Hi, all diyers.
Recently I just completed my EL84 push pull amp which drive by 7044. It sound great & so natural. BUT it have low freq humming when I closer my ear to the speaker around 1 ft. I wouder where did the humming came from since I already having 2 stage of RC filter in PS. And all the signal wire did not cross over the heater wire or AC wire.
Could somebody provide me an advise.......
Recently I just completed my EL84 push pull amp which drive by 7044. It sound great & so natural. BUT it have low freq humming when I closer my ear to the speaker around 1 ft. I wouder where did the humming came from since I already having 2 stage of RC filter in PS. And all the signal wire did not cross over the heater wire or AC wire.
Could somebody provide me an advise.......
1.ground loop
2.rcrc ain't great if the tubes are not sharing equal current,
3.heater ac is not lifted ,
4.what is define as signal wire, is B+ wire included
you have to show the schematic for further diagnosis. Ground loop is the biggest culprit. the hum should be 50hz. In this a diyparadise circuit
2.rcrc ain't great if the tubes are not sharing equal current,
3.heater ac is not lifted ,
4.what is define as signal wire, is B+ wire included
you have to show the schematic for further diagnosis. Ground loop is the biggest culprit. the hum should be 50hz. In this a diyparadise circuit
EL84 hum
You don't mention rectifier, I presume it's EZ81 or sim. One side could be down or soggy. As per other suggestions, also check you have the correct value interstage caps fitted (from phase splitter or between driver tubes) as too high LF feedback can create a form of sub harmonic motorboating aggravated at line frequency. This is rare.
I've had this problem on a large amp using an aged 5U4.. That fault was assymetrical value 100Hz in the B+ choke, the pulsing stray magnetic field finding it's way in the input stage.
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You don't mention rectifier, I presume it's EZ81 or sim. One side could be down or soggy. As per other suggestions, also check you have the correct value interstage caps fitted (from phase splitter or between driver tubes) as too high LF feedback can create a form of sub harmonic motorboating aggravated at line frequency. This is rare.
I've had this problem on a large amp using an aged 5U4.. That fault was assymetrical value 100Hz in the B+ choke, the pulsing stray magnetic field finding it's way in the input stage.
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