Meitner Floating Charge power supply

[Eva]

Originally posted by audiobomber


I didn't think so. Were switch-mode power supplies even available in 1980? That's when the Meitner stuff was originally designed. I recall he patented his "floating charge" ps, but I've never heard an explanation of how it works.

I have four of his amps (pre and 3 power), and I can tell you they do sound great.

Could you post pictures of the insides of these amplifiers?

Switch-mode power supplies were already being extensively used in areas such as computing during 1970s, and hundreds if not thousands of non-B.S. patents were produced during that decade (that fortunately have now expired). During 1980s SMPS started to slowly enter the consumer market but almost everything was already invented.

I wonder whether Meitner patents were or not B.S. (as the ones we use to see now).

[poobah]

No idea Jacco... but the technique is commonplace for ADC systems...

[ash_dac]

..so the older 'Meitner' equipment used the floating charge thing, and the newer digital equipment uesd switched mode PSU : - http://www.emmlabs.com/DCC2_Manual1v5.pdf

I found the sync note here: - http://www.museatex.com/da44man.htm

Interesting this energy storage stuff. Does anyone build their own coils ?

Don't suppose any DIY'ers are undertaking superconductor research?