jacco,
I'll have to look back through my search history cause I did see a 1 mil 12" X 12" sheet somewhere - not mica but a Kapton/alternative product.
However, you did point out something I have been considering and planned to ask about at some point. I don't know if a careful butt joint of something like one of the following two products would jeopardize the dielectric seal at the joint. That would not be a problem between faces like the earlier picture points to, as no electricity exists at that level. But generally, I'm curious if anyone has made (or even considered) a successful insulator splice for a power transistor.
Also, as a discrete nubee, does anyone make an insulated PT (as available with LM3886 chips) where only heat transfer compound is needed?
1 Mil Kapton Tape - 3in, Polyimide Tape Online
Kapton Film (HN Series) - 2in, Polyimide Tape Online
I'll have to look back through my search history cause I did see a 1 mil 12" X 12" sheet somewhere - not mica but a Kapton/alternative product.
However, you did point out something I have been considering and planned to ask about at some point. I don't know if a careful butt joint of something like one of the following two products would jeopardize the dielectric seal at the joint. That would not be a problem between faces like the earlier picture points to, as no electricity exists at that level. But generally, I'm curious if anyone has made (or even considered) a successful insulator splice for a power transistor.
Also, as a discrete nubee, does anyone make an insulated PT (as available with LM3886 chips) where only heat transfer compound is needed?
1 Mil Kapton Tape - 3in, Polyimide Tape Online
Kapton Film (HN Series) - 2in, Polyimide Tape Online
Depends on the insulator thickness, no ?
Diamonds are a fool's best friend : http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid-state/31077-krell-ksa-50-pcb-99.html#post777532
(worst case, one could glue the gap shut, i'd think)
Diamonds are a fool's best friend : http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid-state/31077-krell-ksa-50-pcb-99.html#post777532
(worst case, one could glue the gap shut, i'd think)
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They require goop.
As shown in Patrick's article, thermal conductivity of Aluminum Oxyde is really good, but the insulator thickness seriously drops that advantage.
Back in the mid '80s I bought 4.5mm AlOx insulators, pretty useless compared to mica.
Advantage then was that they could be used over and over again, big plus if one hasn't finished a project and already coming up with the next. (as neat as braided hose with fast connectors, to someone into boats and cars)
In time, they became thinner, the Aavid ThermAlloys of the Krell thread do better than mica, also better than e.g. trendy Bergquist ceramics filled sheet items at the time.
As shown in Patrick's article, thermal conductivity of Aluminum Oxyde is really good, but the insulator thickness seriously drops that advantage.
Back in the mid '80s I bought 4.5mm AlOx insulators, pretty useless compared to mica.
Advantage then was that they could be used over and over again, big plus if one hasn't finished a project and already coming up with the next. (as neat as braided hose with fast connectors, to someone into boats and cars)
In time, they became thinner, the Aavid ThermAlloys of the Krell thread do better than mica, also better than e.g. trendy Bergquist ceramics filled sheet items at the time.
Ah, I get it... your T-ambient is a bit different than in the Netherlands
Here it's about +5 deg Celsius outside, and in my room 18 deg Celsius, hahaha
Maybe I have to reconsider to take my speaker grounds from the amp-board, instead of my PSU-board...
Thanks!
Here is a pic of my F5c with parallel source diodes. Im doing a preliminary bias now, its at .85 amps per device. Im trying to dial in on where the diodes begin conducting. It has .47 ohm source Rs, and 100 ohm parallel feedback Rs.
I dont think I can bias this much higher on my horizontal heatsinks.
The psu is all C right now, im waiting for choke coils.
I dont think I can bias this much higher on my horizontal heatsinks.
The psu is all C right now, im waiting for choke coils.
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Wow, those are ridiculously awesome in so many ways! I may steal some of your design ideas for my next build.
Nice cable management! And I am glad you included the side shot otherwise I would not have understood what was happening there. I like how you nested the transformer in the back like that and flipped the cap bank under the rest of the components.
It unfortunately gives me ideas now...
The horizontal sinks were a design consideration based on some other materials I had. I had a se burning amp in the chassis, but couldn't get the bias I wanted. The f5c is working out well though, at .4 volts across .47R. Any higher, and it's a little hot.
Thank you all.
Please feel free to use it.
Many thanks to Papa for the fantastic design.
