Balanced Power Supply
#136 Re: Balanced Power Supply
now veneered and sporting some rubber doorstops for feet
Balanced psu case veneered by anthony cresswell, on Flickr
only veneer i had left that there was enough of to do the 4 sides was a remnant of the African walnut that Ali had on his TT. I might be able to join the last scraps of it together for the top. will see though
Balanced psu case veneered by anthony cresswell, on Flickr
only veneer i had left that there was enough of to do the 4 sides was a remnant of the African walnut that Ali had on his TT. I might be able to join the last scraps of it together for the top. will see though
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#137 Re: Balanced Power Supply
It's like watching a time-lapse film - all speeded-up !
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#138 Re: Balanced Power Supply
Only reason it got done today was that SWMBO went and got in the bath so i made a mess doing the veneering in the dining room and had time to clear it up before she came back downstairs
She did ask when she did come back downstairs,
" why have you done that when its going in the cupboard where you cant see it anyway?"
Good question......
My answer was "because its got to be done properly"
Her answer was then, "but who cares what it looks like?"
I didnt have an answer for that.......
She dont get it.....
She did ask when she did come back downstairs,
" why have you done that when its going in the cupboard where you cant see it anyway?"
Good question......
My answer was "because its got to be done properly"
Her answer was then, "but who cares what it looks like?"
I didnt have an answer for that.......
She dont get it.....
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#139 Re: Balanced Power Supply
I've only just seen and realised what you were talking about !
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#140 Re: Balanced Power Supply
all wired up. There is an sl32 1r30 thermistor on the primary mow although you cant see it.
Balanced psu wired by anthony cresswell, on Flickr
also but some 4" nitrile o rings above and below the transformer to isolate it from the case. should be no audible buzz now. Hopefully.
Haven't tested it yet, hopefully the thermistor should stop it popping the breaker. still needs a top though
Balanced psu wired by anthony cresswell, on Flickr
also but some 4" nitrile o rings above and below the transformer to isolate it from the case. should be no audible buzz now. Hopefully.
Haven't tested it yet, hopefully the thermistor should stop it popping the breaker. still needs a top though
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#141 Re: Balanced Power Supply
You should listen to it with and without the thermistor, you will be surprised. You don't need it, same as you don't need the trip, that is why you have a modern consumer unit - belts and braces, and it interferes with the sonic benefit the same as the thermistor.
#142 Re: Balanced Power Supply
Ive added the thermistor just because I always turn everything off at the end of the night. it'd be a pain in the arse to reset the rcd every time I switched it on
#143 Re: Balanced Power Supply
Just a black painted ply top. didn't have enough bits of veneer left. Shall have to do. wants some screws and its done
Balanced psu with top by anthony cresswell, on Flickr
still looks ok though
Balanced psu with top by anthony cresswell, on Flickr
still looks ok though
#144 Re: Balanced Power Supply
All up and running now and it doesnt pop the rcd on switch on now. Which is good.
Interesting, plugging the beresford dac in results in nothing it wont switch on. Plug it back into a normal socket and its fine
So the amp, phono stage and Tt are plugged in. Odd.
Interesting, plugging the beresford dac in results in nothing it wont switch on. Plug it back into a normal socket and its fine
So the amp, phono stage and Tt are plugged in. Odd.
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#146 Re: Balanced Power Supply
Hopefully the dual RCB is on the secondary which will catch a fault that the consumer unit wont see.You should listen to it with and without the thermistor, you will be surprised. You don't need it, same as you don't need the trip, that is why you have a modern consumer unit - belts and braces, and it interferes with the sonic benefit the same as the thermistor.
Residual magnetisation in the core maybe, depends on where in the cycle it was last turned off, but charge? cant see how, its not a capacitor or battery, or for that matter a superconducting coil.It will retain charge overnight, probably for a few days.
the residual magnetism will affect the inrush on next turn on, but calling it charge is wrong.
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#147 Re: Balanced Power Supply
The dual RCB is on the secondary, its output is wired to the sockets feeding the equipment.
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#148 Re: Balanced Power Supply
Yep the double pole rcb is in the secondary. Its exactly as it was on the board apart from the addition of the thermistor.
And the box of course
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#149 Re: Balanced Power Supply
I call it in rush charge, always have done, if it is held in magnetism or in voltage it makes no difference, they do the same thing on switch on. I have deliberately created every fault condition I could think of when testing the NVA BMU because so many people were being silly arses about it. And EVERY fault condition tripped my consumer unit.Nick wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:45 pmHopefully the dual RCB is on the secondary which will catch a fault that the consumer unit wont see.You should listen to it with and without the thermistor, you will be surprised. You don't need it, same as you don't need the trip, that is why you have a modern consumer unit - belts and braces, and it interferes with the sonic benefit the same as the thermistor.
Residual magnetisation in the core maybe, depends on where in the cycle it was last turned off, but charge? cant see how, its not a capacitor or battery, or for that matter a superconducting coil.It will retain charge overnight, probably for a few days.
the residual magnetism will affect the inrush on next turn on, but calling it charge is wrong.
#150 Re: Balanced Power Supply
Touch one of the secondary connections while holding a water pipe. Afaik consumer units don't measure earth current directly.
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