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Loudthud
Farnell still sel the FQA12P20
the FQP19N20 is what I use since last August.
Also from Farnell.
But if you can get them from somewhere else I suggest you do so as Farnell stuff does not match preaty well (most probably loads of batches mixed up)
IF I was so luky to live on the other side of the pond I would buy direct from Farchild
I just got 3000 transistors from there they cost me about £60 + 120 P&P and another bill arived today for £32 customs charge.
I know that they will match well but the charges are rape.
here is the link
DesignSpark | The gateway to online resources and design support for engineers
Loudthud
Farnell still sel the FQA12P20
the FQP19N20 is what I use since last August.
Also from Farnell.
But if you can get them from somewhere else I suggest you do so as Farnell stuff does not match preaty well (most probably loads of batches mixed up)
IF I was so luky to live on the other side of the pond I would buy direct from Farchild
I just got 3000 transistors from there they cost me about £60 + 120 P&P and another bill arived today for £32 customs charge.
I know that they will match well but the charges are rape.
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> Are the diode sacting as a sort of bypass capacitor for the current through the fets, essentially providing a resistance free(or greatly reduced) path for current to output?
In a way yes, also a bit like the cathode resistor bypass caps in tube circuits.
The difference is that the cap's impedance is frequency dependent and it introduces a phase shift, but it is continuous and the resulting transfer function is smooth. The diode is voltage (or MOSFET drain current) dependent, acts like a clamp on the maximum voltage across R_source, but does introduce a sharp discontinuity when it kicks in, the latter being a bit like an amplifier's transistion from Class A to Class AB.
Patrick
In a way yes, also a bit like the cathode resistor bypass caps in tube circuits.
The difference is that the cap's impedance is frequency dependent and it introduces a phase shift, but it is continuous and the resulting transfer function is smooth. The diode is voltage (or MOSFET drain current) dependent, acts like a clamp on the maximum voltage across R_source, but does introduce a sharp discontinuity when it kicks in, the latter being a bit like an amplifier's transistion from Class A to Class AB.
Patrick
Patrick, I kinda see it as a weird sort of current based Class H design, but with the obvious difference of combining the two or more rails as one and two or more sets of output devices as one, but the diode plays the switching role by doing the "magic"...
just a strange point of view...
_-_-bear
just a strange point of view...
_-_-bear
Looking at post#18, 19, I personally much rather use the UHC solution (K3497/J618).
I can easily reduce R_eff further by using 0R15 o reven 0R1 R_source.
And I get much more linear transfer function all the way up to 12A per FET.
If one then worries about dissipation, one can always cascode the output FETs as well.
Patrick
I can easily reduce R_eff further by using 0R15 o reven 0R1 R_source.
And I get much more linear transfer function all the way up to 12A per FET.
If one then worries about dissipation, one can always cascode the output FETs as well.
Patrick
I think so. As long as you readjust the whole amplifier from zero (drain impedance pots) again!
I'm wondering if they still make them? Are they the same as the Toshiba JFETS?
Obviously they aren't made by Toshiba. But do they perform the same? Will they sound the same or not worth it?
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