Powering up a aleph 5 procedure.

jleaman · 2nd November 2002, 05:12 PM

I’m building my aleph 5 as we all know. I have a question I know that you don’t just plug it in you have to power it up using a varaic I have access to a scope and wave generators. My questions is what voltage should I fire the amp up to (per rail.) and where are the test points that I can test to see if I should go further.

jleaman · 2nd November 2002, 05:50 PM

ttt

common need answers people HEHEH

Peter Daniel · 2nd November 2002, 06:07 PM

I don't know exactly how your front end board is designed, but you can probably check it first and then the whole amp. I slowly bring the variac up from 0V and look at the scope and current draw. If everything goes well, I go up to full rails.

till · 2nd November 2002, 06:15 PM

OK, i did´nt built an aleph until now. But the Zen amps i built i double checked visual the wireing and pluged them in. No problem.

jleaman · 2nd November 2002, 06:30 PM

im using kristians boards the aleph 5.

PedroPO · 2nd November 2002, 08:38 PM

JUICE it up full power man !!

don't be a pussy!

(when I 1st powered mine, i must confess that I hide besside a chair, you never know if a cap might blow up hehehe)

send the picsture when you have them, mine will be done( well, almost) in a day or two

jleaman · 2nd November 2002, 09:07 PM

yeah id love to plug it it but as my dad says to me if i do ill have a free smack comming from his palm because that is not the corect way to power up amplifiers. iv blown up my share of amps thank you LOL..

no more..

j'

PedroPO · 2nd November 2002, 11:20 PM

Pussy x 2

I just couldn't wait.

My first plug in was a failiure. no sound @ all..

then corrections were made and there it was - the sound.( I must say that I hide myself again

(just in case

)

here is a pic of my amp at his curent condition:

PedroPO · 2nd November 2002, 11:21 PM

another one, back side

PedroPO · 2nd November 2002, 11:24 PM

last one,

final preview of the final result.

It will not be the final version, but I couldn't wait, so I'll manage with this front panel.

It is still missing a kind of base to permit the air to enter the sinks.

any ideas?

maybe a block of concrete? easy to build and cheap.

2nd November 2002, 05:12 PM	#1
jleaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2002	Powering up a aleph 5 procedure. I’m building my aleph 5 as we all know. I have a question I know that you don’t just plug it in you have to power it up using a varaic I have access to a scope and wave generators. My questions is what voltage should I fire the amp up to (per rail.) and where are the test points that I can test to see if I should go further.

2nd November 2002, 06:07 PM	#3
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	I don't know exactly how your front end board is designed, but you can probably check it first and then the whole amp. I slowly bring the variac up from 0V and look at the scope and current draw. If everything goes well, I go up to full rails. __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

2nd November 2002, 08:38 PM	#6
PedroPO diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lisbon,Portugal	JUICE it up full power man !! don't be a pussy! (when I 1st powered mine, i must confess that I hide besside a chair, you never know if a cap might blow up hehehe) send the picsture when you have them, mine will be done( well, almost) in a day or two __________________ Pedro Oliveira

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2nd November 2002, 05:50 PM	#2
jleaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2002	ttt common need answers people HEHEH

2nd November 2002, 06:15 PM	#4
till Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany, Clausthal	OK, i did´nt built an aleph until now. But the Zen amps i built i double checked visual the wireing and pluged them in. No problem.

2nd November 2002, 06:30 PM	#5
jleaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2002	im using kristians boards the aleph 5.

2nd November 2002, 09:07 PM	#7
jleaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2002	yeah id love to plug it it but as my dad says to me if i do ill have a free smack comming from his palm because that is not the corect way to power up amplifiers. iv blown up my share of amps thank you LOL.. no more.. j'

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