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B K Butler Tube Driver Rev 2 (with Bias)
Based on the BK Butler Tube Driver· 6 other boards clone it
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- Overdrive
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From the vendor
The newer B K Butler Tube Driver with the Bias control, a 10K pot on the 12AX7 cathodes that sets the tube's current and so its gain, texture and dynamics. TL072 buffer and gain stage, cascaded triodes, Hi/Lo tone stack. The author takes its values and the Bias mod for his Overlord rebuild.
Per B K Butler, most players find the Bias sweet spot around 2:30 to 3 o'clock.
Schematic
The schematic is in the post. Open it at Revolution Deux. No KiCad fragment has been drawn for this circuit yet.
Parts list 55 rows
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| Ref | Value | Normalized | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistors 23 | ||||
| R1 | 100 | 100 | input ground to chassis; read from the schematic by eye | |
| R2 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R3 | 1M | 1M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R4 | 680 | 680 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R5 | 1M | 1M | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R6 | 680 | 680 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R7 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R8 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R9 | 47K | 47k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R10 | 47K | 47k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R11 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R12 | 22K | 22k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R13 | 47K | 47k | cathode; read from the schematic by eye | |
| R14 | 22K | 22k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R15 | 220K | 220k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R16 | 22K | 22k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R17 | 1.5K | 1.5k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R18 | 10 | 10 | heater; read from the schematic by eye | |
| R19 | 470 | 470 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R20 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R21 | 680 | 680 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R22 | 10K | 10k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| R23 | 1.5K | 1.5k | read from the schematic by eye | |
| Capacitors 19 | ||||
| C1 | 100n | 100n | input ground to chassis; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C2 | 33n | 33n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C3 | 47p | 47p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C4 | 22u | 22u | electrolytic; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C5 | 22u | 22u | electrolytic; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C6 | 120p | 120p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C7 | 10n | 10n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C8 | 47n | 47n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C9 | 22u | 22u | electrolytic, cathode; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C10 | 330p | 330p | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C11 | 100n | 100n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C12 | 47n | 47n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C13 | 47n | 47n | read from the schematic by eye | |
| C14 | 470u | 470u | electrolytic, 25V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C15 | 470u | 470u | electrolytic, 16V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C16 | 22u | 22u | electrolytic, 16V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C17 | 470u | 470u | electrolytic, 25V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C18 | 470u | 470u | electrolytic, 16V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| C19 | 22u | 22u | electrolytic, 16V; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Diodes 4 | ||||
| D1 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D2 | 1N4148 | 1N4148 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D3 | 1N4007 | 1N4007 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| D4 | 1N4007 | 1N4007 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| ICs 1 | ||||
| IC1 | TL072 | TL072 | read from the schematic by eye | |
| Potentiometers 5 | ||||
| Tube Driver | A500K | A500k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| Bias | B10K | B10k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| Hi | A500K | A500k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| Lo | A100K | A100k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| Out Level | A100K | A100k | Potentiometer | read from the schematic by eye |
| LEDs 2 | ||||
| LED1 | red | RED | effect; read from the schematic by eye | |
| LED2 | green | GREEN | power; read from the schematic by eye | |
| Other 1 | ||||
| V1 | 12AX7 | 12AX7 | tube; read from the schematic by eye | |
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