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AMC CVT 3030 Hybrid Tube Amp
Sep 30, 2009 at 10:07 AM
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AMC CVT 3030 Hybrid Tube Amp
New EL-34 PCB
Recap
New Powersupply PCB
Integration

It is construction time again. First the basic power supply needs to be tested

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OK, no smoke, no blowing fuses. The regulated ±15V, the grid voltage and the anode voltage are measured as expected. After putting it all together the amp even did operate only a big hum did indicate that something was not OK. And indeed: Since I have started just using the basic powersupply (without DC-Heater and Andode-Gyrator) the maximum Ufk of the EL-34 (100Volts) is absotely exceeded.

Adding two 100Ohms "Entbrummer" connected through a suitable voltage divider to the anode voltage did the trick: Enjoy the silence - a very little noise is remaining but it is only noticeable directly in front of the speakers Smile

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 Now it is time to burn in verything and collect some listening impressions ... Let's see ...



Last Updated ( May 21, 2010 at 02:05 PM )
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