It's normal to assemble the PCB with the smaller

components first, progressing through to the larger

components." Usethe PCB legend as a positioning aid,
solder the components into the board and trim back the
excess leads in the following order.

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Limiter Compressor r
1. Resistors (except R45) and Small Diodes. Flat to
board with vel}' short leads. Una up diode with legend

~ CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
for correct polarity(see diagram)
2. Links. Use the scrap leads previously cut off the
resistors to form the short wire links.
In any sound broadcasting system the audio level must 3. Integrated Circuits (Ie). CAUTION STATIC
be controlled to prevent over modulation. The current SENSITIVE DEVICES. (Soldering Iron must have
trend is for broadcast stations to transmit a constant level good earth. Avoid touching the Ie pins with your
of audio optimised to' 100%. This gives the listener 'loud' fingers). Gently bend Ie pins with small pliers to allow
audio and prevents constant re-adjustment on the fit to PCB. Make sure all pins go into PCB and Ie, is
receiver volume control. The Veronica Limiter . flat down. Una up with legend for correct polarity. The
Compressor is specifically designed to achieve constant Ie pins are close together, take great care not bridge
100% modulation without any over modulation using an any of the pins with solder.
FM broadcasting transmitter. The result is a professional 4. ··VR1",Ceramic".Disc Capacitors and Ferrite Bead
sound on your station output with all music and speech Chokes. Leads very short and components close to
inputs. PCB.
5. '-01 ~ Line up with"legend for correct polarity.
The Limiter Compressor circuit operates the audio gain 6. Transistors. Una up with legend for correct polarity.
around 3 individual time constants. These control a The Transistors "If/ill not push flat to the board without
smooth AGe combined with a very fast attack on audio " damage. As a' compromise to keep the leads short,
signal peaks. Audio compression and output level are push the components gently, slightly bending the
/'~'nstant for input levels between -6dBu and +24dBu. l:.:ads until the black casing is about 3 mm above the
..Ie limiter circuitry also includes built in pre-emphasis. ooerd.
7. LEOs. tine up with legend for correct polarity. These
sorne audio equipment, usually CD players output high can be fitted flat to PCB or raised on bent leads to
frequency signals above the audio spectrum. Signals face away from the PCB for front panel applications.
such as these entering a transmitter or stereo coder are 8. Electrolytic Capacitors. Une up Electrolytic
very undesirable and cause many problems. The Capacitors with legend for correct polarity (see
Veronica Limiter Compressor is fitted with a 15KHz brick ' diagram). All flat to PCB with no leads showing at al/.
wall low pass filter to block the high frequencies. From 9. C9 al1d C17. Leads as short as possible and close to
30Hz to 15KHz the filter response is flat. At 20KHz there PCB,
is virtually no trace of signal 10.R45 and ZD1. DO NOT mount flat topeB. Bend the
leads of R45 and ZD1 and mount to the PCB using
the dimensions shown in the diagram below.. This is
~ CONSTRUCTION DETAILS important as these components run HOT under
normal operating conditions.
Before attempting any construction. check all the I" ZOmm .1
cornponents against the component list. If any of the
components are missing or damaged: immediately
contact Veronica FM or your supplier before going any
further with this kit. If you are unsure about soldering, rrPCB",» 15KHzLow
see the (Soldering Tips' section. Pass Filter
11.15KHz Low Pass Filter. Line up with legend and
The PCB is printed with a legend showing the mount flat to PCB. AVOID prolonged contact with the
component shapes and reference numbers (R1, R2,R3, soldering"iron-as this may damage the filter internally.
C1, C2, etc). Use the legend together with the The filter pins are close together, take great care not
component list to find the correct component for the PCB. bridge any of the pins with solder. DO NOT ADJUST
~-ke extreme care when placing the components on the
THE FILTER CORES.
. CB. If a component is incorrectly placed, the circuit will
12.Phono Sockets and Fuse Holder Clips. Line up with
not work properly and may even be damaged.
legend and flat to PCB.
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~PRE EMPHASIS ~ TROUBLE SHOOTING
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-file limiter circuitry features built in pre emphasis. If the limiter Do LEOs flicker on switch on, if not
~sused with a Veronica 1W PLL transmitter, Stereo Transmitter • Check power-supplyfor about 13.8V
0.1 Stereo Coder, the pre emphasis needs disabling from these
• Check 1 amp fuse has not blown
uJlits.
• Check soldered joints and polarity on FS1, FB2, fuse
1r~~t<)able the pre-emphasis on the Veronica stereo coderl ho/dere/ips, C3, D1, R45, VR1, R44, C24, ·C22, ZD1,
Hf.\\ Jitter remove C5 and C6 from the transmitterl coder PCB. LE01, LED2, LED3 and IC2

·ff4) disable the pre-emphasis on the Veronica 1W PLL No Audio or Poor Quality Audio
transmitter remove C2 from the PLL transmitter PC8~ • Check audio source and connection lead.
• Check soldered joints and polarity on phono sockets,
R1, FB3, R2, CSt R3, C6, R4, R5, R6, tc«, R9, CB,
~ CIRCUIT TESTING R10 R11, e10, R12, FB4 and R13.
t

• Check 15KHz low pass filter, Switch off the limiter at

Before applying a power supply to the circuit, check and double the power supply. Bypass the filter by carefully
o:fheck that all the components are in the correct position with soldering a short piece of wire across the filter PCB
Um right polarisation. Check all the soldered joints, these
~:~tould be shiny in appearance and all components should be
connections as shown in the diagram below..,Switch
ligid. Look carefully for accidental solder bridges and shorts. the limiter on and if the audio is okay, the filter is
\mten all the checks are complete and okay, continue with the damaged.
i¥Ocedure below. PCB Track Side
4=== (below)
.«djust VR1 to mid position. Connect a regulated power supply
of about 13.8V DC to the PCB position marked 13.8v + and -. Short Connecting
eo NOT EXCEED 16V DC. ~~I!le!l!!I!'lIl~...aWire

~nnect the limiter audio output socket to the transmitter or

stereo coder audio input using a phono to phono lead. Apply an No compression/limiting or audio gain unstable.
audio source from a good quality cassette tape deck with VU • Is the audio input greater than -&lBu (350mV)?
metering and a pre recorded tape to the limiter audio input
Rhono socket. Switch on the limiter and wait a few seconds for • caec« solderedjoints and polarity on C9, R14, R15,
tbe limiter gain to settte. Play the tape. The VU metering on the Tf~1 R19, tct, R17, R18, C14, R22, R46 TR2, R20, J

tape deck should be hitting OdS on the \/U scale. Adjust VR1 R;?1, R23, R24, R25, D2, D3, R27, R26, C19, e18,
an the limiter so that LED2 flashes simultaneously with the OdS R30, C17, R28, R31; R39, D4, D5, R4'1, R40 R42, 1

tRdic.ation on the tape deck metering. VR1 is a sensitive R<:t3, C21, TR3 and C7.
a ment for the limiter gain circuit. Abrupt adjustments to
\l~ may cause a large temporary gain reduction. If the audio
t
Due to the complexity of the circuit, other faults are more
appears to disappear, wait a few seconds for the limiter gain to
re-settle. This procedure calibrates the limiter DC conditions
difficult to locate without test equipment. All of the
and LED2 to OdBu. components in the kit are high quality and brand new, it's
very likely that a fault is down to the construction.. Using
Wsing an FM radio, monitor the audio from the transmitter. the PCB legend and Component List, check that aU 94
Adjust the variable resistor on the transmitter or stereo coder . components are in the correct positions and have the
audio input to give the correct level of FM deviation. correct polarity.
You can now apply any audio source between -6dBu and
+24dBu to the limiter. Carefully check the PCB soldering. Excessive soldering
may have shorted out adjacent tracks on the PCB.
Solder splashing from the iron could have shorted out
~SPECIFICATIONS adjacent tracks. A magnifying glass or multimeter may
help to find any smaHhairJine short cireuitsnot visible to
the naked eye. All soldered joints should be shiny in
1iype: Back feed multipletime constantwith
AGe appearance. Any dull looking soldering may be a 'dry
Input LimitingThreshold: 350 mV rms, -6dBu Sv pU.lt joint' 1 causing thecircutt to malfunction. '··Re-soldeT' dun
Maximum Input 12V rms, +24dBu J7t, ye'\\L looking joints.
lire-emphasis: 50 uS
GIutput Level; 775 mV rms, Od8u Ltv rt>\ x
HiequencyResponse: 30 Hz -15 KHz retativeto pre-emphasis If the circuit still ·has a fault after vdouble checking
Signal to Noise Ratio: -75dBu everything, contact your supplier or Veronica FM via
Distortion: Less than 0.2OA> THO at fimiting Post or Email. Describe in writing or with a diagram the
Mtack Time: Less than 1 mS
~elease Time: AGe controlled
exact problem and we wilt take steps to get you working.
i'~icators: 3 LED's for fimiting-6dB, OdSand +6dS
~:~'iwer Requirement: 11-16 V DC regulated Veronica Kits, 18 Victoria Street, Queensbury
~dio Sockets: AU Phono BRADFORD, B0131AR,UK
A asurements taken with power supply at 13.8 volts DC
Tel/Fax 01274816200 Email veronica@legend.co.uk
Website http://w..N.N.legend.co.ukr-vsronica/
 '~~~~~ COMPONENT LIST

* POLARISED COMPONENTS TAKE GREAT CARE TO INSERT THE

COMPONENT LEADS INTO THE PCB THE CORRECT WAY
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/~R1
;/ 47R ~C43* 220u 220uF 16V
(2.(" 270K I CA 100p 101J
1 R'3 27K C5" 1u 1uF 63V
i R4 3K9 C6 1n8 182
I R5 3K9 C7* 10u 10uF 16V
I R6 10K C8 100p 101J
IIR7
R8
1K
1K
C9
C10·
100n
10u
100K 100
10uF 16V
IRQ
i R11
I

R10
56K
2K2 IC12
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C11 10n
100p
103
101J
I

IR12
3K3
100K I C13
C',4*
1n
220u
102
220uF 16V
i R13 47R C15 1n 102

I! R14
R15
47K
39K
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C16 10
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102
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R18
4K7
4K7
B8R
C18*
'C19*
C20
10u
1u
100p
10uF 16V
1uF 63V
101J
J R19 47R C21* 220u 220uF 16V
I R20 47R C22* 1000u 1000uF 6.3V
t R21
I R22
270R
4K7 .
I C23
C24'"
1n
220u
102
220uF 16V

I
1 R23
R24
4K7
4K7 I VR1
D1*
2K2
1N5402
Variable Resistor
5402
1 R25

I R26
R27
I
270R
33K
1K5
I
t 02--
D3*
D4*
1N4148
1N4148
1N4148
4148
4148
4148
f R28 680K 05* 1N4148 4148
! R29 2tv1 Zl;1* 9V1 1N5346
1 R30 1K L :~.D1 * 5mm Standard Green
1
/ _R31 1K L:':.:D2* 5mm Standard Green
~32 4K7 f LED3* 5mm Standard Green
, R33 1K5 erR1* BC548 548C
1 R34 2k2 TR2* BC548 548C
iR35 39K TR3* 2N3819 3819
IR36 680R fC1* Tl074 TL074
1 R37
fR38
I R39
680R
680R
22K
!I 'C2*
F81
FB2
TL074 TL074
2 tum ferrite bead
2 tum ferrite bead
! R40 10K
1K I FB3
FB4
2 tum ferrite bead
2 tum ferrite bead
R41.
I R42
J R43
100K
3K9
1 x 15KHz Low Pass Filter
2 x PCB Phono Sockets
IR44 2K2 2 x Fuse Clips
f R45 33R I 1 x 1 A Fuse
i[ c:
R46 4K7 2 x Terminal Pins
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1n . 1 x Limier PCB
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I~\J SOLDERING TIPS I • •• •_ 1 HI

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For good soldered joints it is vi'ral that the PCB is the iron. After a few soldered joints! wipe the tip of the
clean and free of grease. If the, PCB has become dirty iron on the damp sponge to remove the dirt build up.
or greasy, clean it down with meths or some other
suitable electrical cleaning solvent before starting Always apply the iron to the joint first, this heats the
construction. joint up, then apply the solder. This will give the joint
a srdny and cone shaped appearance, \Nhich is
Keep everything clean, that's the answer to correct. Never put a blob of solder on the iron and
/-~ -uccessful sofdering. The iron tip always needs be then apply this blob of solder to the joint. This wJi! not
clean and shiny, if the iron looks aU grey, black and work because the blob of solder will not bond to the
burnt, the solder wilt not flow properJy~ A smaJJ piece cold joint.
of sponge dampened with water is, tdeal for cleaning
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