Cool, thanks. I hear a faint whine when I touch them to the pins, but
that's about it.

Has anybody ever tried shorting the pins of a 727 to a 707 Wonder if
it would bit scramble between the two

--- In tr-707@yahoogroups.com , "gregory zifcak" <foleymachine@...> wrote:
>
> although, if you are using polarized caps, they will probably only
> work if they are oriented correctly. you should be able to tell the
> correct orientation by looking up "555 astable vibrator circuit" or
> something.
>
> --- In tr-707@yahoogroups.com , "gregory zifcak" <foleymachine@> wrote:
> >
> > well, i don't think it matters what kind of caps you use for 555s and
> > decay envelopes. i've had them work fine with polarized electrolytics
> > and ceramics.
> >
> > as far as the clocks, mine dip down into the audio range at their
> > lower end. you should be able to hear a faint whine if you touch their
> > outputs to the 707 outputs. if you can hear output, they should work
> > as clocks. accordingly, you can use these clock circuits as audio
> > oscillators if you use a bigger cap. there is a free dos program
> > called 555.exe which calculates the frequency of the oscillator when
> > you type in the values of the cap and resistor.
> >
> > --- In tr-707@yahoogroups.com , "philo_707" <philo_707@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hmm, I'm def. a little confused about this one. I know the 555s I'm
> > > using are right, I followed the schematic posted here except for
> > > changing the resistor and cap values to the ones mentioned that
work,
> > > but no go yet. Would any .1 uf cap work
> > >
> > > For that matter, on the decay mod, will any 1.0-10 uF cap replacing
> > > the stock ones work Do they need to be electrolytic or non, or
does
> > > it really matter
> > >
> > > About the LCD, I bought a dead parts unit that probably has a
good LCD
> > > on it, so even if I am successful in my attempts to revive the fried
> > > one, I may have one nonetheless.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In tr-707@yahoogroups.com , "Bart Provoost" <bart@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > To the guy who needed an LCD, I'm still doing repairs, but it
> looks
> > > > > like I will likely have a extra working LCD anyway, we'll see.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > That's interesting ;)
> > > >
> > > > Bart
> > > >
> > >
> >
>