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed the video! Yes, 18 volts doesn't add a huge amount of headroom.

  • @Lantertronics
    @Lantertronics Год назад +2

    I love how thorough you are!

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад

      Thank you so much Professor! I really appreciate your kind comments and support!

  • @GianmarioScotti
    @GianmarioScotti Год назад +2

    A musician with legit electronics chops - my deepest respect.

    • @Lantertronics
      @Lantertronics Год назад +1

      Totally agreed -- Arito deserves much more attention than he's getting.

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад

      Thank you so much! I don't know if I deserve such a compliment, but I really appreciate the kind words!

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад

      @@Lantertronics Thank you again!! It's really nice to hear encouraging comments, and definitely makes it worth the effort put in to making these videos!

  • @tedd3713
    @tedd3713 Год назад +1

    I feel like with 9v it sounds "colder" and grittier, and with 18v sounds a little bit "warmer" and cleaner, i hear that specially on the highs. Thanks for this video it's very cool to hear these experiments.

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад

      Thanks for watching! And thank you for sharing your impressions with us!

  • @dumpedcabledumpedcable116
    @dumpedcabledumpedcable116 4 месяца назад +1

    Another excellent video. Thanks

    • @arito
      @arito  4 месяца назад

      Thanks again for the kind words!! I really appreciate it!

  • @PATRIK67KALLBACK
    @PATRIK67KALLBACK Год назад +2

    Thank you Arito for this vid. I have had this thought for a long time how to increse the voltage without using a buck booster!

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад

      Hi Patrik! Thanks for watching! You can also make a similar charge pump using the 555 timer chip! But, this is definitely the easiest and used the least components.

  • @CB-ul2np
    @CB-ul2np Год назад +1

    Seemed to me like on clean the 18V was cleaner and chimed more but on overdrive the 18V mudded up and sounded like a blanket had been thrown over the tone. So need two pedals. One to run 9v for distortion/overdrive and one 18V for cleans.

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад

      Thanks for watching! And thank you for sharing your impressions! Yes, 18v was definitely more clean and open without the diodes, two pedals is always better than one! 🤣

  • @okybbymusic
    @okybbymusic 6 месяцев назад +1

    Any advice on getting a fuzz pedal louder?

    • @arito
      @arito  6 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching! The simplest way would be to put a clean boost pedal after it. But, some fuzz will change its tone slightly if there is a buffer after it.

  • @moroboshidan7960
    @moroboshidan7960 Год назад +1

    It gets cleaner?

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад +1

      Thanks for watching! Yes, the higher voltage increases the "headroom" of the op amp, so it doesn't clip/distort as easily. This makes it sound cleaner and louder with 18 volts.

  • @petegaslondon
    @petegaslondon Год назад +1

    Yo Arito!!! Hey you DO know CE Distribution do mini PCB for these? I just got 2 to play with, when you put this up :) psychic !
    The KLON uses high voltage on the later stages, right? I've penciled the thing into a few points in my own pedals - the LT1044 / ICL7660S is the superior part (bit lower Z power, and can run at a higher freq (as 20khz could leak or intermod into the audio), just join pin 1 to +ve .. and the 1054 sources a way more current .. OK now let's see what youre doing :)

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад

      Hey Pete! Cool coincidence! I'd never heard of CE Distribution, did a quick search and looks like they have a bunch of cool stuff, let me know how your project goes! Yes, the Klon uses the 18v with the -9v in the summing op amp and tone knob, a clever way to keep those later op amp stages from clipping.

    • @petegaslondon
      @petegaslondon Год назад +1

      @@arito They say 'Trade only' but just give yourself a business name and fill in the form ;) the same company as AntiqueAudioSupplies / TubesAndMore but with a bit of a discount :)

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад

      @@petegaslondon Thanks for the info! Shipping costs might be an issue ordering from overseas, but I'll definitely look into it!

  • @marcomarchi2745
    @marcomarchi2745 Год назад +1

    Almost no differences

    • @arito
      @arito  Год назад

      Thanks for watching! And thank you for sharing your impressions!