This particular drawing is of a variable power supply unit. Real tube by tube works other than one being in super cool enclosure, and the other in a buttugly enclosure, the 4 knob 911 tube drivers and 5 knob real tube versions are basically the same patented b. A large online repository or library of guitar pedal schematics, layouts, pcb transfers, and tagboard layouts. Nov 02, 2016 nov 2, 2016 bk butlerchandler tube driver current draw. Our schematic framed art prints ship within 48 hours, arrive readytohang, and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by. It uses a 12ax7 which is pushed by a dual opamp followed by a fenderstyle tone stack. Antique radio forums view topic schematic drawing software.
I have a bk butler blue tube, and i also replaced the 12ax7 with a 12au7. Featuring a diehard metal chassis, intuitive control interface, and highlow eq control, the tube works tube driver overdrive captures magic in a box. Butler designed tube driver circuit with some component differences. One schematic is included with the owners manual and a laminated duplicate of this schematic can be found on a pulldown, retractable holder conveniently located at the vehicles side door. Butlerib ii ridge vent butler building parts online. Bk butler real tube blue tube tube driver tube works. Electronic tube symbols, august 1944, radiocraft rf cafe. An exploded view drawing is a diagram, picture, schematic or technical drawing of an object, that shows the relationship or order of assembly of various parts it shows the components of an object slightly separated by distance, or suspended in surrounding space in the case of a threedimensional exploded diagram.
Cabinets will be listed in other auctions tubeworks tube driver td752 es up for grabs is a tubeworks tube driver td752 es head designed by b. Discussion in the effect effect started by jeepjones85, sep 10, 2011. Welcome to the schemeit free online schematic and diagramming tool digikey electronics schemeit project. Another type of drawing is the pictorial view, which as its name implies is more or less a drawing of what the finished product should look like. As was mentioned above, the heaters are what will be drawing the most current. I have a 4 knob bk tube driver with bias control that i bought is new condition. Baja b k butler tube driver by rocket roll 11 nov 2017, 12.
A bk butler tube driver fabbed board would be great handmade ones suck, really hard to get them right. Careful use of tube symbols will also simplify the drawing of the necessary correlated tube socket, tube base, and wiring diagrams. This unit has 2channels, one clean the other with additional gaindirt. Im no techie myself but after reading the material it does appear the butler is onto something somewhat novel, at least the driver tubes glowing blue does seem unique. Resistor r 2 off to the left is the same sort of variable potentiometer as seen.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Boat wiring train drawing diy amplifier power supply circuit old computers circuit diagram electronics projects model trains ford mustang. If, for example, a 6x5 rectifier is drawn as a diode and marked 6x5, the reader of a schematic can usually identify the tube as possessing two plates. An object is represented as if there had been a small controlled explosion. When drawing your schematic make sure that the placement of your symbols and the connection of your nets always follow this logical flow. Sep 02, 2014 the tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. Hi guys, i will upload a schematic and pcb layout from a traced chandler tube driver soon. Able to organically create the tone of a tube amp at the point of breakup, the tube driver has been loved by guitarists since its inception decades ago for that allnatural tone and feel. The circuit only draws about 30ma and the tube is actually only running at 12v, a fraction of what these tubes run in a typical amplifier. At some point butler started using a toroid transformer that runs from 120240vac which works with either mains power. Bglb9000 loboy floor machine with optional sanding kit.
Butler has been making since 2005 could be ordered with either voltage, so be sure you are buying a tube driver with the correct voltage for your country. Allows me to go from dirty rhythm to soaring lead with a few knob twists. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of. The baja tube driver is basically a replica reverse engineered bk butler tube driver pedal. I have a bunch of preamp tubes ive been wanting to swap around in it, but it just sounds so good asis that ive never gotten around to messing with it. Each ventilator is 10 feet long and can be installed in a standalone or continuous fashion.
Shown above left to right the 1985 bk butler tube driver, the revised 198687 bk butler tube driver, the unauthorized 1988 knockoff made by chandler after butler parted ways with them, the 1990s tube works 911 tube driver, and a b. Seems to me youll spend more time redrawing the schematic than youll ever save puzzling over the old one. Each museumquality schematic framed print may be customized with hundreds of different frame and mat options. One problem is the output impedance is a bit high, so i have to make sure its plugged into something with a high input z, and then the other issue is to get the level up to unity i had to turn the drive up, and then it would distort. Check out these unsolicited customer videos on youtube.
Buy schematic framed prints from our community of independent artists and iconic brands. Bk butlers original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe. Find great deals on ebay for bk butler tube driver and bk butler tube driver bias. Bk butler tubeworks bluetube 2chan rt924 discussion in for sale. Top 10 tips for professional schematic design eagle blog. It also has an optically controlled circuit with a vactrol. Resistor r 2 off to the left is the same sort of variable potentiometer as seen in the dimmer schematic above. Boss electronic circuit schematic power amplifier ocl.
I wrote to butler s company and a technician there verified it as a genuine butler pedal, as opposed to the chandler fakes. Create schematic drawings on your computer, online or mobile devicewindows, mac, android, ios, or any other platform with an internet connection. Bk butler s original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe satriani, kenny wayne shepherd. I have the bk butler version is a little easier to maneuver with a 12au7. The circuit layout and pathways were very similar to the 1980s circuits, but there. Butler ridge vents are available with optional operator packages that allow the ridge vents to be easily opened or. The tube driver is not an extremely versatile pedal but what it does it does very well. The cornish mode sounds more like something in between a bk butler tube driver and cornish g2 tone, but perhaps a bit too thin and nasally. Need help, bk butler tube driver discussion in the effect effect started by willeycaster000, jan 31, 2016. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster guitar. Aug 15, 2014 careful use of tube symbols will also simplify the drawing of the necessary correlated tube socket, tube base, and wiring diagrams. Bk butlers original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe satriani, kenny wayne. Essentially their real tube preamp and mosvalve power amp built into one, but they work great, and sound great. I dont play guitar much but my friend has tried it out.
I kept the power section from john ks version of the blue tube. Is there anythig similar to a bk butler tube driver and. The layout included is for an offboard tube socket not mounted on the pcb. Heres the tube driver made famous by david gilmour.
Secrets revealedwhats inside this bk butler tube driver real. You can configure for each channel individually or stack. Need help, bk butler tube driver fender stratocaster. There are many bk butler tube driver schematics floating around. The real tube includes a mid range knob, allowing for a wider range of tones to be dialed in. Handle schematic drawing bissell biggreen commercial. A schematic usually omits all details that are not relevant to the key information the schematic is intended to convey, and may include oversimplified elements in order to make this essential meaning easier to grasp. The b k butler tube driver has been used by several of rock.
Ive been running the 904 as my preamp for 4 years now and i love it. Whether youre in the office or on the go, youll enjoy the full set of features, symbols, and highquality output you get only with smartdraw. This pedal has a couple of solid stage amplifiers cascading into a tube configured as a cathode follower and running its plates at around 9v. Bk butlers original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe satriani, kenny wayne shepherd. Information and translations of schematic drawing in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. This butler ridge vent package is used on the butlerib ii roof. Bk butler s original hand made tube driver guitar pedal used by eric johnson, david gilmour, billy gibbons, joe satriani, kenny wayne shepherd, robbie krieger, and many other pros. Schematic diagram maker free download or online app. Butler ridge vents are available with optional operator packages that allow the ridge vents to be easily opened or closed manually from ground level inside the building. Amps, preamps, and cabinets started by elephanttalk, may 10, 2011. This will make it a whole lot easier to reference your schematic in the future, and will also make it simple for another engineer to read. I purchased it back in 1994 at guitar center in san bernardino, ca. A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.
Note, the schematic below is not the current mark ii swollen pickle production version made by dunlop. Butler started making the 4 knob tube drivers again as a production model under the tube works brand around 199394. Tubeworks tube works tube driver td752 es wfootswitch. When i first tried it i thought i remember the pedal.
Nov 2, 2016 bk butlerchandler tube driver current draw. This is not a reissue of the original 1980s bkbchandler tube driver versions. A hand made reissue of butlers original 911 tube driver tube works design from the 1990s. Definition of schematic drawing in the definitions. Schemeit free online schematic and diagramming tool. Bk butler tube works tube driver early 3 knob model original yugoslavian 12ax7 tube included never thought this day would come but i just dont use this pedal at all anymore. Reliable, good tones if not a little compressed in the distortion channel by itself but if your a strat or tele guy, youre good to go. Bk butler tube driver perf and pcb effects layouts. Dc circuit eric johnson guitar pedals electronics projects butler tube layout david gilmour physics.
This is the original model, designed by bk butler, built by chandler industries with the power supply built. View online or download butler tube driver blue 2250 owners information. Oct 25, 2017 today we look at whats inside this tube driver. Tubeworks was sold and is currently owned by genz benz.
Note that in the schematic i posted the heater supply does pass through a 10 ohm power not given resistor. Secrets revealedwhats inside this bk butler tube driver. David gilmour of pink floyd was seen using two 1980s tube drivers in the studio and on tour in. Schemeit is a free online schematic drawing tool that will allow you to produce professional looking schematic diagrams, add corresponding part numbers, and share your schematic with others. The tube driver was repackaged as the tube works real tube for a while and later picked up briefly by genzbenz. Compare the manuals for old tube equipment to the things your see. The bk butler tube drive circuit is based on a opamp gainstage driven into two triodestages of 12ax7 tube, using low plate voltage about 16volts there are lot of similar products, such as chandler tube driver, dean markley overlord classic tube overdrive and many others. Driver back when tube works made it it was a good sounding pedal you figure andy timmons still uses one but i dont think they are in production anymore the 4 knob does sound better though. There are many schematics out there as well as a wealth of pcb projects. In my experience, any of the bk butler tube designs, even the pedals, all sound phat. The butler system schematic is a pictorial representation of the butler system and its various components.
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