#61
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:14 am
Just to go a little bit OT, the o/p TX is driven from the cathode of the 12B4.
Wots that all about then?
DTB
Wots that all about then?
DTB
The place to discuss anything involving sound
http://ftp.unixodbc.org/phpBB3/
Right, is that done because it's driving into a low impedence load? The TX is only 600R on the primary.Nick wrote:Its just a cathode follower driving teh TX through a DC blocking capacitor.
Hi NickNick wrote:Yes you could (almost), but you would need to leave the 100k resistor there to drop the voltage, and then decpuple it with a electrolytic, then add the choke between the decoupled point an the anode. Take the signal to the next stage from the anode.
If you are unsure what I mean, I will do a sketch tonight.
The 150H hammond choke would be worth trying I think.
you could, but you would have to alter the dc conditions because the DCR of the choke is so much less than the existing cathode resistor. You could do it, but I think you would have to do to a coupling cap, and then you have the problems of the two inductors in series so th eeffective inductance is lower.Thanks yes if you can do the sketch that will be great on the subject of chokes how about using a 30H 40mA 595 ohms on the anode of the 12B4a
Hi Nick, sorry to bug you again (its lunchtime and I've got nothing better to do ! ) but I've got the data sheet for a 12B4a up and can you tell me where you get the 'g' figure for the equation 1/g?Nick wrote:Yes, the output impedance of the cathode follower is aprox 1/g so for the 12b4a its in the orde of 160R
Ah OK wont bother to do that just trying to upgrade and learn more with this little amp so the 150H Hammond choke is one to try if you could suggest any other way to upgrade this amp pleas do so most helpfully time to rebuild to this higher HT sch but still with batt bios on the drive valve just ignore the green magic eye valve wont be adding themNick wrote:you could, but you would have to alter the dc conditions because the DCR of the choke is so much less than the existing cathode resistor. You could do it, but I think you would have to do to a coupling cap, and then you have the problems of the two inductors in series so th eeffective inductance is lower.Thanks yes if you can do the sketch that will be great on the subject of chokes how about using a 30H 40mA 595 ohms on the anode of the 12B4a
Woops, my fault, I meant 1/gm where gm is the transconductance in mhos or in earlier units siemens, its the inverse of resistance, so its often expresed in amps per volt (from ohms law), or more often in valve terms milliamp per volt.Hi Nick, sorry to bug you again (its lunchtime and I've got nothing better to do ! Smile ) but I've got the data sheet for a 12B4a up and can you tell me where you get the 'g' figure for the equation 1/g?
Ah, no wonder I'm confused then! Upside down omega is gm, sorted.Nick wrote: Woops, my fault, I meant 1/gm where gm is the transconductance in mhos or in earlier units siemens, its the inverse of resistance, so its often expresed in amps per volt (from ohms law), or more often in valve terms milliamp per volt.
In the case of this valve the gm value is 6300 ua/v or 6.3 ma/v (note upside down ohm to indicate its units).
So the inverse of conductance is resistance, so the inverse of gm is measured in ohms, so for this valve 1/gm gives us 147 ohm.
Hi NickNick wrote:Yes you could (almost), but you would need to leave the 100k resistor there to drop the voltage, and then decpuple it with a electrolytic, then add the choke between the decoupled point an the anode. Take the signal to the next stage from the anode.
If you are unsure what I mean, I will do a sketch tonight.
The 150H hammond choke would be worth trying I think.
Hi Nickcolin.hepburn wrote:Hi NickNick wrote:Yes you could (almost), but you would need to leave the 100k resistor there to drop the voltage, and then decpuple it with a electrolytic, then add the choke between the decoupled point an the anode. Take the signal to the next stage from the anode.
If you are unsure what I mean, I will do a sketch tonight.
The 150H hammond choke would be worth trying I think.
had a go at what i think you ment adding the choke??? see sch