AD 797 Mic preamplifier DIY kit

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potentially lethal voltages. Only trained, qualified personnel should operate, maintain, or
service it.

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The kit includes:

PCB
OU AD797ANZ (dip8)
Resistors
Film Capacitors
Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors
Tantalum capacitors
Gain potentiometer (C5k)
Connectors

As a bonus - stands for a PCB

Installation of components on the board starts with resistors and jumpers.

Solder a pair of matched resistors 6k8 (R1, R2)

The following jumper is connecting points A and B on the circuit board.

Two resistor 2k (R3, R4). The kit includes a matched pair.

Solder two resistors 33R (R5, R6)

And two resistors 3k (R8, R10)

Resistors 100R (R7, R9)

Move on to installation of sockets for ICs. Pay attention to how the sockets are oriented on
the board.

One side of the sockets has a notch that indicates the direction in which the chip has the
"key". See the picture.

Note - the resistor R26 (10k) is not included in the kit and is designed for the version with the
rotary switch gain control. Since we have an option with potentiometer - this resistor we do
not solder.

We now move on to a couple of 220p film capacitors in the feedback op-amp circuit - C5 and
C6. Please note: The kit includes another two 220p capacitors (multilayer ceramic), do not
confuse their place of soldering.

Optionally, you can use the connector for phantom power switch connection (toggle switch is
not included in the kit).

Solder two 22p capacitors (C3, C4).

Next, install 4pcs 100n (0.1u) capacitors: C9, C10, C15, C16.

Next solder tantalum capacitor. Please note the capacitors are oriented on the board. Positive
pole is indicated on the body and has corresponding sign. It is important not to reverse the
polarity, be careful.
Forming capacitor leads.

Now solder 220p ceramic capacitors (C3, C4)

And the capacitor in the phantom power circuit 100n (0.1u) - C28 (not indicated in the circuit).

Prepare connectors. Combine connector - groove and comb let us get a single 5-pin block.

Similarly, we obtain a block of 4 pins.

Mount on the board.

The remaining three-pin connector is for power supply use.

Mount two polypropylene 2u2 capacitors (C1, C2). The board allows to use capacitors with
lead spacing of 7.5 mm to 15 mm.

Insert the ICs. Pay attention to how the ICs oriented on the board, the location of a "key".
Optionally, before installing the ICs you can test the correct installation of the elements on the
PCB, bring to the board power supply (+15 V,-15V), and measure the voltage at the terminals
7 and 4 of the sockets. After that, insert the chip.

Installation of the main board is finished. It remains to instal the gain pot.

The gain control can be organized in two ways - using the potentiometer (the most simple and
cost-effective) and rotary switch (more difficult for beginners, and therefore not used in the
kit).
For installation we use a C5k potentiometer and a 10R resistor.

Soldered jumper between the center tap and the left tap of the potentiometer.

Bind a resistor at the right tap of the potentiometer.

Solder.

Solder the wire in similar manner.

Solder the second wire to the left tap of the potentiometer.

Isolate resistor with heat-shrinkable tubing.

After we finished the installation, it is necessary to connect the power (to power the circuit
requires power supply wich provides DC voltage +15v 15v), connect gain pot and input and
output XLR. After assembly, adjustment scheme is not required.
Note that the scheme is fully balanced. Verify the source and the signal receiver are
connected with a symmetrical line.
Typical wiring diagrams are shown in the diagrams below.

AD797
Mic preamplifier

(Potentiometer gain)

10R

0.1u

C6
OFF

33R

OFF

COMP

R5

8
5

AD797N

2k

XLR pin2

220p

IC1
6

-VS

R3

6k81

R1

2 -

220p

100R

C13

+VS

4u7

0.1u

C12

C10

C2

2u2

3k

R9

4u7

C15

R10

GND

C3

C8

22p

GAIN
C5k

R24

+48v

XLR pin2

XLR pin1

XLR pin1
C7

22p

XLR pin3

4u7

C16

100R

C5
OFF

+VS

OFF

2 -

IC2
6

COMP

AD797N

220p

33R
R6

8
5

-VS

XLR pin3

3k

R7

C14

2k

C4

R4

2u2

C1

0.1u
220p

6k81

R2

R8

Note:

0.1u
C9

4u7

XLR pin 1 goes to ground (chassis)

C11
+VS, -VS of AD797 are on pin 7 and 4 (+18v, -18v)
Solder R24 (10R) on the Gain potentiometer lug (see interconnections)

GND

AD797 Mic Pre

interconnections

+15v

0v

-15v

48v

10R

C5k

3,0

R26

2k

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4u7

-In

6k81
6k81

4u7
AD797(2)

3,0

2u2/63v
220p

4u7

2k

10k

3k

AD797
Mic Preamplifier

100n100n

PCB v1.0
2013

+In

+48v Gnd

220p

33R
22p
100R

Gain

out +

-Out

Gain

+Out

100n 100n

3k

100R

22p

AD797

GND

4u7

3,0

+15v Gnd -15v

220p

33R

2u2/63v
220p
48SW
100n
C28

3,0

1
3
out -

XLR male

in +
1

Chassis

2
3
in -

XLR female

R12

R13

R14

R15

R16

R17

R18

R19

R20

(Rotary switch gain)

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10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

R21

R22

AD797
Mic preamplifier

A
R23

4u7

R9
100R

C13

C6

1
OFF

+VS

R5

8
5

2k

R3

-VS

XLR pin2

33R

AD797N

OFF

COMP

2 -

220p

IC1
6

4u7

0.1u

C12

C10

C2

C3

6k81

3k

10k

R26

0.1u

220p
R1

R10

GND

SW1

12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2

C8

22p

C15

+48v

R12 - 2k7
R13 - 910R
R14 - 330R
R15 - 180R
R16 - 91R
R17 - 43R
R18 - 27R
R19 - 16R
R20 - 8R2
R21 - 6R2
R22 - 4R2
R23 - 10R

2u2

XLR pin2

XLR pin1

XLR pin1
22p

XLR pin3

C7

XLR pin3

R8
4u7

R7

C16

100R
C5 220p

1
OFF

+VS

OFF

2 -

IC2
6

COMP

C14

2k

R4

2u2

6k81

C4

3k

0.1u
220p

C1

R2

AD797N

R6

8
5

-VS

33R

XLR pin1 goes to ground

+VS, -VS of AD797 are on pin 7 and 4 (+18v, -18v)

4u7

0.1u

C11

C9

Note:

GND

AD797 Mic Pre

interconnections
Gain Switch Version

Front view
+15v

3,0

220p

R26
10k

3k

AD797
Mic Preamplifier

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-In

6k81
6k81

4u7

4u7

3,0

2u2/63v
220p

4u7

AD797(2)

PCB v1.0
2013

+In

2k

100n100n

2k

33R
22p
100R

Gain

out +

-Out

Gain

+Out

100n 100n

3k

100R

22p

AD797

GND

4u7

+48v Gnd

3,0

48v

+15v Gnd -15v

220p

33R

-15v

R0 is the same resistor as R26 (10k)

Don't solder R0 (10k) when using R26,
and vice versa.

0v

2u2/63v
220p
48SW
100n
C28

3,0

1
3
out -

XLR male

in +
1

Chassis

2
3
in -

XLR female

Gain Switch v.1.0

R1 - 2k7
R2- 910R
R3 - 330R
R4 - 180R
R5 - 91R
R6 - 43R
R7 - 27R
R8 - 16R
R9 - 8R2
R10 - 6R2
R11 - 4R2
R12 - 10R

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

R8

R9

R10

R11

R12

Example for AD797 preamp:

R0

10k

SW1

R0 - 10k (Use R0 OR R26 on AD797 Mic Pre main board)

12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2

12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

87mm

6k81

AD797(2)

2k

4u7
100n 100n

10k

3k

100R

AD797
Mic Preamplifier

A
R26

3,0

6k81

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22p

-Out
Gain

+48v Gnd

220p

33R

220p

4u7

-In

2u2/63v

+Out
Gain

3,0

100n100n

2k

3k

100R

22p

AD797

GND

PCB v1.0
2013

+In

4u7

46.9mm

+15v Gnd -15v

220p

33R
3,0

2u2/63v
220p
48SW
100n

4u7
C28

3,0