Everything posted by Pars
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Part Sourcing Assistance/Advice Thread
BTW, I was curious as to why the BL grade of FETs seems to be more popular than the V grade, which has a higher Idss range? People seem to prefer BJTs with higher Hfe... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Not sure what happened to the other post I wrote (on Tapatalk). Why is the BL grade favored over the V grade (higher Idss). In BJTs it seems as though the higher the Hfe the better... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Part Sourcing Assistance/Advice Thread
He replied to me and does have V grade of both available. That fucking Justin And not really smiling happily either
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Group Buy - Digital Attenuator (Kevin Gilmore)
Very cool! So that thing by itself can control the digital attenuator if you don't want to bother with display, etc.?
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Part Sourcing Assistance/Advice Thread
Anything going on with this? I would take 20 2SJ74BLs...
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transconductance amp
TO92s are easier than hell to remove. Heat all 3 pins up at once. Ohm them out. Did you verify all transistors with the low offset, presumed working board? Sure you don't have a PNP or NPN swapped or wrong?
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transconductance amp
Check all of the transistors. Include the SMT ones on the bottom. Something is out of place. Or blown.
- KGSSHV Carbon Build Thread
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The Multi Amp aka Dynalo Mk2
I sent an email to Context Engineering regarding their 6008H-8.5N case (8.5" long) and whether they could cut them to 6.8" (or 6.840") for this application. I have not followed up with them yet.
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The Multi Amp aka Dynalo Mk2
Also, I don't think you want the board to slide in the slots present in these cases, but instead want the board to not touch the sides. There are some traces (including AC) very close to the board edge.
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The ultimate DIY? A Stax SRM-T2!
Nice job! A piece of teflon tubing on the crossed leg might not be a bad idea though.
- Happy Birthday Marc!
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goldenreference low voltage power supply
Thanks Kevin. I guess that interpreting your response is that yes, the GRLV plus would be better and lower noise than the shunt regulator. By invert stuff you are referring to Q14 (pos. regulator) and Q6 (plus current mirror Q1/Q3) and zener? I assume that, like your original dynalo supply, etc., that this is quieter than batteries? I'll source a GRLV Plus board and give this a shot. Not sure if I will buy Salas' board or not (since I would only be using the RIAA portion of it). I may still, though $52 is a bit steep, but it is 2mm / 3oz copper IIRC.
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The Multi Amp aka Dynalo Mk2
Were the transistors matched? If not, getting to 0V without the servo could get touchy. Even matched, it might not fall perfectly into place.
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goldenreference low voltage power supply
Output voltage for the GRLV would be 35V. I have 35V tants and also a few OPA445s. 35V rail seems to be what the phono stage uses. Question for those of you who know architecture/PSUs: do you think the GRLV at 35Vdc would be quieter and work better than the raw supply / shunt used for the Salas phono stage? I am guessing it would, but don't know shunt architecture/performance. Shunt shown below, fed by raw DC supply (bridge, 4700uf cap, pair of 10K resistors on output, ~ +45Vdc).
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goldenreference low voltage power supply
Speaking of using a GRLV for higher voltages, if I wanted to do somewhere in the range of 40-50Vdc, where would I need to go for voltage ratings with the various caps, particularly the tants? 32Vac secondaries. Thinking that one of these may be lower noise than the raw PSU/shunt setup on a Salas folded phono stage. EDIT: more like 35V. Also, the stock R7/R10 are 1.5K. I noted Kevin saying he went back to 2K precision resistors here for his +/- 20V. 2K would make getting the 35V easier (2K / 4.99K) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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What Are You Building Today
Neat Marc... I like how you used the SIP pins on that. Resistor leads into them? Creative...
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The Multi Amp aka Dynalo Mk2
take a look around this post
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goldenreference low voltage power supply
Any problem with using something other than the OPA134 for this? I normally use TL071/081 or the dual for servos. This isn't exactly a servo, and I thought I had noted someone (KG) advising OPA445 if doing higher voltage on the GRLV. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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What Are You Building Today
Very nice builds as well! What are the RCA connectors used on the preamp? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Happy Birthday Iron_Dreamer!
Happy Birthday Peter!
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What Are You Building Today
Very nice Marc!
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HC Bike/Cycling Thread
87 of Robin Williams' bikes on auction (for charity): https://paddle8.com/auction/robin-williams/