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mcentee2 reacted to King Fan's post in the thread Bleeder resistor calculation and questions: current, watts, time with
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Good point. I'm not familiar with the HiWatt, but bigger Fenders, and many others, use balancing resistors because they run two caps in... -
mcentee2 replied to the thread Bleeder resistor calculation and questions: current, watts, time.Yep, totally get that :) Serendipity, always good to get a free bonus :) I built my Supa Deluxe and Black Flag amps recently with...
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mcentee2 reacted to TheTealGuitar's post in the thread Bleeder resistor calculation and questions: current, watts, time with Like.
If the 2x200uF are in series, the purpose of those resistors is a bit different. Yes, they will do the function of a bleed resistor, but...
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mcentee2 replied to the thread Bleeder resistor calculation and questions: current, watts, time.Looking at the Hiwatt and similar power supplies, they have those 200k resistors across the 2x200uF caps to regulate the voltage across...
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mcentee2 replied to the thread Another Hiwatt DR103 Build.Really nice - I love using cable ties too to keep those pesky leads together where they should be before their bend points! I've...
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mcentee2 replied to the thread Hiwatt DR103 Bias Mod - Layout check before implementation.Looks good to me! Radial caps would poss look uglier I think, sticking up at whatever angle, the leads might also need spreading just...
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mcentee2 replied to the thread Useful Plexi mod: switchable bright cap on volume pot, or switchable treble peaking cap on 470k mixer resistor?.I would say switchable bright cap too. Not messed with the mixer cap but have read it kills both channels if clipped :) Bright cap for...
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mcentee2 replied to the thread Hiwatt DR103 Bias Mod - Layout check before implementation.Both my Supa and Black Flag bias circuits are fed from the main PT wind, one side of the AC feed before the rectifier, rather than a...
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mcentee2 reacted to zeppelinofled69's post in the thread Hiwatt DR103 Bias Mod - Layout check before implementation with Like.
I think the DR504 tends to be a little easier to work with the bias circuit because it is tapped off of the HT winding instead of having...
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mcentee2 replied to the thread Hiwatt DR103 Bias Mod - Layout check before implementation.Good stuff! I saw there were 6 tags used on the Hoff layouts and saw you needed 7, but was thinking I had misread it. For my DR504 I'll...
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mcentee2 reacted to zeppelinofled69's post in the thread Hiwatt DR103 Bias Mod - Layout check before implementation with Like.
Hey @mcentee2 Unfortunately there weren't enough free lugs for me to do the layout exactly that way, but this is the updated layout...
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mcentee2 replied to the thread Hiwatt DR103 Bias Mod - Layout check before implementation.Hi - didn't spot this earlier post/thread on your DR103! Layout looks ok to me (not an expert though!) - just the last bias out feed...
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mcentee2 replied to the thread Another Hiwatt DR103 Build.As above a DR504 is next on my list. Same preamps as the DR104 but bolted on to 2xel34 power amp :) Make sure you get that OT...
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@chris m. I am pretty sure the DR504 is the same amp but with a 50W power section instead of 100W. When I built the first amp, I was...
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Latest bit of progress on this... Mojo order came in today, so this thing is pretty much done. I have an order in to tubesandmore that...
