OK. You convniced me. Actually, I have setup tweaked now, so measurement only takes a second or two.
Side note. Do you think it is wiser to lower rails to 22V and raise bias to 1.5A or keep them at current 26V and 1.25A. In the end, Bias will be higher, but got to get some sinks ordered that will take the heat. My current layout would benefit from taller than cuurent, 6" sinks. I was thinking 8-10" single sided monoblocks. should i go this route or spread them out horizontally like Pass amps?
ya aren't little boy ; you already know that in bridged amp each half is looking at half of load
so - more current is of greater importance than more voltage
however - for first tests that's irrelevant , if you are sane enough and not blast them fully ( in which case - better leave ears in other room )
This is a big question for me, how Pass's sinks work 🙂 They have a special fin layout, for ordinary thinks you use, vertical fins placement will be MUCH more efficient.
- they're efficient enough fro intended usage
- they're so different from usual htsnks so ppl are always talking about them ; so - efficient enough for that purpose , too

ya aren't little boy ; you already know that in bridged amp each half is looking at half of load
so - more current is of greater importance than more voltage
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Thats what I was thinking. I got variac, so changing voltage is easy peasy.
when I was young , I didn't need stinking variac for changing mains voltage ; good squeeze of mains cord with hand was enough !
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Buzz, I heard that you do not mess up with people behind metal curtains ;-). FYI, that what I've been told 🙂
My current layout would benefit from taller than cuurent, 6" sinks. I was thinking 8-10" single sided monoblocks. should i go this route or spread them out horizontally like Pass amps?
Buzz,
I've measured the same (6 x 10.08 inch) heat sinks at 0.5 degrees C/watt plus ambient. The temperature was 45C on the base plate (fin side and near mosfets) measured with a digital probe. The heat sinks fins were vertical, used natural convection, and were out in the open with good ventilation all around.
You could drop down to ~100w into your set up and stay at 25C plus amb. Or, as you said, go with longer sinks. In that case, 9 inch would seem to be enough.
when I was young , I always made amps with 500mV offset , then I just set offset at speaker to 0 , squeezing speaker cable in hand


Right now, they are seeing about 130W. If it gets too hot. ill put a fan on it. I think they could take the heat if spread horizontally, thats why I have considered that layout. Monoblocks will probably be the choice. Thanks Cochleus.
funniest thing with Funny ^6 is that soon you'll have excess of power "even" with regular F6 , while sound itself will certainly be sexier with regular F6
why thread is Dodo ?
if not building the,m , you can talk about them
just look at after the Ariel thread ...... or Bleuturd thread
if not building the,m , you can talk about them
just look at after the Ariel thread ...... or Bleuturd thread

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