CRC Power Supply (Class A amplifier)

[prasi]

PCB delivered for GB-4 , 50 nos.

h-wan 6 boards
av-trouvaille 6 boards
diya member thro PM 24 boards
diya member thro PM 2 boards
local sale 12

request h-wan and av-trouvaille to share name, address, postal code and paypal via PM.

 

[prasi]

GB-4 UPDATE

PCB delivered for GB-4 , 50 nos.

h-wan 6 boards
av-trouvaille 6 boards
diya member thro PM 24 boards
diya member thro PM 2 boards
local sale 12

request h-wan and av-trouvaille to share name, address, postal code and paypal via PM.

 

[xrk971]

Has anyone else built and tested these PSU's yet? I am curious what mV rms readings you are getting under load? With 22mF caps, 0.235R, and 35v rails and 250mA load I get 7mV ripple. Pretty good actually. No audible hum on FH9 amp and outputs are 0.1mV noise as measured with Fluke 101.

 

[prasi]

Aubmar reported 3mV ripple in his build.
May be higher capacitance and larger resistor.

PS: may be resistor was around .22 but cap was definitely higher. I will try to find his post.
PS2: here is his build, I am guessing 33kuF caps.
OMG!, those premium quality non-inductive Arcol resistors with 10-90ppm , 700VDC 10W resistors.
Those would truly make it universal for almost any voltage and probably for any class A.

 

[prasi]

X,
Since you have many boards, why don't you try to optimize your build with Quasimodo?

here it is. Simple, no-math transformer snubber using Quasimodo test-jig

Project16 might be having some boards.

I am sure it will only benefit the build.

 

[touchdown]

Boards received today in a perfect shape!
Great work, many thanks!!

Nicola/touchdown

 

[xrk971]

X,
Since you have many boards, why don't you try to optimize your build with Quasimodo?

here it is. Simple, no-math transformer snubber using Quasimodo test-jig

Project16 might be having some boards.

I am sure it will only benefit the build.

I almost forgot that I now have a 1Gs/s DSO and can look at the ringing in realtime - just add a pot and adjust for best attenuation of ringing.

 

[xrk971]

Aubmar reported 3mV ripple in his build.
May be higher capacitance and larger resistor.

PS: may be resistor was around .22 but cap was definitely higher. I will try to find his post.
PS2: here is his build, I am guessing 33kuF caps.
OMG!, those premium quality non-inductive Arcol resistors with 10-90ppm , 700VDC 10W resistors.
Those would truly make it universal for almost any voltage and probably for any class A.

Inductive resistors may actually provide added filtering for this application. What value is that 0.1R?

 

[prasi]

Inductive resistors may actually provide added filtering for this application. What value is that 0.1R?

looked at datasheet, my bad, those are not the low inductive version. yes, value is 0.1ohm, 10W.

 

[prasi]

GB-4 update

h-wan 8 boards
av-trouvaille 6 boards
diya member thro PM 24 boards
diya member thro PM 2 boards
local sale 10

 

[prasi]

h-wan 8 boards, paid, shipped
av-trouvaille 6 boards
diya member thro PM 24 boards
diya member thro PM 2 boards
local sale 10 boards

If anyone would like get the new boards, pl let me know, I can provide from the quota of local sale.

I can always defer the local sale.

regards
Prasi

 

[prasi]

Boards received today in a perfect shape!
Great work, many thanks!!

Nicola/touchdown

thank you Nicola for confirmation.

 

[manniraj]

Is it possible to connect a centre tapped transformer to the CRC boards like a 25-0-25V 400VA? As the input connections are like the dual secondaries (ex. 0-xx and 0-xx) so I am presuming we cannot use a centre tapped one.

 

[prasi]

Hi manniraj,
If its a local transformer, get it modified for dual secondaries.
I got one of my trafo modified for dual secondaries, and from then on I have always been ordering dual secondaries trafo, due to zero hum.
Its very easy to convert a dual secondary to CT whenever required, but not the other way around.

So, pl get dual secondary trafo for all future builds.

Yes it is possible to modify the ckt for CT operation (by loosing 4 diodes and associated components), but believe me it may not be worthwhile for any amp you plan to build..

 

[prasi]

h-wan 8 boards, paid, shipped
av-trouvaille 6 boards
diya member thro PM 24 boards
diya member thro PM 2 boards
diya member thro PM 4 boards, paid, will ship today
diya member thro PM, 4 boards

8 boards remain (2 blue mask+6 green mask from earlier GB)

I will be out of town for couple of days, so will start shipping by monday for anyone who pays during the weekend.

 

[manniraj]

Hi manniraj,
If its a local transformer, get it modified for dual secondaries.
I got one of my trafo modified for dual secondaries, and from then on I have always been ordering dual secondaries trafo, due to zero hum.
Its very easy to convert a dual secondary to CT whenever required, but not the other way around.

So, pl get dual secondary trafo for all future builds.

Yes it is possible to modify the ckt for CT operation (by loosing 4 diodes and associated components), but believe me it may not be worthwhile for any amp you plan to build..

Thanks Prasi, yes thats what I thought better to go for a dual secondaries always. Lessons learnt 🙂

 

[prasi]

h-wan 8 boards, paid, shipped
av-trouvaille 6 boards, paid, shipped
diya member thro PM 24 boards
diya member thro PM 2 boards, invoice sent
diya member thro PM 4 boards, paid shipped
diya member thro PM, 4 boards, invoice sent
Manniraj , 2 blue boards, paid, will ship on Monday.

6 boards remain (6 green mask from earlier GB)

I will be out of town for couple of days, so will start shipping by monday for anyone who pays during the weekend.

 

[patriz]

]analogdiy 4 boards (confirmed)paid,shipped
PauloPT 2 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
Voysto 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped
ravid 4 boards (confirmed)+2, paid, shipped
touchdown 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped
xrk971 (ver1 or ver 2) 8 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
avinunca 2 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
AdeS 2 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped
bk856er 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped
Lutto 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped
redarc12 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
bambadoo 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
Philipp23 8 boards (confirmed)+2, paid, shipped, delivered
hui13 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
patriz 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
Project16 2 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
Prasi+friends 6 boards
asanden 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
jpr_pt 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
spind 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
potepuh 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
Dennis Hui 6 +2boards, paid, shipped, delivered
Carmaux 4 boards, paid, shipped
bandol83 4 boards , paid, shipped, delivered
marcus1 4 boards, paid, shipped
themystical 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
aubmar 2 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
ZRXSHACK (6 boards), paid, shipped
rephil 10 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
ermine22 6 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
ppap64 4 boards, paid, shipped
JLOP 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
ovidiu1, paid, shipped, delivered
slartibartfasst, paid, shipped[/QUOTE]

 

[prasi]

GB-3 Status update

analogdiy 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
PauloPT 2 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
Voysto 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped
ravid 4 boards (confirmed)+2, paid, shipped, delivered
touchdown 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
xrk971 (ver1 or ver 2) 8 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
avinunca 2 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
AdeS 2 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped
bk856er 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
Lutto 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped
redarc12 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
bambadoo 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
Philipp23 8 boards (confirmed)+2, paid, shipped, delivered
hui13 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
patriz 4 boards (confirmed), paid, shipped, delivered
Project16 2 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
Prasi+friends 6 boards
asanden 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
jpr_pt 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
spind 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
potepuh 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
Dennis Hui 6 +2boards, paid, shipped, delivered
Carmaux 4 boards, paid, shipped
bandol83 4 boards , paid, shipped, delivered
marcus1 4 boards, paid, shipped
themystical 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
aubmar 2 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
ZRXSHACK (6 boards), paid, shipped, delivered
rephil 10 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
ermine22 6 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
ppap64 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
JLOP 4 boards, paid, shipped, delivered
ovidiu1, paid, shipped, delivered
slartibartfasst, paid, shipped

 

[prasi]

GB-4 UPDATE

h-wan 8 boards, paid, shipped
av-trouvaille 6 boards, paid, shipped
diya member thro PM 24 boards
diya member thro PM 4 boards, paid shipped
diya member thro PM, 4 boards, invoice sent
Manniraj , 2 blue boards, paid, will ship on Monday.
Prasi , 2 blue mask

6 boards remain (6 green mask ) for local sale

No more boards, Done deal!

If anyone would like to have more boards, pl post your requirements in the form of list. if the total board requirement goes above 30-50 nos, I shall get the boards manufactured.