Simplistic NJFET RIAA

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#842
salas said:


Is it something that came up after the initial tests? A buzzz indicates 100Hz. See the psu output on the scope. If it still works OK with a clean output, its a ground loop, or a transformer field. Batteries are essentially floating devices.
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It was probably there, but I usually don't pay attention to such things in the beginning. The scope shows a spike about 10mV/div high on the PSU output, but I didn't check the frequency. The transformer was quite far from the regulator and preamp, far enough for it's field not to affect anything, I think. I suspect the psu as the main culprit, or a ground loop/problem.
 
#845
ikoflexer said:
or a ground loop/problem.
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If you will not find 100Hz on the PSU's output (which may be fortunate if there is just a small error to fix), case of having some ground loop is a bad situation to solve some times. I hope not. What about your TT ground wire? Is it grounded OK?
 
#847
ikoflexer said:



Sorry, I don't understand this suggestion. Could you please explain?
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He probably means to float the mains earth and use a couple of mutually reversed parallel diodes that will open up in case of emergency and restore earthing. If I got this right, Nicoch will present me a master's in Nicochian linguistics.:clown:
 

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#848
Yes, the TT ground cable was properly connected. I still tried different connections for it, but no change.

I was referring to the trafo+bridge+CLC filter as the psu, just to keep it separated logically from the regulator. Surely it's something stupid I've done, I'll check things again tonight.

What I don't understand from what you said salas, is, do you mean that even if there is ripple going into the regulator, the regulator should flatten it out? It certainly behaves so in simulation...
 
#850
ikoflexer said:
What I don't understand from what you said salas, is, do you mean that even if there is ripple going into the regulator, the regulator should flatten it out? It certainly behaves so in simulation...
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Yes it will cut out any input ripple with its negative comfortably above the VGS threshold of Q1. Imagine the CCS as an extremely large choke that isn't storing energy. See here post#157, for a practical test report.
 
#858
This picture explains a lot. The upper trace is what comes out of the regulator, the lower trace is taken right after the diode bridge. The two traces are scaled differently, but the main idea is that their frequency coincides. The regulator output was not connected to anything. It looks like my implementation of the regulator somehow does not flatten the ripple. I just noticed that my bjt is a BC550B, not a BC550C. Would the different hfe (330 vs 600) make such a difference? I'll look around here see if I got something like a BC550C.
 
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