Blumlein's Garter Bias question

[jkeny]

I'm going to try this biasing method on a PP ECL86 which currently uses 270R bypassed with 470uF caps on each tube.

I know I need to change the 200 Rs in the diagram to 270 but how do I determine the correct value for the 100K R?

 

[kenpeter]

I am not sure if you have given us sufficient information.
What is your B+, how do you have the screens strapped?
Are you intending bias for Class A, Class AB, Class AB2?

If I knew idle current or bias voltage, I could guess the
other from the 270R's. But I can't calculate what is your
intention from knowing just the cathode resistors.

 

[jkeny]

OK, I forgot to include this - bias is 27mA in class A on a baby huey circuit attached (390R bias R on diagram is actually 270R)

 

[gingertube]

jkeny,
This scheme puts half the bias from the other push pull side onto the grid. Thus rather than (approximately) having the grid at 0V DC and the cathode at +14 DC you want +14 DC on the grid and +28V DC on the cathode. So BOTH cathode resistors need to be the same size as you are now using. So use 2 x 270R for each cathode.

The 100K shown need to follow the max Rg1 values for the tube - For ECL86 take those 100K up to 470K.

Cheers,
Ian

 

[jkeny]

Edited out some text

Thanks for the info on the 470K.

Have you tried this biasing method?

Will the feedback R need to be changed?

 

[jkeny]

I may well try Shoog's variation on this biasing seen here: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=1306043&stamp=1190309883

 

[kenpeter]

R14 1M keep that series pair of 1000uF (electolytics I would
assume) bridged across the cathodes with a safe DC bias?