Hi
I have a Rotel rb-985 that very often takes out the fuse on the house main circuit when its turned on. These amps seem to be known for this.
I bought a soft start from ebay, based on NTC 10-D20 thermistors:
Assembled High Power Soft Start Up Board 220V Operation Best for Audio Amplifier | eBay
..and since there was no documentation supplied, I haves some questions.. There are 6 connection points on the curcuit, 4 are for the mains in/out. I understand those..
The last 2 are marked on/off. Will these need a secondary dc supply, or should they just be connected to be "on", and the amp is turned on by its normal on/off switch?
I will just say that I will only fiddle with the mains after the amp has been turned of for a week, and it will also be moved outside before I turn it on again. Wearing my protective outfit..
Regards
I have a Rotel rb-985 that very often takes out the fuse on the house main circuit when its turned on. These amps seem to be known for this.
I bought a soft start from ebay, based on NTC 10-D20 thermistors:
Assembled High Power Soft Start Up Board 220V Operation Best for Audio Amplifier | eBay
..and since there was no documentation supplied, I haves some questions.. There are 6 connection points on the curcuit, 4 are for the mains in/out. I understand those..
The last 2 are marked on/off. Will these need a secondary dc supply, or should they just be connected to be "on", and the amp is turned on by its normal on/off switch?
I will just say that I will only fiddle with the mains after the amp has been turned of for a week, and it will also be moved outside before I turn it on again. Wearing my protective outfit..
Regards
It's not exactly clear from the e-bay description but it looks as though the board has a built in reactive power supply which is incredibly dangerous as there is no isolation from the mains voltage.
If I am right, and please check VERY CAREFULLY then all you need is a 240V isolated switch to remotely switch the relays. No need for a second power supply.
You MUST - MUST - MUST obtain a circuit diagram for this before you even think about using it.
If I am right, and please check VERY CAREFULLY then all you need is a 240V isolated switch to remotely switch the relays. No need for a second power supply.
You MUST - MUST - MUST obtain a circuit diagram for this before you even think about using it.
I have asked but still not recieved any.
I will follow your advices. Incredibly dangerous does not sound good.
The guy also sell another soft start that I didnt see when I made the order:
Assembled Soft Starter Start Up for Power Amplifier w Thermal Dectector Protect | eBay
There even I can see the transformer. There also is scematics in the add. Seems like this one is "just" to connect to the mains(?).
Regards
I will follow your advices. Incredibly dangerous does not sound good.
The guy also sell another soft start that I didnt see when I made the order:
Assembled Soft Starter Start Up for Power Amplifier w Thermal Dectector Protect | eBay
There even I can see the transformer. There also is scematics in the add. Seems like this one is "just" to connect to the mains(?).
Regards
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