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Topic: Testing your TS500
March 25, 2021, 05:49:56 PM
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JPK
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Testing your TS500
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
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