F5 troubleshooting

rayma · 2019-12-08 6:35 pm

Here's a First Watt layout, it keeps the transformer "out of the loop".
http://media.tas.zeitpress.com/articles/images/first watt f7 inside.png

An easy thing to do here is move the input sockets to the opposite end, but the FW layout is ideal.

boywonder · 2019-12-08 6:52 pm

I was thinking of that....I can rotate the bottom plate 180 deg..

rayma · 2019-12-08 6:55 pm

boywonder said:
I was thinking of that....I can rotate the bottom plate 180 deg..

Good idea.

boywonder · 2019-12-08 11:19 pm

Ok...bottom plate rotated and used coax on the inputs...everything quiet......thanks again!

I really appreciate the input.

rayma · 2019-12-08 11:26 pm

boywonder said:
Ok...bottom plate rotated and used coax on the inputs...everything quiet......thanks again!
I really appreciate the input.

Great, it's often much harder to fix problems like that.

boywonder · 2019-12-09 12:46 am

rayma said:
Great, it's often much harder to fix problems like that.

yup...no kidding..chasing hum.....