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Postby arnoldc » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:03 pm

go to the architectural audio forum for audience hook-up wire inquiries
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Postby red76 » Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:38 pm

about 1.5mV hum with balanced filament supply (no hum balance pot).


Hi Arnie,

I actually saw that amp at the diy room kitchen (audio fair)... Sayang i didn't get to hear it. Anyways, are the balanced filament chokes you used the custom types made by the Tono winder? I remember Prof JM talking about the winding method used for the custom filament chokes for the orig TB2A3 I just don't remember the layman's explanation on how it was wound... Have you tried adding quality hum pots to reduce the hum even more even if the hum is already at acceptable at 1.5mV? Thanks.
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Postby arnoldc » Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:07 am

red, i don't use filament chokes, we never did. filament supply comes from 1.25-0-1.25V AC. i do have those expensive TDO 50W hum balance pots, but di na bale, sayang lang. papangit pa chassis ko at layout.

abangan mo 300B ko, it will be quite different from the past stuff i made. my own brew din.
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Re: Hanep

Postby zetroce » Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:33 pm

Mr. Plumber wrote::) ArnoldC,
Hanep sa GANDA. Labor of Love obviously. Kinis!
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MP,

Hindi mo pa nakita ang pang-ilalim niyan. Tumulo laway ko nang makita ko kung paano pinaghirapan ni Arnold yan. Ika nga sa kotse, nikelado pati tambutso at oil pan. :twisted:

Arnold,

Di ba for sale yan? Binawi mo na ba? :wink:

Cheers! 8)
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Postby arnoldc » Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:13 am

zetroce, napag isip-isip ko talo ako kung ibenta ko, kaya di bale na lang :D
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Postby rsm2a3 » Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:13 pm

Post din ako bago mag expire yung free pix hosting...

My 2A3/45 amp with 6sn7 input/driver tube. James PWR, Tango OPT and choke.

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TB2A3 stock circuit and parts.

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Postby zetroce » Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:56 pm

rsm2a3 wrote:Post din ako bago mag expire yung free pix hosting...

My 2A3/45 amp with 6sn7 input/driver tube. James PWR, Tango OPT and choke.

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TB2A3 stock circuit and parts.

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Ronnie,

Ganda talaga ng 2a3/45!

Puede bang pagawa ng 300B?? :twisted:

OT, ready na ba tayong mag-listening session diyan??? Nabulabog mo na ba ang Singapore based Pinoydiophiles?

Cheers! 8)
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Postby red76 » Tue Aug 10, 2004 1:55 pm

arnoldc wrote:red, i don't use filament chokes, we never did. filament supply comes from 1.25-0-1.25V AC. i do have those expensive TDO 50W hum balance pots, but di na bale, sayang lang. papangit pa chassis ko at layout.

abangan mo 300B ko, it will be quite different from the past stuff i made. my own brew din.


Thanks Arnie for clarifying, yung balanced winding pala sa pwr trafo (HT taps).

I'd be looking forward in hearing your 300B PP project. :)
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Postby arnoldc » Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:10 pm

red76, it's different from what i've made before, because it's fixed bias, SS rectified for the filaments, and has voltage regulator tubes for the driver stage. pentode driver too :)
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Postby red76 » Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:36 pm

Hi Arnie,

Merong scheme na tinatawag nilang "semi-fixed bias".. Pero di ko alam advantage yung trick biasing arrangement yun. Just kinda skimmed on it sa ibang forum, diyaduio.com ata. Schottkys sa filaments? Ok yan. Hmm.. Early WE pentodes yan no? :) Hanep, fully tube regulated driverstage pa. PS filtering scheme nya hybrid, pure tube, or ss?
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Postby arnoldc » Tue Aug 10, 2004 3:05 pm

yes, Western Electric 404A

PS filter is C double LC tube rectified

filament is SS rectified

driver stage is tube regulated

:D
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Postby red76 » Wed Aug 11, 2004 3:13 pm

arnoldc wrote:yes, Western Electric 404A

PS filter is C double LC tube rectified

filament is SS rectified

driver stage is tube regulated

:D


Okay yan! Okay yan! :D
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Postby dogears » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:08 pm

The DEDACT2 box :D
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baka meron ding iba diyan gusto magpost ng kanilang PASSIVE linestage :lol:
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Postby Racio » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:11 pm

dogears wrote:The DEDACT2 box :D
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baka meron ding iba diyan gusto magpost ng kanilang PASSIVE linestage :lol:

NICE!!! I particularly like your stickaroo there pare! hehe. Saan mo pinasadya yan?
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Postby dogears » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:14 pm

Hehe. Thanks. Sa festival mall. P30 lang yan! :lol:
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Postby arnoldc » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:40 pm

ganda!! ganda ng sticker!

he he. pare may HDCD ba yan?
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Postby Killer Mike » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:44 pm

hanep sa DacT! :o :D
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Postby arnoldc » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:47 pm

pre, joke lang. ang laman nyan ay DACT (Danish Audio ConnecT) na pot. biro lang po yung HDCD.
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Postby dogears » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:58 pm

teka teka, DACT CT2 stepped attenuator lang po ang nasa loob nyan, hindi pa yan yung DAC :D
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Postby BonD » Sat Oct 09, 2004 9:06 am

Nice Box :)

anong kahoy yan?
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