I'm going to build a P3A amp. Today a friend of mine gave me 2 new toroid transformers, that he couldn't use.
2x30 V 225 VA, (made by Transduktor from sweden)
30V 's gives a power output of about 100W with a P3A
How do I best apply these 2 transformers?
One for each channel? Isn't there a chance that the voltages are going to be a little bit different between the two? or doesn't that matter? They are exactly the same types, so I guess the difference wont be great.
Can I use them in parrallel? Will this give me 450VA?
Or 2 bridged amps?
2x30 V 225 VA, (made by Transduktor from sweden)
30V 's gives a power output of about 100W with a P3A
How do I best apply these 2 transformers?
One for each channel? Isn't there a chance that the voltages are going to be a little bit different between the two? or doesn't that matter? They are exactly the same types, so I guess the difference wont be great.
Can I use them in parrallel? Will this give me 450VA?
Or 2 bridged amps?
I have built my P3A with one 25VAC 160VA toroid per channel.
If I have done my maths right 30VAC will give you about 42VDC. I think this the maximum voltage Rod Elliott recommends. At this voltage pay careful attention in choosing your output devices.
BTW, Rod now has a forum for answering these questions.
If I have done my maths right 30VAC will give you about 42VDC. I think this the maximum voltage Rod Elliott recommends. At this voltage pay careful attention in choosing your output devices.
BTW, Rod now has a forum for answering these questions.
My p3a's are dual mono and run 30-0-30 160va tr's, which give +/-45vdc with no load, i have used mje15003/4 op devices with very large heatsinks and have no prob's to date, after 1 yrs use. i think you should be ok with high power o/p devices, and a h/sink on the class A driver, althoughi don't have one and the bd140 only gets warm.
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Hi!
Use one toroid for each channel, and decide between single-bridge or double-bridge rectifier setup for each channel (Rod and I myself use single-bridge setup).
Voltage differences shouldn't matter much, as they would be very small, and you will regulate the bias independently for each channel, anyway.
I myself use a single, 30-0-30 500 VA transformer, but with seperated rectifying bridge / caps setup for each channel. I wun the 42 V into a 6 ohms load, works alright for me, even 4 Ohm (which Rod strongly advices against) works alright, although I did not try playing at high levels for a long time into that load.
Bye,
Arndt
Use one toroid for each channel, and decide between single-bridge or double-bridge rectifier setup for each channel (Rod and I myself use single-bridge setup).
Voltage differences shouldn't matter much, as they would be very small, and you will regulate the bias independently for each channel, anyway.
I myself use a single, 30-0-30 500 VA transformer, but with seperated rectifying bridge / caps setup for each channel. I wun the 42 V into a 6 ohms load, works alright for me, even 4 Ohm (which Rod strongly advices against) works alright, although I did not try playing at high levels for a long time into that load.
Bye,
Arndt
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