Here are the schematics. At the moment supply voltage for output tubes is 660...670 V. With this voltage the max. output power is some 30 W.
As the driver, now 6BL7 is used, because supply voltage (+Ub2) is less than I planned in the beginning.
With 380 V or more 6SN7 can be used too. Driver must produce clean 180 Vpp + some headroom.
There is one GZ34 in the power supply to fulfill "customer desires", not any technical aspect.
What is a small surprise to me, is that hum level at the 8 ohms output is only 1,3 mV (rms).
This is quite good value with AC-heaters.
As the driver, now 6BL7 is used, because supply voltage (+Ub2) is less than I planned in the beginning.
With 380 V or more 6SN7 can be used too. Driver must produce clean 180 Vpp + some headroom.
There is one GZ34 in the power supply to fulfill "customer desires", not any technical aspect.
What is a small surprise to me, is that hum level at the 8 ohms output is only 1,3 mV (rms).
This is quite good value with AC-heaters.
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artosalo,
Nice circuit! I like the potentiometer in the concertina, allows null of the sum total of the 2nd harmonic distortion of all the stages through the amp. Can leave a little 2nd harmonic in, if that sound pleases.
I believe you have 100Hz power mains. If you get a chance, put in a 1kHz tone, adjust for 1/4 of max power out (1/4 full voltage), and see how far down the 900Hz and 1,100Hz intermods are due to the AC filaments. It will be interesting to see if the push pull circuit cancels that effect (single ended has lots of that intermod).
Thanks!
Nice circuit! I like the potentiometer in the concertina, allows null of the sum total of the 2nd harmonic distortion of all the stages through the amp. Can leave a little 2nd harmonic in, if that sound pleases.
I believe you have 100Hz power mains. If you get a chance, put in a 1kHz tone, adjust for 1/4 of max power out (1/4 full voltage), and see how far down the 900Hz and 1,100Hz intermods are due to the AC filaments. It will be interesting to see if the push pull circuit cancels that effect (single ended has lots of that intermod).
Thanks!
What kind of power supply are you using for testing? I mean the one on the background.
Good idea. I try to do IM-test next week.
That power supply is small Heathkit IP-2717, only capable for 400 V / 150 mA.
But just fine for Williamson stages (6SL7 and 6BL7)
For output tubes I used in the beginning a pair of Soviet made UIP-1 (600 V / 600 mA).
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This: TTG-6AS7PP - Tube output transformer [5kOhm] 2x6AS7G / 2x6N13S Push-pull or similar - Shop Toroidy.pl
100 Hz IMD-test done. The output power under test was 8 W (to 8 ohms).
The IMD level at 900 Hz and 1100 Hz is -72 dBc which is about 0.025 %. I think this is not a bad result at all.
At the same time 2nd. harmonic is -68 dBc (0.04 %) and 3rd. is -57 dBc (0.14 %).
The hum-nulling potentiometer at the filament of 845 has no effect to +100 Hz IMD.
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artosalo,
That was a good test.
And the results are excellent.
The amp must sound wonderful.
It is nice to know that push pull is so much better in cancelling that effect that can be such a problem for single ended amps that use AC filaments.
It makes me want to try a push pull 45, 2A3, or 300B with AC filaments.
That was a good test.
And the results are excellent.
The amp must sound wonderful.
It is nice to know that push pull is so much better in cancelling that effect that can be such a problem for single ended amps that use AC filaments.
It makes me want to try a push pull 45, 2A3, or 300B with AC filaments.
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It is not AC heating related IMD, but output stage power supply ripple interaction with input signal.
Let's see. I do the same test with heaters powered with DC.
Below is the IMD-test result with DC-heaters. Now the IMD level is -78 dBc, which is 6 dB lower than with AC. So it is seems that 100 Hz IMD due to AC-heaters is dominant.
During the test the 100 Hz ripple voltage at the plate of 845 was 0.9 Vrms only.
I made an additional test.
I increased the +Ub filtering to 0.42 Vrms ripple.
Now with DC-heaters the 100 Hz IMD dropped to -82 dBc. The I switched to AC-heating. 100 Hz IMD jumped to original value -72 dBc.
It is obvious that in this case the 100 Hz IMD due AC-heaters is dominant, not 100 Hz ripple at +Ub.
Below is the IMD-test result with DC-heaters. Now the IMD level is -78 dBc, which is 6 dB lower than with AC. So it is seems that 100 Hz IMD due to AC-heaters is dominant.
During the test the 100 Hz ripple voltage at the plate of 845 was 0.9 Vrms only.
I made an additional test.
I increased the +Ub filtering to 0.42 Vrms ripple.
Now with DC-heaters the 100 Hz IMD dropped to -82 dBc. The I switched to AC-heating. 100 Hz IMD jumped to original value -72 dBc.
It is obvious that in this case the 100 Hz IMD due AC-heaters is dominant, not 100 Hz ripple at +Ub.
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if you have little ripple it is okay. if not http://www.tentlabs.com/Components/Tubeamp/page44/assets/E-choke design UK.pdf
HIFI amplifiers require clean supply voltages, this is self-evident.
In that document one detail is worthy of remark:
My filtering circuit is below with ripple levels as printed in the schematic.
In my case the current draw is 4 dB less but ripple level 15 dB lower.
In that document one detail is worthy of remark:
My filtering circuit is below with ripple levels as printed in the schematic.
In my case the current draw is 4 dB less but ripple level 15 dB lower.
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