I would say so yes. Just like an LM 317 has its internal reference voltage I guess. I'm clueless about sand-stuff.
My point was that the gate and source were connected together and should be at the same potential. Half a volt is a big difference there.
Must have been Drain to Source-Gate. I was tired. I just left some measures for clues. This showed up good cause Salas pointed out that I used double voltage then in real circuit.
I've got one channel up and running! It works, it makes sound although it's hard to judge with only one channel.
But I've only got about 2.6V across R15 and D4. I am using an 8ma 2sk170 for Q7. Can you suggest a value for R15 to get me in the 10V range across r15 and D4 or is it to leave it as-is? The gain was maybe a little lower than I expected but again, it's hard to tell with only one channel.
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Q7 still works as CCS with only 2.6V VDS too because its a low pinch off FET. You can use 1.2K R15 at a point, but its not a pressing issue.
More of a priority is to check voltage across R4. How much is it? Also, what Rail+ those batteries provide?
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There should be just a loss expressing RDS * ID. If no loss, the FET would have no dissipation.
There should be just a loss expressing RDS * ID. If no loss, the FET would have no dissipation.
Ok. I learn something new everyday 🙂 How to Calculate the Drain-Source Resistance, RDS, of a JFET Transistor?
possibly, but the MAIN reason for clipping the S+G together BEFORE applying power is to ENSURE no damage to the device.
The clipped pair are the Source leads and ALWAYs go to the respective Nchannnel or Pchannel supply voltage.
The clipped pair also means one can never misapply excessive gate to source voltage, if a clip, or socket, or other connection makes intermittent contact.
2.6V across R15 indicates ONLY 1.18mA flowing through the CCS jFET (2.6V/2k2= 0.0011818A)
There is something wrong.
What is the voltage across the LED string? d1? d2? d3? d4? (d1+d2+d3+d4)?
That's a good one to keep safe for re-use later.
Now where can I put it so that I know where to look for it?
if there is 2.6Vds on the jFET I'd expect the Id to be very approximately half Idss.
That can be checked by measuring the Vr15 and calculating the current passing to the CCS.
That can be checked by measuring the Vr15 and calculating the current passing to the CCS.
Not so much loss, even at 0.6V VDS a K170 loses 20% IDSS only. About 7% IDSS loss @ 2.6VDS vs 10VDS.
That can be checked and is worth checking by measuring Vr15.
And written down on his printed schematic for future reference. Along with all the other relevant node voltages.
Batteries are about 27.5V unloaded. They are a little used so I expect about 30V loaded with fresh batteries.
I've got 3.6V across R4. I have a trimmer I can adjust if needed.
Thanks Salas.