Hello theremin lovelies,
I am new to the world of theremin construction although this is not my first electronic kit assembly project.
so, I'm a newb in the theremin world but not completely unaware of circuitry and such.
Now that I have prefaced this, I am having a problem with the
Theremax Kit:
Problem:
tuning, I can tune with the clip lead in place, I can hear the pitch and adjust just fine but as soon as I remove the lead, I have no sound. I have L4 and L1 adjusted 1 turn in from full out and as I adjust L3, I get no volume, no sound at all.
I do, however hear a drop spike and drop (similar to the sound that the tuning produces) but higher pitch and quieter than the tuning sound.
There is no audio, but there is a hum. When I touch the volume antennae, the hum stops.
All of these things seem to be correct according to the instructions I'm following
except that I have no actual volue without the clip lead in place.
I have ordered some new parts (as I suspect the choke coil was damaged, and possibly the oscillator coil for L3)
but wondered if it is a User error more than a hardware issue.
If you can possibly help, I would appreciate it!!!!
thanks so much!
-Karin
I am new to the world of theremin construction although this is not my first electronic kit assembly project.
so, I'm a newb in the theremin world but not completely unaware of circuitry and such.
Now that I have prefaced this, I am having a problem with the
Theremax Kit:
Problem:
tuning, I can tune with the clip lead in place, I can hear the pitch and adjust just fine but as soon as I remove the lead, I have no sound. I have L4 and L1 adjusted 1 turn in from full out and as I adjust L3, I get no volume, no sound at all.
I do, however hear a drop spike and drop (similar to the sound that the tuning produces) but higher pitch and quieter than the tuning sound.
There is no audio, but there is a hum. When I touch the volume antennae, the hum stops.
All of these things seem to be correct according to the instructions I'm following
except that I have no actual volue without the clip lead in place.
I have ordered some new parts (as I suspect the choke coil was damaged, and possibly the oscillator coil for L3)
but wondered if it is a User error more than a hardware issue.
If you can possibly help, I would appreciate it!!!!
thanks so much!
-Karin