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Found some inductors. Any good for a wah pedal?

Started by LJN, March 13, 2016, 03:47:24 AM

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LJN

Hey, guys. The other day, I pulled some circuit boards from an old non working Kimball organ. There are four inductors and I'm curious as to whether they're useable in a wah pedal. They kinda resemble what I've seen in pictures of some vintage pedals. Thanks.
If it sounds good, USE IT!

Epiphone Les Paul, Kasino U100- P, Sears 125-XL

LJN

They have numbers on them, too. Two of them say ".35H" , one of them says ".80H" and the fourth one says "1.8H". I haven't pulled them from the boards yet, so I've no idea about their resistance.
If it sounds good, USE IT!

Epiphone Les Paul, Kasino U100- P, Sears 125-XL

Enzo

Resistance isn't the issue.  They are marked with their inductance, so look at circuits you might want to use them in and compare.

LJN

Well, I was thinking about trying one in my Vox V847 wah pedal. I've been wanting to finish upgrading it to more of a classic sound. It's still running the stock MPSA18 transistors and the original pot. The only upgrade I don't want to do is true bypass. Thanks.
If it sounds good, USE IT!

Epiphone Les Paul, Kasino U100- P, Sears 125-XL

LJN

I finally tried all four of those inductors in my wah pedal and the 1.8H was the one that sounded best. It has a very strong, vocal like quality and sounds almost like Hendrix!
If it sounds good, USE IT!

Epiphone Les Paul, Kasino U100- P, Sears 125-XL

LJN

Here's the circuit board with the "new" inductor. I had to tweak the value of that cap between the inductor and Q2's emitter, but on the third attempt I found the sweet spot with a .0082uf cap. The tone and sweep of the pedal with these mods is just awesome. <3)
I've never enjoyed using any wah this much!  :dbtu:
If it sounds good, USE IT!

Epiphone Les Paul, Kasino U100- P, Sears 125-XL

J M Fahey


LJN

Thanks, Juan. And a big thanks to the others who offered advice to point me in the right direction!  :tu:
If it sounds good, USE IT!

Epiphone Les Paul, Kasino U100- P, Sears 125-XL