okay, that's what i was hoping to hear. thanks for taking the time to answer my question
dieter.

given that adding a capacitor is easier than removing one - never did get the hang of
those solder suckers - do two equal capacitors in parallel produce half the capacitance,
like resistances

and another question to the group generally (in case someone's still reading): can anyone
recommend a good supplier of reliable electronic parts in germany there's a conrad
round the corner, but i've been dissatisfied with so much that i've bought there. this
should be a new post n'est-ce pas

thanks for the help,

stu

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "ddoepfer" <hardware@...> wrote:
>
> > hi people, and in this case, especiallly dieter,
> >
> > i received a few days ago an a-146 LFO 2, and i'm a little
> frustrated at the point at which i
> > need to switch from one range to the next. bang in the middle of the
> range of what i
> > would use to produce "normal" expressive effects, i need to flip the
> switch and twiddle the
> > knob :)
> > the first half of the medium range is not something i would use as
> an expressive device,
> > ditto for the upper half of the hi range (i'm naturally not
> suggesting that there are no uses
> > for these speeds).
> >
> > so my question is: is there a way to either a) change the crossover
> points or b) get all three
> > ranges to start at zero and cover the range up to their respective
> maxima
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > stu
>
> Sorry for my late reply but I was not in the office last week and had
> problems with the Yahoo messages (probably because of the installed
> autoresponder) and did not receive some messages.
>
> There are three capacitors on the A-146 pc board. C1 (680pF high
> range), C2 (100nF mid range) and C3+C4 (both 2.2u, low range). If the
> value of a capacitor is increased the corresponding frequency range
> becomes lower and vice versa. If you e.g. double C1 to 1nF the high
> frequency range goes down about 1 octave (i.e. the period time
> doubles). The capacitors are just behind the frequency control and
> marked clearly C1, C2, C3 and C4.
>
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
>