Revisiting some "old" ideas from 1970's - IPS, OPS

Continuing on the design, presented in Post #821, I have developed a diy-friendly layout of the "lite" version of Parallel amplifier (single output pair).

I can't test it myself - my lab is disassembled again - so, if somebody wants to try this cool creature - that would be great!

Nominal rails are +/-50V DC.

Cheers,
Valery
😱😱😱

Valery,just a note.
I see this pcb ,i think that traces are thin and pads aren't ideal for hand drilling
 
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Hi Valery,

I will build it but I use iron transfer so I need your files mirrored from what you have posted. It would be nice if you could post one with see through showing the silk over the traces for easy troubleshooting.

And, Like thimios pointed out, maybe enlarge some of the pads a bit.

Thanks, Terry
 
Parallel - updated bigger holes / fatter traces

Hi Valery,

I will build it but I use iron transfer so I need your files mirrored from what you have posted. It would be nice if you could post one with see through showing the silk over the traces for easy troubleshooting.

And, Like thimios pointed out, maybe enlarge some of the pads a bit.

Thanks, Terry

Hi Terry,

Great! I hope, now it's easier to etch / drill.
I have printed the mirrored PDFs now.

Cheers,
Valery
 

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It really takes less than an hour. I had to wait for the wife to go to the store so I could steal her counter space. 😉

I have the holes drilled now. One nit pick if I may. If laying for etching it is nice to under-holes a little. It acts like a center punch and leaves more copper after drilling. I like to use a 6mm bit for the small resistors and caps. 8mm works fine too. I realize that you have to error to the larger size if they are through hole. I'm only speaking of etched single sided boards.

Blessings, Terry
 

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.............If laying for etching it is nice to under-holes a little. It acts like a center punch and leaves more copper after drilling. I like to use a 6mm bit for the small resistors and caps. 8mm works fine too. I realize that you have to error to the larger size if they are through hole. I'm only speaking of etched single sided boards.

Blessings, Terry
do you mean holes for the resistor leads?
0.6mm or 0.8mm?