bring your B+ to 300V or so. at what current draw is your 330V measured with?
2A3 plate voltage = 250V + 50V bias + output transformer voltage drop. but if you're going to use Sovtek, your call
6922 in what topology? grounded cathode? SRPP? how much gain are you looking at?
you may want to see this - http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=33750
2A3 plate voltage = 250V + 50V bias + output transformer voltage drop. but if you're going to use Sovtek, your call
6922 in what topology? grounded cathode? SRPP? how much gain are you looking at?
you may want to see this - http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=33750
2a3 amp with 6922 driver
arnoldc,
i actually measured the 330v at the plate of the sovtek 2A3. is this too much or can the sovtek handle this?
i think i will go with srpp for the 6922. can you help me how to do this? i need the values for the resistors. my b+ could be in the 340v range i think. thanks
gabriel
arnoldc,
i actually measured the 330v at the plate of the sovtek 2A3. is this too much or can the sovtek handle this?
i think i will go with srpp for the 6922. can you help me how to do this? i need the values for the resistors. my b+ could be in the 340v range i think. thanks
gabriel
anyone,
i'm measuring 355 volts at the plate of the 2A3 tube. the cathode resistor is 3k. i cant quite remember the cathode voltage but i computed the bias current at around 55mA and a plate dissipation of 9.6 watts. what i would like to know is that is it ok for the plate voltage to be 355 volts when anode voltage should be 250 Volts only for 2A3 tubes? or should i subtract the cathode voltage to get no more than 250 volts? another question is will the sovtek 2A3 not be able to handle plate voltage greater than 250 volts?
thanks
i'm measuring 355 volts at the plate of the 2A3 tube. the cathode resistor is 3k. i cant quite remember the cathode voltage but i computed the bias current at around 55mA and a plate dissipation of 9.6 watts. what i would like to know is that is it ok for the plate voltage to be 355 volts when anode voltage should be 250 Volts only for 2A3 tubes? or should i subtract the cathode voltage to get no more than 250 volts? another question is will the sovtek 2A3 not be able to handle plate voltage greater than 250 volts?
thanks
the Sovtek 2A3 is a tough tube. Some run it at 350 plate voltage.
With 355 volts at the plate, you need to subtract the voltage on the cathode.
You mentioned 55mA and 3K, so you must have around 165V across your cathode.
355-165 = 190V Vp. Below the 250V recommended limit.
Your plate dissipation also suggest you're not running your 2A3 beyond max.
cheers!
ps.
I also suggest you measure the 2A3 grid voltage, and subtract it from the cathode voltage. You should be looking at somewhere around 45V.
With 355 volts at the plate, you need to subtract the voltage on the cathode.
You mentioned 55mA and 3K, so you must have around 165V across your cathode.
355-165 = 190V Vp. Below the 250V recommended limit.
Your plate dissipation also suggest you're not running your 2A3 beyond max.
cheers!
ps.
I also suggest you measure the 2A3 grid voltage, and subtract it from the cathode voltage. You should be looking at somewhere around 45V.
arnoldc,
sorry but i dont know how to post schematics. but its very similar to the Black Art Audio direct coupled 2A3 with 6dj8 driver in srpp. the differnce is that i hav 355v b+, 3k cathode resistor for the 2A3. as for the driver tube, voltage dropping resistor of 4k then 10 k anode resistor. all the values of the rest is almost the same as the black art schem.
i measured the plate voltage of top 1/2 of the 6dj8 at 260 volts. i dont know if i need to drop this at srpp circuit. any help from you or any of the good guys here will be appreciated very much.
sorry but i dont know how to post schematics. but its very similar to the Black Art Audio direct coupled 2A3 with 6dj8 driver in srpp. the differnce is that i hav 355v b+, 3k cathode resistor for the 2A3. as for the driver tube, voltage dropping resistor of 4k then 10 k anode resistor. all the values of the rest is almost the same as the black art schem.
i measured the plate voltage of top 1/2 of the 6dj8 at 260 volts. i dont know if i need to drop this at srpp circuit. any help from you or any of the good guys here will be appreciated very much.
arnoldc,
could be why i'm reading only 260volts at the plate because of the 10k resistor. can i still get away with the needed voltage on the driver if i remove this resistor?
also, if i lower the cathode resistor on the 2A3, will i not be able to get the 45 volts to drive this output tube?
what are now my options with this mains transformer and said tubes? please suggest. thanks
could be why i'm reading only 260volts at the plate because of the 10k resistor. can i still get away with the needed voltage on the driver if i remove this resistor?
also, if i lower the cathode resistor on the 2A3, will i not be able to get the 45 volts to drive this output tube?
what are now my options with this mains transformer and said tubes? please suggest. thanks
i guess not. you lower your cathode resistor, you pull more current, which means your B+ is going down even further.
Why are you so stuck with this power supply? What's the transformer secondaries? What's the filtering topology? (CRCRC, CLCLC, LCLC, etc)
ps.
If you're stuck with that power transformer *and* using tube rectification, ditch the tube rectifier and use SS. You will get a higher B+
pps.
it's just not enough... if the 2A3 grid is 130V from the SRPP, you want the cathode to be 45V above that, 175V. 175V / 50mA = 3K5 ohms cathode resistor. But you actually need 4V + 130V + 45V + 250V = 430V
Why are you so stuck with this power supply? What's the transformer secondaries? What's the filtering topology? (CRCRC, CLCLC, LCLC, etc)
ps.
If you're stuck with that power transformer *and* using tube rectification, ditch the tube rectifier and use SS. You will get a higher B+
pps.
it's just not enough... if the 2A3 grid is 130V from the SRPP, you want the cathode to be 45V above that, 175V. 175V / 50mA = 3K5 ohms cathode resistor. But you actually need 4V + 130V + 45V + 250V = 430V
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