spritzer Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Nope, no dummy load needed for any adjustment. PSU works just fine without any load and the voltages should stay the same with a load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pororo Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Some questions for the experts for the offboard 0.6 amp board. For Q17 and Q18 the PCB shows A970 and ECB (with the flat side facing you). This datasheet http://www.futurlec.com/Transistors/2SA970.shtml gives the orientation as BCE (with the flat side facing you). I'm assuming the datasheet is wrong? I'll be using MPSW56 as a sub for A970. This datasheet http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/MPSW55-D.PDF gives the orientation as EBC (with the flat side facing you). So if I use MPSW56 I'll have to cross 2 of the legs, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niner Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Nope, no dummy load needed for any adjustment. PSU works just fine without any load and the voltages should stay the same with a load. Thanks. So it is safe to measure at the STAX socket without connecting the headphone? Even with signal feeding to the input? I want to make sure the amp is as close to 100% stable as possible, before connecting my headphone to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) correct data sheet http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/2sa970.pdf safe to measure the voltages at the stax socket. but the bias will be the wrong voltage unless you have a very high impedance voltmeter. Edited February 26, 2014 by kevin gilmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pororo Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Thanks Kevin. So, it looks like I'll have to de-solder the MPSW56 and cross 2 of the legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Thanks. So it is safe to measure at the STAX socket without connecting the headphone? Even with signal feeding to the input? I want to make sure the amp is as close to 100% stable as possible, before connecting my headphone to it. Ditto what Kevin said and it is perfectly fine to have the amp "playing" when testing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niner Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Will this be the right tool to measure the bias voltage: http://www.fluke.com/fluke/auen/accessories/high-voltage-probes/80k-40.htm?PID=55357 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 No need for that, just measure before the ballast resistor i.e. the resistor next to the bias output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 but that actually would work other than it divides by 1000 so you have to put it on the millivolt range. and you need to keep it away from steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 My only problem is the cost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niner Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 One more question for you guys: what is min voltage rating for 5pF comp. cap, C1 & C2? Will 500V good enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 needs to be 1kv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwik Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Guys,Can someone tell me if Kevin's Current Domain Electrostatic Amp that appears on Headwizeis the same as what is known as the KGSS.Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwik Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) Thanks Kevin.Can anyone enlighten me in regards to following behaviour of my KGSS. I built this back in2000.All supplies are stable and I carried out Kevin's setup.Set the first pot for zero volts on meter between + and - Outputs.Set second pot for zero output at + and Ground.Reset these after running for 30mins.After doing all of this I watched the both meters and meter between + and - varies between-100mv and 500mv while the other one reads about 1.0v even though both of these were set initiallyat 0.Both channels experience the same effects and both never get greater than 1 volt over 1 hour.Is normal for the amplifier?. It sounds GREAT.Appreciate any comments.ThanksLes Edited March 4, 2014 by iwik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopants Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 your amplifier is getting warm, very abnormal behavior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Yup, normal drift and warm up found in all circuits. Edited March 4, 2014 by spritzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niner Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Got my off-board PCBs back from the fab. Thank you Kerry for sharing your design. I have made a few changes to go with my plan. Actually, I'm making both on-board (standard) and off-board version of the amp. One will stay at home, while the other one may go to my office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Looks good looking forward to seeing the final result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwik Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Thanks all, nice to know all is normal.Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wink Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 My only problem is the cost... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-High-Voltage-probe-40KV-DC-28KV-AC-1000Mohm-input-1000-1-4-multimeter-warran-/180775974394?pt=AU_B_I_Electrical_Test_Equipment&hash=item2a171675fa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Well this does seem to fit, if a bit cramped... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindingThud Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 jeebus, that makes me want one. Well this does seem to fit, if a bit cramped... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudeWolf Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I thought you liked cramped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopants Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 if you cased the transformer on top that would free up some space, not that you need it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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