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  • #31
    And yes I see now that there is much more to planning your B+ voltage than a simple multiplier.

    I'm learning thanks to all of you!

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    • #32
      You're not the only one learning from all of this. Thank you for bringing the topic up!
      If it still won't get loud enough, it's probably broken. - Steve Conner
      If the thing works, stop fixing it. - Enzo
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      • #33
        Bringing this back, found the tube rectifier txt file i was looking for, of course while looking for something else. Credit goes to the website below
        Five Volt Fullwave Rectifier Tubes - 10 Feb 2017
        Mike@MDBVentures.com
        http://www.MDBVentures.com - Great prices on great tubes!

        Losing the text formatting while trying to paste so i am posting the file.
        Attached Files

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        • #34
          Nice mozz the more resources we have the better!
          Very much appreciated!

          Dale

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          • #35
            I personally find graphical illustrations very helpful. It helps me quickly see voltage/current relationships (or others) and better understand operating conditions, particularly when it's nonlinear.
            Here is a nice graphic showing tube rectifier resistance curves, which can be seen in a nice article on tube power supply design here:
            http://diyaudioprojects.com/Technica...ower-Supplies/

            If I have a 50% chance of guessing the right answer, I guess wrong 80% of the time.

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Pedro Vecino View Post
              This list can serve as a reference:

              http://www.300guitars.com/articles/r...ge-drop-chart/
              broken link............

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              • #37
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                PS Tube Data cheat sheet.pdf

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Jazz P Bass View Post
                  [ATTACH=CONFIG]58261[/ATTACH]

                  [ATTACH]58262[/ATTACH]

                  of course, I was looking for a EZ81

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                  • #39
                    I was looking for a EZ81
                    It's all in the tube charts. You need to specify load current and transformer DCRs.
                    https://datasheetspdf.com/pdf-file/1...Philips/EZ81/1
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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by Helmholtz View Post
                      It's all in the tube charts. You need to specify load current and transformer DCRs.
                      https://datasheetspdf.com/pdf-file/1...Philips/EZ81/1
                      Thanks, Helmholtz, but I can't understand the datasheet.

                      If it helps, I'm talking about a guitar amp, PP, 2 ouput tubes el84.....

                      From the data sheet, is the voltage drop Vtr minus Vo?

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                      • #41
                        Look at the schematic on page 9. Vtr is the total AC (rms) no-load voltage of the HT winding. Vo is the output DCV (B+). The chart shows how Vo drops with increasing load current. The load current of a 2 x EL84 class AB amp with a B+ of 300V may be around 85mA at idle and 120mA at full power.
                        Last edited by Helmholtz; 04-27-2020, 09:35 PM.
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                        • #42
                          I recently built a pair of Plexi-style Marshall with fixed bias. 3xECC83, 2xEL84 and 2x300VAC. I got approximately 390V with diodes and 360V with EZ81. It fits the graph.
                          Last edited by Pedro Vecino; 04-28-2020, 02:04 PM.

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