DIY ACA mini

UPS just picked up 7 boxes filled with completion kits destined for the diyaudio store.

Stay tuned!

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They will be available to the first 100 people who purchase them. I've been playing with mine for the last week. It's currently powering my 15" TAD woofers. I'm amazed by the control this little 5W amp exhibits! and it looks pretty cool all undressed. Haha!

I subsituted a blue LED in keeping with the First Watt decor of my listening room. And yes, I know. I installed my SPDT switch backwards...
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DC offset question.

On my unit (almost ACA clone board), when I turn the bias switch on, DC offset jumps to 5.6V and then slowly falls down to about 20mV over the next few minutes. When I turn the bias switch off, offset jumps again (to just over -5V) before again settling down over the next few minutes.

Are these jumps expected? If not, what should I look at? Thanks!
 
They are turn on/off thumps where the output capacitor is charging and discharging. You want to either minimize the effect by slowing these transitions or disconnecting the speaker by relay or shorting the output to ground during the transition.
 
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