See attached the circuit diagram of 6SL7 SRPP -> 2A3 S.E. Lotfin-White power amplifier.
Can I change the cathode bias of 2A3 from resistor chain to two 0D3 (each bypassed with 20 nf capacitor) connected in parallel? Can I delete the 100uf cathode bypass capacitor? Is the noise generated by the 0D3 a problem? What will be the pros and cons of the modified design?
Any advice is appreciated.
Can I change the cathode bias of 2A3 from resistor chain to two 0D3 (each bypassed with 20 nf capacitor) connected in parallel? Can I delete the 100uf cathode bypass capacitor? Is the noise generated by the 0D3 a problem? What will be the pros and cons of the modified design?
Any advice is appreciated.
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snoopyma said:See attached the circuit diagram of 6SL7 SRPP -> 2A3 S.E. Lotfin-White power amplifier.
Can I change the cathode bias of 2A3 from resistor chain to two 0D3 (each bypassed with 20 nf capacitor) connected in parallel? Can I delete the 100uf cathode bypass capacitor? Is the noise generated by the 0D3 a problem? What will be the pros and cons of the modified design?
Any advice is appreciated.
- 20nF is too much ;always start in nano range,not dozens of nano;
- yes-you must delete 100uF cap
- you also need series resistor (value ? ) for each gas toob,for ensuring current sharing between toobz
- remember that you need at least 5mA for igniting and proper work of OD3; max current per tube is 40mA ; be sure that you know what's happening in every moment ,starting from powering up,to working conditions.....
after all that, let's hope that noise induced with gas toobz will be small enough ;I think that it will be
Have tried out this idea but on a much smaller scale see here Results were ok but nothing special although there were no problems with stability.
You would have problems scaling this up to work with a 2a3 since most VR tubes have a limit of about 40ma and don't like being run in parallel. If you can get your hands on a couple of these monsters then you might be in business.
good luck
You would have problems scaling this up to work with a 2a3 since most VR tubes have a limit of about 40ma and don't like being run in parallel. If you can get your hands on a couple of these monsters then you might be in business.
good luck
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Re: Loftin-White without cathode bias
Hi Toropkin,
Thank you very much for your reply. I read the circuit that you supplied with great interests. It appears that the circuit is simple and making sense. I have used web translation software to translate it to English, but are still difficult to read. Can you elaborate more as I cannot understand "the composition of "upper" BP, something less than 150mf is not recommended" as mentioned on the website.
Do I have to use two separate high voltage power supplies or a combined power supply with centre tapping?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
T.C. MA
Toropkin said:
Hi Toropkin,
Thank you very much for your reply. I read the circuit that you supplied with great interests. It appears that the circuit is simple and making sense. I have used web translation software to translate it to English, but are still difficult to read. Can you elaborate more as I cannot understand "the composition of "upper" BP, something less than 150mf is not recommended" as mentioned on the website.
Do I have to use two separate high voltage power supplies or a combined power supply with centre tapping?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
T.C. MA
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