PO89ZB, an inline DC filter for SMPS wall warts. Preamps, HPA, Korg NuTube, etc

I know I am overenthousiastic about you product, Mark, sometimes probably upsetting you, and I understand nothing has been validated / released now... and may never be.

Nevertheless, I hope you won't take offense if I again I applaud your progress on this... and other projects (4 front ends for Sony V-FET amps!). A lot of work with a lot of care. Regarding this latest SMPS filter, IF and WHEN the time is right, I shall be delighted to give it a try.

Out of curiousity, with today's knowledge and if that has been projected, in the case of the Sony V-FET amps, is that SMPS filter a replacement of the existing one or would it come after / before as addition to it?

Again, well done and thanks for all this

Claude
 
PO89ZB for a new Hagerman Bugle 2 phonostage // opinion ???

I received this note in a private message. However, because I believe that 250,000 heads are better than one, I am copying it here so the entire membership of diyAudio can share their knowledge, opinions, and personal experiences. Please read and reply if you have a contribution to make or a thought to share.

I just built a Bugle 2 for my office system with an older Sony 2400 turntable and the cables on the turntable pick up a lot of noise, including RF frequency. Getting the cables running properly has finally let to a very low hum I cannot hear from my desk.

I was wanting to give this PO89ZB board a try to see if it helps. Do you have some I could buy? [MJ: see posts #1 and #514]. I am willing to buy a few for my other projects. Do you think it would solve my phono issue?




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I received this note in a private message. However, because I believe that 250,000 heads are better than one, I am copying it here so the entire membership of diyAudio can share their knowledge, opinions, and personal experiences. Please read and reply if you have a contribution to make or a thought to share.

To answer the latter question, a kit version of Mark's board include all the needed parts was delivered to the diyaudiostore about a week ago and as I understand it, will come online shortly.

--Tom


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Probably not line-induced noise

It sounds like a ground loop-related issue. Turntables and phono cartridge grounding, in my experience, are very poorly thought out and hum and ground loops are easy to create. Plus, it may be that the Bugle 2 board's installation into the writer's system has caused the ground loop issue.

Very difficult to tease out. Best advice would be to tell the writer, to make sure the turntable is itself grounded to the pre-amp. and to ask if the RCA jacks are isolated from the the chassis, which helps to reduce possible ground loops IMO.
 
.....Sony 2400 turntable and the cables on the turntable pick up a lot of noise, including RF frequency.......

Check for ground loops how the turntable is grounded and phone preamp is grounded. Also the shield for the wires should not be used to carry signal (single end connection for the shield or to the chassis only).

Here are some pretty good articles on the subject: Jensen Transformers Application Notes | Jensen Transformers

AN003 Interconnection of Balanced and Unbalanced Equipment

AN004 Hum & Buzz in Unbalanced Interconnect Systems

AN006 Jensen System Troubleshooting Guide

AN007 Generic Student Seminar Handout

AN009 Ground Loops – The Rest of the Story
 
From the very first post in this thread...

"With this PCB and these components, the design limits are 48 volts maximum and 3 amperes maximum. You shouldn't exceed 48V, no matter what the current. And you also shouldn't exceed 3A, no matter what the voltage."

See the specs for your two devices. If they are within those parameters, you should be just fine.
 
I received this note in a private message. However, because I believe that 250,000 heads are better than one, I am copying it here so the entire membership of diyAudio can share their knowledge, opinions, and personal experiences. Please read and reply if you have a contribution to make or a thought to share.

In the EE curriculum when I was at university, we only used "polarity dots" when drawing schematics that have two (or more) mutually coupled inductors. Those dots indicated which end of each inductive winding have in-phase outputs, and we called them "phase dots". We never put those dots on individual inductors. Only on transformers and loosely coupled inductors like electromagnetic actuators. So I myself have no idea what the question even means. If you do, please speak up.

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Please show correct inductor polarity dots placement, I have looked at many pictures in this thread and they are not installed the same.