<big>Hello Folks ,</big><br>
I've been busy recently , rather heavy power supply built (it bends my workbench!) , a dual mono thingy with damper diodes , half a ton of oil caps and chokes . Now moving on to the output stage . It consists of triode strapped S11E12 in push pull , aiming for 65mA / -65V / 340V operating point 6.6k p-p . The bias circuit consists of a 470 ohm resistor in series with a variable cascode current sink running from a negative supply , with bias monitor meter . Sink can be varied from 100-150mA , rock solid and nothing on the sink board gets warm , a good start ! Output stage balance is via a pot , balance checking via a centre reading meter between the S11E12 cathodes . My question before I bolt the thing in and commit is : <i>I have used a 470 ohm resistor in series with the sink , mainly to keep dissipation of the sink down (so I can use smaller , higher Hfe transistors) , what are the disadvantages of this ?</i><br><br>
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I've been busy recently , rather heavy power supply built (it bends my workbench!) , a dual mono thingy with damper diodes , half a ton of oil caps and chokes . Now moving on to the output stage . It consists of triode strapped S11E12 in push pull , aiming for 65mA / -65V / 340V operating point 6.6k p-p . The bias circuit consists of a 470 ohm resistor in series with a variable cascode current sink running from a negative supply , with bias monitor meter . Sink can be varied from 100-150mA , rock solid and nothing on the sink board gets warm , a good start ! Output stage balance is via a pot , balance checking via a centre reading meter between the S11E12 cathodes . My question before I bolt the thing in and commit is : <i>I have used a 470 ohm resistor in series with the sink , mainly to keep dissipation of the sink down (so I can use smaller , higher Hfe transistors) , what are the disadvantages of this ?</i><br><br>
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In my opinion, BC549 can't work properly at 100...150 mA collector current, and MJE340 can't work properly at low collector voltage (10 V min)
You have to chose lower resistor for the common cathode (220 Ohms) and use something like 2N2222 instead of BC549.
MJE340 need a small heatsink for correct reliability.
Regards, Pierre Lacombe.
You have to chose lower resistor for the common cathode (220 Ohms) and use something like 2N2222 instead of BC549.
MJE340 need a small heatsink for correct reliability.
Regards, Pierre Lacombe.
Power long-tailed pair. Way to go!
I like this approach with the single current source. It makes the whole output stage into a long tailed pair. Should be very well balanced. For what it's worth, have a look at the constant current sink cct I made up a while back. I measured a slope resistance somewhat in excess of 400 megohms.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=67225#post67225
I like this approach with the single current source. It makes the whole output stage into a long tailed pair. Should be very well balanced. For what it's worth, have a look at the constant current sink cct I made up a while back. I measured a slope resistance somewhat in excess of 400 megohms.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=67225#post67225- Status
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