JBL,
Please correct me if I'm wrong but I would have thought that as long as Q1 and Q2 are thermally coupled then that should be enough as the other pair are in parallel.
Not sure about this. Some experts may comment.
Can somebody explain to what the advantage of paralleling these devices is?
Will there not be an effect on the input impedance?
Andy
You need more driving current with 6, 8 or 10 output pairs. Some REAL experts may comment on this.
Nelson recommend it together with changes in the feedback loop in the Turbo article if we use more output pairs (page 14)
Another question:
Will you produce these boards?
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For making a jokey ?
(would be a first time)
Anyway, for a bad example : http://www.vishay.com/docs/88892/mbr60100.pdf
Requirements would be :
- Low resistance (duh)
- Vf preferably higher than 0.5V at ~zero current
- Smooth transition
Moi, i'd thermally couple the diodes (plus select matching ones from stinking stash)
(would be a first time)
Anyway, for a bad example : http://www.vishay.com/docs/88892/mbr60100.pdf
Requirements would be :
- Low resistance (duh)
- Vf preferably higher than 0.5V at ~zero current
- Smooth transition
Moi, i'd thermally couple the diodes (plus select matching ones from stinking stash)
2 big questionS
Supose you pay attention to what Papa said and don't use more than 50W dissipation on each of the mosfets.
Amplifier is suplied by positive and negative voltages of +25 and - 25 V
Example 25 V rails 2 A (this is the easy DC bit)
and supose that your amplifier clips at about 2 volts from the suply rails 23 V
Each rail contribute half the current or current is = 2 X bias current to stay in class A
Now the speakers aledgedly have impedence as low as 4 Homs (alegdgedley or just to make things simple)
What would be the current needed to stay in class A for 25 V rails
And for 35 V rails ?
50W dissipation = 1.4 A bias on each more or less
As soon as route mean square came up I get flied so can somebody do the mats for me please.
Real question
1) Do one realy need 4 mosfets on each rail for 35 V rails?
2 )How low can your speaker impedence be if you have 35 V rails and bias for each rail is set at 5.5 A ?
3) do one need to stay in class A till the amplifier clip?
Supose you pay attention to what Papa said and don't use more than 50W dissipation on each of the mosfets.
Amplifier is suplied by positive and negative voltages of +25 and - 25 V
Example 25 V rails 2 A (this is the easy DC bit)
and supose that your amplifier clips at about 2 volts from the suply rails 23 V
Each rail contribute half the current or current is = 2 X bias current to stay in class A
Now the speakers aledgedly have impedence as low as 4 Homs (alegdgedley or just to make things simple)
What would be the current needed to stay in class A for 25 V rails
And for 35 V rails ?
50W dissipation = 1.4 A bias on each more or less
As soon as route mean square came up I get flied so can somebody do the mats for me please.
Real question
1) Do one realy need 4 mosfets on each rail for 35 V rails?
2 )How low can your speaker impedence be if you have 35 V rails and bias for each rail is set at 5.5 A ?
3) do one need to stay in class A till the amplifier clip?
Dissipation as long as you stay in class A is
25x1.3=32.5w
or 33x0.85=28.05w
then it continues to increase when you leave classA because of a lower impedance load.
No.
25x1.3=32.5w
or 33x0.85=28.05w
then it continues to increase when you leave classA because of a lower impedance load.
and they stay in class A even if speaker impedence get down to 2 Homs.
No.
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33v rails?
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Where is it said 50w per device?
Just qoting Papa Pass
" You can get 50 W dissipation out of the big ones and about 40 of litle ones"
refering to sizez of mosfuses
can't remember from where but that bit stuck.
then one thing to tink do one realy need to stay in class A till the amplifier start volt clipping.
And I need to save for bigher trafos 24 V Ac out is bit low now.
Or wait for F6
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If BlackSabby wants 400W dissipation, that's what he gets.
(as me did with KSA50)
I had baby Krell 400 Xi and did not like it
bit like nails on black board.
I know the 50 are different beast but...
Compare that (400) to a F5 one should be rightly proud to have built as first outing on power deviece field.
yeah 400W dissipation is quite right
but in theory with sink large enoug or one maybe 2 of those in drawing one could
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Generally, for very low impedance loads one choose lower rails.
Leaving classA is not a problem neither.
so one would agree with me, lets stick to one thing just to simplify 33 V rails, to agree with Jaco no need for stink diodes.
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