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@ Nick yeah that heatsink seems identical to Rapid's one, also supposed to be 1 inch lug spacing as well. I made mine 1.4 inches wide to be generous but in reality more like 1.35 as your drawing I believe. I'll find out as and when the real ones arrive in the post
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And there he is in situ. (grey outline)
Proper job.
Ta also for providing the RS No. I did look but was totally bewildered by the huge range of different variations LOL
Proper job.
Ta also for providing the RS No. I did look but was totally bewildered by the huge range of different variations LOL
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#49
OK so does the E Choke require component value changes to it for different HT voltages let's say between the range of 200/300/400 volts and although intended to replace a standard 10H choke can it still be used in conjunction with a 10H choke as well to assist on what the 10H choke is doing maybe
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The way the cct is shown ... wont the rectifier see that big cap 1st? Fizzle pop bang?Mike H wrote:Application circuit ~
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#51
Don't they usually? (not fizzle pop bang)
It's the reservoir cap, petal.
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It's the reservoir cap, petal.
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#52
But that big though?
Spec on GZ34 for cap input PSU is 60uF max but for summat like an 83 MVR wouldn't that fizzle pop bang the blighter?
Spec on GZ34 for cap input PSU is 60uF max but for summat like an 83 MVR wouldn't that fizzle pop bang the blighter?
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#53
If you are using valve rect's then use a cap to match. The resulting first stage ripple will be higher, so a larger valve zener will be needed to match.
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Aaaah, I see, thanks Nick. I automatically assumed Valve recs. Wrong of me I know now.
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#56
apologies if this has been asked before....cant find the description thread...
to use this in psud do we just sub a 10h choke...?..any significant resistance?
to use this in psud do we just sub a 10h choke...?..any significant resistance?
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Sorry only just seen this ~ 630VDC max. and that's only because of the 'stock' item for C1, replace it or omit it and connect summat else to 'CG' then whatever Voltage you can manage.colin.hepburn wrote:OK so does the E Choke require component value changes to it for different HT voltages let's say between the range of 200/300/400 volts and although intended to replace a standard 10H choke can it still be used in conjunction with a 10H choke as well to assist on what the 10H choke is doing maybe
Going the other way, down to 50V or even less should be no problem in theory. Only need to make sure of a working V-drop across the device, = ZD1 + gate bias. Bu-ut R1 is best reduced in proportion, so if much less than 200V I would say reduce R1 to 100k.
'Spect you can add a proper choke as well but problee with an extra cap after it, not sure what it'll make of having an inductor feeding into it, probably a waste of time without an extra cap on the output side of the choke.
Does that make sense?
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#58
Having not tried it myself, I would think that the best combination would be cap -> filter -> cap -> choke -> cap. You could use a smaller second cap.
Not sure how PSD would be of use though, its a filter, but its not a inductor, so while it provides 10H ish of smoothing at 100Hz, it doesn't in any other way act like a choke.
Not sure how PSD would be of use though, its a filter, but its not a inductor, so while it provides 10H ish of smoothing at 100Hz, it doesn't in any other way act like a choke.
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OK I just had to try to do a simulation, LOLed wrote:apologies if this has been asked before....cant find the description thread...
to use this in psud do we just sub a 10h choke...?..any significant resistance?
As Nick worked out seems equivalent to 10H into 100uF in 'standard trim'.
Using choke input (as per Rocky IV), DC = 100mA, reservoir ripple = 7V peak to peak, output ripple = 20mV peak to peak.
It's more or less a constant Voltage drop so 'DC resistance' is dependent on the DC current, the formula is:
(V-ZD1 + VG) / DC current
As designed, V-ZD1 = 20V, VG = 3V (@ 100mA out, prototype)
E.g. for 100mA, = 23V / 0.1 = 230 Ohms.
@ 200mA, 115 Ohms, and so on.
Does that help?
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If you want to simulate it in PSUD (don't see problem with that, just to get an idea) must keep the right ratio versus the filter cap, i.e. if 100uF then the 'inductance' is 10H, if 50uF, 20H, and so on like that.
But as Nick says it's not increasing the output filter cap that necessarily makes it better, it's the gate capacitor (CG) that actually controls the "smoothness" of the output. I suspect the FET merely tries to "drive" the filter cap at whatever the ripple is on its gate. It's probably powerful enough to do that.
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But as Nick says it's not increasing the output filter cap that necessarily makes it better, it's the gate capacitor (CG) that actually controls the "smoothness" of the output. I suspect the FET merely tries to "drive" the filter cap at whatever the ripple is on its gate. It's probably powerful enough to do that.
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