Hypex UCD180 HxR. No sound.

[stenak]

I bought a pair of UCD180 HxR version from a guy who never had the time to build an amp. I use a transformer with 2 x 32v windings on each channel, and two 4700microF Rifa phe 169 on each channel. I connected the signalwires to a rca connection, like my drawing tells me. Connected the amp to my preamp...and there was no hiss, no hum, and no sound from my speakers!! Got about +/- 45 volts to each of the modules.
Whats wrong?

 

[pierrepierrepierre]

+/- 45 and 4700uF are indeed the recommended voltage & capacitance values.


Have you checked if any voltage is present on pin 1 on J4 ? Applying DC voltage to this pin will put the amplifier in standby. Standby logic levels are: high>=3,3 V and low<=0,8 V

 

[kenta16807]

...pin 1 on J4 ? Applying DC voltage to this pin will put the amplifier in standby. Standby logic levels are: high>=3,3 V and low<=0,8 V

Has this changed on the later revisions 😕

On my old modules (ucd180HG V2) it's pin 4 and it needs to be pulled low for the module to start:

I just measured a few mV on pin 4 on one of my modules with the blue led on.

 

[kenta16807]

...just checked, enable pin has indeed changed 🙄

stenak, please check which version you have - it's printed on the PCB

Enable pin is internal pull-up to 12V, recommended is an open-collector to GND - but I guess a small signal diode to GND will do/ or simply a bit of wire...

 

[stenak]

Ucd 180"dead"

Have not done any checking of voltage etc, but it is +/- 45v on the modules. The red LEDs are shining..Here are some photos. Do not know how you can see what kind of ucd 180 this are?

 

[kenta16807]

Nevermind, you have the original 'manual'.

If you look at the 'manual' you see a switch from pin 4 to GND, this turns the amp ON.

In your picture you have nothing connected on pin 4, it's internally connected to 12V (with a resistor) keeping the amp OFF...

At least that's my interpretation....🙂

 

[stenak]

Thank You ! I will have a look later this evening.

 

[kenta16807]

I'm useless at explaining things...

Try this:

***whoops, posted at the same time****

 

[Davey]

It doesn't appear you have anything connected to (the enable) Pin 4.
As mentioned by other posters, it won't work like that. You need to pull that pin to ground to enable the modules.

Dave.

 

[stenak]

Thanks to Kenta 16807 and Davey, and all the others on the forum. It is a great forum for us builders. You find ideas, good help. I think I have to stop building amps, preamps(most tubepre), rebuilding turntables, because I have no more space left... I will find a wire and connect the wire to these connections.

 

[stenak]

Found two toggle-switches in one of my boxes. Is it smart to place the toggle switches in the front on the amp, Perhaps right under the mainswitch? The wires will be about 30 cm long, from the Hypex module to the front panel of my amp

 

[avr300]

That's the way mine is operated.

Mains on
(wait 10 sec. until power supply stabilises)
Amp on

Reverse order upon powering down.

This way you don't get any nasty artefacts.