I didnt reach 5 V with 1,9+1,9 reds and 220 ohm, I got 5,15 so I went down to 180 ohm and its running stable now on 4,97. Seems to work if anyone finds him/herself there.
Sorry its hard to comb through the mega thread.
On the v1.2 salas, How can i make the ccs supply higher current, say 1a?
Thanks in advance.
On the v1.2 salas, How can i make the ccs supply higher current, say 1a?
Thanks in advance.
Both contribute. The stiffer the Vref the more the shunt part rejects ripple on its own. Thus the CCS can even be just a resistor but with much smaller value than an active CCS provides at its set current. IRCCS=Vraw/Vo.
salas your reply on the other thread im copying here for discussion
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Vrset=Vgs-Vf(3leds). Stays constant depending on the Vgs curve set point. If Vrset changes with input voltage then something is not working right in the CCS. The shunt part 5 Leds Vref is about 10V not 12V. If 12V maybe something is wrong there.
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A quick sim in the LTspice you can see the current through the CSS resistor. Why is this happening?
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Vrset=Vgs-Vf(3leds). Stays constant depending on the Vgs curve set point. If Vrset changes with input voltage then something is not working right in the CCS. The shunt part 5 Leds Vref is about 10V not 12V. If 12V maybe something is wrong there.
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A quick sim in the LTspice you can see the current through the CSS resistor. Why is this happening?
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the CCS must drop sufficient voltage to get the CCS into a good working range.
Remove all of the output side and test the CCS alone.
See how it performs for a range of input voltage from 1Vdc to 20Vdc.
Remove all of the output side and test the CCS alone.
See how it performs for a range of input voltage from 1Vdc to 20Vdc.
Huge thread and I'm struggling to find the info I need....
1. If I want 12v out (+ve and -ve rails) will a 2 x 15v 50vac transformer power both rails?
2. For the -ve rail are this and this the correct items?
3. The guide mentions C102, 104, 202 and 204 with a range from 4.7 to 10uf. Is this for the standard and hot rod versions (eg 4.7uf for the standard)?
1. If I want 12v out (+ve and -ve rails) will a 2 x 15v 50vac transformer power both rails?
2. For the -ve rail are this and this the correct items?
3. The guide mentions C102, 104, 202 and 204 with a range from 4.7 to 10uf. Is this for the standard and hot rod versions (eg 4.7uf for the standard)?
A 50VA 15-0-15Vac transformer will allow a maximum continuous DC output of ~820mAdc.
For cool operaton load it to ~50% of that maximum rating, i.e. <=410mAdc per supply rail.
A 15-0-15Vac gives ~ ±22Vdc on the UK mains supply, but this varies during the day. The lowest you are ever likely to see is ~85% of that i.e. ±18.7Vdc
That is ~6.7V of drop across the CCS for an output of 12Vdc
Your transformer should work for all UK voltages in the range 216Vac to 253Vac.
For cool operaton load it to ~50% of that maximum rating, i.e. <=410mAdc per supply rail.
A 15-0-15Vac gives ~ ±22Vdc on the UK mains supply, but this varies during the day. The lowest you are ever likely to see is ~85% of that i.e. ±18.7Vdc
That is ~6.7V of drop across the CCS for an output of 12Vdc
Your transformer should work for all UK voltages in the range 216Vac to 253Vac.
So a decent option if I'm looking for around 100mA from each rail? Would I be better with a 12-0-12Vac 50Va transformer or is that cutting it a bit fine?
12Vac does not work for a 10V output.
It's the CCS that needs volts drop to work properly.
15Vac was adopted to make sure the DCB1 on 10V worked for the usual range of mains voltage.
It turns out that 15Vac also allows 12V output for a normal range of mains voltage.
I would suggest that 12VA 15-0-15Vac is the absolute minimum requirement for ±12Vdc @ 100mAdc using the Salas Style Shunt regualtor.
It's the CCS that needs volts drop to work properly.
15Vac was adopted to make sure the DCB1 on 10V worked for the usual range of mains voltage.
It turns out that 15Vac also allows 12V output for a normal range of mains voltage.
I would suggest that 12VA 15-0-15Vac is the absolute minimum requirement for ±12Vdc @ 100mAdc using the Salas Style Shunt regualtor.
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As Andrew said already you need to exceed the recommended minimum Vin-Vout first so the CCS will stabilize. After that point there will be controlled voltage drop differences across the setting resistor possible values due to the Vgs curve vs Id as seen in any particular MOSFET's manual and little ones due to VDS and rising thermals. In your example the first input voltage is insufficient, that is why you see a marked difference when applying that second still short but more appropriate input voltage.
Hi. If using a BiB plus/minus pair as preregulator for two onboard regulated devices, one just a few cm away and the other maybe some 10-15 cm away, how would you do with cabling and remote sensing? Serial or parallell, remote sens on first or second device?
I would convert the Bibs in two wire conventional output because the impedance will be dominated by the final regs anyway so to avoid any possibility of weird interactions between the pre & post.
hi,
i would like to share my experience concerning a CCS setup i found particurlarly good in a Salas reg that is powering a DAC analog side, but it should also be suitable for any low current applications , whithin power and voltage specs, of course.
it is not has quite the "drive" of the irfp240 cascode soundwise, but if you don't need a lot of current, i found paralleling bc550c to give the "most for my money". The highs sounding more realistic and defined could be a an appropriate description of the benefit.
First, i tried paralleling six on a "card"(see picture), but it just wouldn't work because of oscillations.
The i placed 1 then 2 and now 3 in parallel on a tighter layout and it works fine up to now...
Bc849 a/b/c (or mmbt4401, which i plan to try) is pretty much recommended for Q3 because they perform better at lower Vce.
It is questionnable whether to-92 devices can take some wattage, so not to be forced to parallel too much devices, but if you want to push them, i had a good experience with glueing them with epoxy inside a standoff ( see picture). I would say that way they can withstand 1W attached to a bigger sink. If you sand-off the back of the t0-92 device plastic to make it look like a rectangle and epoxy it in a rectangle shaped hole that will minimize the distance between the die and the heatsink metal, than i would say maybe 1.5W can be applied safely (YMMV).
Also, 2n5457 gave me better better "drive", but sound a tad bit more noisier, so i keep them for when noise is not an absolute necessity in my setup. Right now i'm waiting for some 2sk246 to test also.
edit: shown is a negative ccs, which requires a transformer of it's own to work ( reverse reg). I have not tried a positive version, but it is possible that pnp bjt's will perform a tad bit worse.
edit 2: voltage source is reversed in the attached schematic!
i would like to share my experience concerning a CCS setup i found particurlarly good in a Salas reg that is powering a DAC analog side, but it should also be suitable for any low current applications , whithin power and voltage specs, of course.
it is not has quite the "drive" of the irfp240 cascode soundwise, but if you don't need a lot of current, i found paralleling bc550c to give the "most for my money". The highs sounding more realistic and defined could be a an appropriate description of the benefit.
First, i tried paralleling six on a "card"(see picture), but it just wouldn't work because of oscillations.
The i placed 1 then 2 and now 3 in parallel on a tighter layout and it works fine up to now...
Bc849 a/b/c (or mmbt4401, which i plan to try) is pretty much recommended for Q3 because they perform better at lower Vce.
It is questionnable whether to-92 devices can take some wattage, so not to be forced to parallel too much devices, but if you want to push them, i had a good experience with glueing them with epoxy inside a standoff ( see picture). I would say that way they can withstand 1W attached to a bigger sink. If you sand-off the back of the t0-92 device plastic to make it look like a rectangle and epoxy it in a rectangle shaped hole that will minimize the distance between the die and the heatsink metal, than i would say maybe 1.5W can be applied safely (YMMV).
Also, 2n5457 gave me better better "drive", but sound a tad bit more noisier, so i keep them for when noise is not an absolute necessity in my setup. Right now i'm waiting for some 2sk246 to test also.
edit: shown is a negative ccs, which requires a transformer of it's own to work ( reverse reg). I have not tried a positive version, but it is possible that pnp bjt's will perform a tad bit worse.
edit 2: voltage source is reversed in the attached schematic!
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Small BJTs can be nice indeed where applicable power wise but try faster MOSFET types too when able like IRF9610/610 or DN2540 cascodes.
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