allFET circlotron

hi kees52,

do you know how to simulate a wingspread with a circlotron output stage ?

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simple push :
http://circlotron.audio/data/simulation/img/wingspreadMosfet.png
http://circlotron.audio/data/simulation/asc/WingspreadMosfet.asc

circlotron :
http://circlotron.audio/data/simulation/img/wingspreadMosfetCirclotron.png
http://circlotron.audio/data/simulation/asc/WingspreadMosfetCirclotron.asc


there is an error somewhere.....

wingspread.png


What error in what way?
 
I have the same output if i remove mosfet 🙂

it must be without gate source on voltage, bjt is 0.6 volts and mosfet special laterals 3.8 or 4 but in sim and if model is not accurate it do can give this results.

You have a voltage vas, so it's voltage can be above output voltage but afcourse you have just max 50 mA.

That is wahy I say about the opamps, with 24 volts on them in real world do output voltage minus 8 volts, 4 for eacht side of amp.

so a njt buffer on a voltage 8 volts higher then rail will do.
 
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Hi All


X ask me to post it here, so I do, some ideas behind it because I have simmed it only, but measures nice. distortion test in 4 and 8 ohm.

Maybe nice for a power J-fet .

regards

HI Kees

The diagram that I would like to try is very similar to this one, double differential and mosfet without driver, but with generators in the 2nd floor I can not polarize the mosfet, how did you do it here ?

I tried to add resistances like the 680 of your schema but it does not work

https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/att...fet-circlotron-screenhunter_1108-21-22-17-jpg
 
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Here some changes

You need to set idle current drivers higher, use of a current source is needed then to tune voltage for output stage idle current.

if you plan using laterals then you can build this without the danger of temp runout.

regards
 

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I have set it up for 100 mA idle in output, but when build, I think you have to experiment with the pot and the resistors.

The driver mosfets are on 34 mA here you need class A because how more driver current hpw better the distortion specs, special for IRF240 type mosfet you need even 50/75 mA idle, and cool these drivers, mine are 80 mA with verticals, this because the gate capacitance is high, I have the driver also on the heatsink and that works fine, you have laterals, and I do not now what happens as the drivers are also on that heatsink, just try, otherwise a NTC is needed into the resistor network in idle pot. But try first, and go built it, you will see things are different from simulation, but a good start, the idle pot needs max resistance for start otherwise you get uge idle curent and destroy the fets, I have on sim setup resistors so this is limited and more save.

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The versions with the current feedback you see clearly the differences with voltage feedback, youn have slightly more distortion but als have a uge bandwidth, current feedback is mine favorite for this, it has not the limitations of voltage feedback, your resisistor network on feedback I do like also, maybe this give a result on the current sources.

The cascode in the Jfet stage is needed as the voltage is higher then max Jfet drain source, so this is always a good idea.

Here the lateral mosfets have 200 mA idle, distortion with almost max swing is -100dB, but because of the current feedback you see down the -100dB more
harmonics, but that is not important as it is so low down the scale.

Idle current has uge impact, see the other -120dB version plot.

regards
 

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you can schematize the current fedback ?

do you have open the file in my post 995 ?

Your post 995 has current feedback.

I have optimize and setup a pot for adjustment and plot two setups.

What you have do with the bjt drivers in that case is the same as what I did with real time components for
the current sourses, except for Jfets what is a cascode for using with higher voltages and lower
distortion it can swing more however with a drain or collector follower not of such importance.

Your version is just a unfolded one, now you can set it up and try what is does.

We get slowly a nice quite simple version, how it sodes with autobias I go try later, I have now much work
for court, I need to go to a judge soon.

regards
 
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