Has any body already finished the assembly? I'm looking forward to see your testing results and reviews..
I have finished the assembly to night. just waiting for me PSU caps and transformer. but i soldered inn C3, and have only VR1 200ohm.
so how much effekt will that do? and VR1 is DC ofset? VR2 bias?
but what about VR3?
I audio, the effect is significant. you can't get the zero output with 200Ohm vr1 with C3 installed. remove C3 if you can't find a 2k ohm
I audio, the effect is significant. you can't get the zero output with 200Ohm vr1 with C3 installed. remove C3 if you can't find a 2k ohm
done. and then jumper it, right?
bump...want to see some result and suggestions to improve the suggestion.
one improment must be the solder eyes. it is very smal space for the solder to atatch on the back side of the boards. it vil work with a very thin solder iron. i hadd to solder resistors from the top.
Hi AudioSan
Could you explain a little more about your problem? We have no problem in assembly the boards from the back side. If you can solder from the top side, why can't solder from the bottom?
Could you explain a little more about your problem? We have no problem in assembly the boards from the back side. If you can solder from the top side, why can't solder from the bottom?
the soldering area around the holes was to smal for my iron. transistors was fine. but resistors was a pain. but it worked out🙂 maybe get a thiner iron tip.
If you are looking for a nice enclosure for this amplifier here it is:
RE2209 Aluminum Enclosure for Audio Amplifier
RE2209 Aluminum Enclosure for Audio Amplifier
i am looking for a enclosure for JLH headphone amp. i was thinking of RE229.If you are looking for a nice enclosure for this amplifier here it is:
RE2209 Aluminum Enclosure for Audio Amplifier
but i don't need the heatsink. is it possible to buy it without the heatsink?
it is the only enclosure that have the depht i need.
oh🙂 it is a heatsink inside on the pics🙂
but do you have 6.3mm stereo jack connectors? and RCA connectors. i did not find it on your website.
but do you have 6.3mm stereo jack connectors? and RCA connectors. i did not find it on your website.
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Adjustment procedure
Hi there.
I bought a couple of these pcb's. Both the first version you made and 3 sets of the "new" edition. I also bought the power supply you sell on your webpage. 🙂
I'm wondering, what's the "correct" procedure to adjust these boards when first turned on? i feed them with -22/+22V and i get mostly around 20 on the speaker output. To start with, i set VR2 about to mid position and adjust VR1 to try to get 0V on the output but only near the absolute end position of VR1 it changes, and then so fast that it goes from +20V to -12V almost by my finger shaking.
I measured all the components while i soldered, but should VR1 have had another value?
Anyways, when turning it on first time, how should i proceed with adjusting it? and where do i most easily measure to know when the bias is 1.7A?
Sorry for noobish questions, i feel so stupid i probably don't deserve to own a JLH but hey... silly questions are what forums are for, right? :-D
Ben.-
Hi there.
I bought a couple of these pcb's. Both the first version you made and 3 sets of the "new" edition. I also bought the power supply you sell on your webpage. 🙂
I'm wondering, what's the "correct" procedure to adjust these boards when first turned on? i feed them with -22/+22V and i get mostly around 20 on the speaker output. To start with, i set VR2 about to mid position and adjust VR1 to try to get 0V on the output but only near the absolute end position of VR1 it changes, and then so fast that it goes from +20V to -12V almost by my finger shaking.
I measured all the components while i soldered, but should VR1 have had another value?
Anyways, when turning it on first time, how should i proceed with adjusting it? and where do i most easily measure to know when the bias is 1.7A?
Sorry for noobish questions, i feel so stupid i probably don't deserve to own a JLH but hey... silly questions are what forums are for, right? :-D
Ben.-
Hi Shamron
Did you installed C3? if not (short 2pins) VR1 should be 200Ohm. If installed, use 2K for VR1.
Measure the voltage on R10 you get the Iq by the equation: Vr=Iq*R10. For 1.7A it should be 0.561V.
Did you installed C3? if not (short 2pins) VR1 should be 200Ohm. If installed, use 2K for VR1.
Measure the voltage on R10 you get the Iq by the equation: Vr=Iq*R10. For 1.7A it should be 0.561V.
Hi Shamron
Did you installed C3? if not (short 2pins) VR1 should be 200Ohm. If installed, use 2K for VR1.
Measure the voltage on R10 you get the Iq by the equation: Vr=Iq*R10. For 1.7A it should be 0.561V.
There are no C3 on this first board i got:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Or am i wrong? The 3 last pair of board i got, have C3 on them and i soldered it in. shouldn't i have? Still.. what to do with this one?
check the value of VR1. If it's 200 Ohm, remove C3, then short the 2pins of C3.
Ok, will do that right now.
How about the older board with no C3?
EDIT: Both the 5A fuses on the power supply blew, don't they enjoy the 10.000uF capacitors i used instead of the originals you included? 😛
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check the value of VR1. If it's 200 Ohm, remove C3, then short the 2pins of C3.
Ok, done that. When i check it with the voltages that this page states The Class-A Amplifier Site - DC Voltages
I get -23v on collector on tr1 and +23v on collector on tr2.
When measuring further down the line i notice that the voltage at tr5 collector is also 23v. How?
SOrry for nagging, i am furious on myself for not keeping what i learned at school up to date, but i've forgotten so much 😛
should r13 be 22 or 100 ohm? i got two different schematics saying two different things.
EDIT: Since you have updated this board and i have both versions, i notice on the schematic here http://www.siliconray.com/jlh-2005-class-a-amplifier-kit.html# that r13 is 100 ohm and vr1 is 2k (on the schematic) but the part list says something else. I got a 22 ohm r13, a 200 ohm vr1 and on the new board i removed c3 and shorted the points where is used to be. still, i can't get any of the versions to work. I'm giving it +23/-23V and using mj15003's as outputs.
What could i be doing wrong? 2 boards, one of each revision, exact same problem. Tr8 gets really hot when i turn bias up so that Vr10 is 0,560v. and only one of the outputs gets warm.
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either value will work. 2k VR1 + 100 Ohm works with C3 installed, 200 + 22 work with C3 shorted. Whatever it is the voltage on collectors couldn't be +-23V. Check your soldering
Well, i've gotten the first one i bought from you to work now. Works nicely actually. I put it in an old case i had for an older amp so it looks a bit reworked, but it sounds ok.
Here's a pic from before i closed it up.
Now to see if i can get the new board to work. 🙂
Here's a pic from before i closed it up.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Now to see if i can get the new board to work. 🙂
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