| AudioGeek |
I have decided to try a mono AD1994 Class D amp with a battery power supply.
I guess i need some help pointed in the right direction for designing layout software and the PCB.
Are there any companies out there that will manufacture and/or solder the IC's on the pcb's?
I narrowed the search on Class D chips out of:
AD1994
MP7782
MAX9709
TPA3123D2
I am looking for something around 20-30W mono, similar to the Tripath stuff, and can run of off 24V DC. Low THD+N too.
AD1994 looks like it will work for me... just never done a PCB, SMD or layout.
sooo..... where do i begin?
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| FUCHSAUDIO |
Anyone else playing with this chip too / I like it 25-25-W small, sounds very good too. 50-W mono. I'm experiencing some heat issues (the chip and output inductors getting warm), but working through it.
Just wondering if anyone else has had success with them.
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| Neil Davis |
| quote: | Originally posted by AudioGeek
I guess i need some help pointed in the right direction for designing layout software and the PCB. |
You are welcome to have the ExpressPCB files that I used for the AD1994 amp shown on page 6 of this slide show:
http://www.audiodevelopers.com/plat...p_family_files/
However, if you could transfer this layout to Eagle for me I would be most appreciative. I would like to have an AD1953/AD1994 board, but I need to stop using ExpressPCB, because it locks me into using their fab services. Transferring over the amp part of the circuit would get me "jump-started" on the AD1953/AD1994 design (right now my AD1994 board is using the TAS3004, which is OK but not as versatile or as high quality as the AD1953).
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Are there any companies out there that will manufacture and/or solder the IC's on the pcb's? |
Soldering this stuff yourself is tedious but not impossible. I've made a number of them without going blind or insane :xeye:
However, if I can get this design converted to Eagle it would be possible to send it out for assembly by a service house
| quote: | Originally posted by FUCHSAUDIO
Anyone else playing with this chip too / I like it 25-25-W small, sounds very good too. 50-W mono. I'm experiencing some heat issues (the chip and output inductors getting warm), but working through it.
Just wondering if anyone else has had success with them.
:) |
The inductors I am using run cool. The chip is designed to be soldered on the back to a good ground plane. If you do that the chips gets a little warm, but nothing to be concerned about. You can use a small heatsink designed for video RAM chips on the top of the chip to help out. |
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| theAnonymous1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by FUCHSAUDIO
Anyone else playing with this chip too / I like it 25-25-W small, sounds very good too. 50-W mono. I'm experiencing some heat issues (the chip and output inductors getting warm), but working through it.
Just wondering if anyone else has had success with them.
:) |
I was going to build a board for these at one time but decided to try the TPA3106D1 instead. I've also tried the TPA3122D2N. They both sound excellent.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/show...threadid=124318
I had some heat issues with the TPA3106D1 at first, but after redoing the layout the problem went away. The chip and inductors stay cool unless driven into hard clipping. |
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| Neil Davis |
Whoops--link is incorrect. See the BCPA-2 slides
http://www.audiodevelopers.com/plat..._amp_family.htm
Here's a picture:
The AD1994 is near the blue caps and toroids. I added a few IC pins to the back of the board to act as a small heatsink, but they aren't needed |
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| FUCHSAUDIO |
Guys, I use a shop in Michigan called Nelson Specialties, who does PC board assembly work, and will do SMD prototypes as well .
I've soldered a few myself, but it's tedious, and worth paying someone who's got the right setup to do it. I paid a pretty reasonable rate for some SMD amp sample boards recently. :D |
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