Hi, I recently picked up a swag of tubes and gear from a garage sale, literally thousands of components, going back to the 50s. I have a 5v, 6.3v, and 830v centre tap HV, PT. A first guitar amp using 6v6 sounds cool. The 5y3 will get
515vac each side, which from the data sheet is ok.
Question to the pros: Can anybody suggest a suitable DC voltage/filter network
following the 5y3 to supply the 6v6? Im thinking of a 5f1 Champ, or similar.
Im employed as an electrician, so know that electric shocks hurt!
Will this extra high voltage give me options for getting a couple more watts?
Or will it just let the smoke out.
Regards Ant
515vac each side, which from the data sheet is ok.
Question to the pros: Can anybody suggest a suitable DC voltage/filter network
following the 5y3 to supply the 6v6? Im thinking of a 5f1 Champ, or similar.
Im employed as an electrician, so know that electric shocks hurt!
Will this extra high voltage give me options for getting a couple more watts?
Or will it just let the smoke out.
Regards Ant
Your transformer is about 100 volts too high for a 6v6.
Try using PSUD2 program available from duncan amps.
A starting point would be a choke input power supply (5y3 --choke no capacitor till after the choke).
Try using PSUD2 program available from duncan amps.
A starting point would be a choke input power supply (5y3 --choke no capacitor till after the choke).
Yes, that would reduce the voltage from the 586V peak down to the average, around 400V.
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