Have you read the datasheet? Carefully search for the word shown here in green . . . . .
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Oh my good, have I to change or can I leave it?
Primary 50R + 250R
Thanks Merlin. It was worth checking the influence of the nominal impedance of the mains connection that would normally be loading the primary winding in an actual application.
Would you be able to measure the primary winding DC resistance, so as to 'round out' the comparison between shorted versus nominal primary impedance.
Ta, Tim
Changed LED for a new (no blinking) 1.9VDC 20mA, now red LED lits always
Voltage across resistor 12.85VDC
Voltage across LED 1.9VDC
Time to measure again the transformer?
Are OK the measurements done with 15VDC?
Left to right side: InfinityRs, 100Rs, 500Rs, 250Rs & 100Rs
100Rs is the optimum value for snubber?
I suggest you snap a series of scope photos at different measured values of Rs, just like the color overlay plots in post #1 of this thread. This will help you find the Rs which just barely flattens out the first waveform "trough" like the red trace (see yellow arrow).
From your first photo, it seems that Lsec might be in the neighborhood of 1200 uH, so zeta=1 critical damping would be expected to occur somewhere in the vicinity Rs = 170 ohms or thereabouts. Assuming your Cx really was 10nF, and so forth.
Cx is really 10nF, I measured with two different LCR meters, after the last photos still you consider the Rs value in the vicinity of 170 ohms? attached pic scope set 5V/cm 10uS with Rs 170 ohms
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I suggest you setup your supply with an active sound system and have a LISTEN and then decide what's most appropriate for your supply(s)
I've found that even with comprehensive power supply filtering (C-Multipliers, Shunt Regs, etc) it's 'not always best' (sorry for the vague terms) to critically dampen the secondary windings, despite the obvious engineering -
There's a point where the amp/preamp, etc seems to lose dynamics when over- dampening the secondaries sometimes - not sure if same effect on class AB circuits and probably also varies with our different hearing abilities too
I've found that even with comprehensive power supply filtering (C-Multipliers, Shunt Regs, etc) it's 'not always best' (sorry for the vague terms) to critically dampen the secondary windings, despite the obvious engineering -
There's a point where the amp/preamp, etc seems to lose dynamics when over- dampening the secondaries sometimes - not sure if same effect on class AB circuits and probably also varies with our different hearing abilities too
the ability to replay dynamics is totally dependant on current supply.
That current comes from the local decoupling and the last smoothing capacitor stage.
The current to the load does NOT come from the transformer, thus the current supply is NOT affected by the snubber used on the transformer secondary.
BUT
ringing of the supply will affect the amplifier and this can leak to the load. This can sometimes be audible. Some listeners hear the "extra detail" of the HF components of the ringing and declare "much better".
Ears tells lies, sometimes !
That current comes from the local decoupling and the last smoothing capacitor stage.
The current to the load does NOT come from the transformer, thus the current supply is NOT affected by the snubber used on the transformer secondary.
BUT
ringing of the supply will affect the amplifier and this can leak to the load. This can sometimes be audible. Some listeners hear the "extra detail" of the HF components of the ringing and declare "much better".
Ears tells lies, sometimes !
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