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Peter

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I thought I\'d experiment with a few valve circuits (just for fun). So
I\'ll need an H.T. power supply and I\'m looking at this:
https://www.timstar.co.uk/el120300-high-tension-ht-power-supply.html
It supplies up to 300V at 60mA. My question is, is 60mA sufficient?
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When, once, reference was made to a statesman almost universally
recognized as one of the villains of this century, in order to
induce him to a negative judgment, he replied: \"My situation is
so different from his, that it is not for me to pass judgment\".
Ernst Specker on Paul Bernays
 
On 18/02/2021 12:51 am, Peter wrote:
I thought I\'d experiment with a few valve circuits (just for fun).  So
I\'ll need an H.T. power supply and I\'m looking at this:
https://www.timstar.co.uk/el120300-high-tension-ht-power-supply.html
It supplies up to 300V at 60mA.  My question is, is 60mA sufficient?
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Probably Ok for pre-amp valves but not for power amps.
 
Peter wrote:
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I thought I\'d experiment with a few valve circuits (just for fun). So
I\'ll need an H.T. power supply and I\'m looking at this:

https://www.timstar.co.uk/el120300-high-tension-ht-power-supply.html
It supplies up to 300V at 60mA. My question is, is 60mA sufficient?
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** That is clearly a regulated lab supply for experiments in physics.
Major overkill for playing about with tube circuits.
Expensive too.



....... Phil
 
Phil Allison wrote:
Peter wrote:
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I thought I\'d experiment with a few valve circuits (just for fun). So
I\'ll need an H.T. power supply and I\'m looking at this:

https://www.timstar.co.uk/el120300-high-tension-ht-power-supply.html
It supplies up to 300V at 60mA. My question is, is 60mA sufficient?
-

** That is clearly a regulated lab supply for experiments in physics.
Major overkill for playing about with tube circuits.
Expensive too.
Click to expand...

Can you recommend an alternative?

...... Phil
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--
When, once, reference was made to a statesman almost universally
recognized as one of the villains of this century, in order to
induce him to a negative judgment, he replied: \"My situation is
so different from his, that it is not for me to pass judgment\".
Ernst Specker on Paul Bernays
 
Peter wrote:
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** That is clearly a regulated lab supply for experiments in physics.
Major overkill for playing about with tube circuits.
Expensive too.
Can you recommend an alternative?
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** FSS build something - takes about one hour of time

One transformer, one bridge rectifier and one or two electros.
Get yourself a Variac too.
You can run heaters on a 6V battery.

If you cannot manage that, you have no place fiddling with tube circuits.


....... Phil
 
On 18/02/2021 9:23 am, Peter wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:
Peter wrote:
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I thought I\'d experiment with a few valve circuits (just for fun). So
I\'ll need an H.T. power supply and I\'m looking at this:

https://www.timstar.co.uk/el120300-high-tension-ht-power-supply.html
It supplies up to 300V at 60mA. My question is, is 60mA sufficient?
-

** That is clearly a regulated lab supply for experiments in physics.
     Major overkill for playing about with tube circuits.
     Expensive too.

Can you recommend an alternative?

......   Phil
Click to expand...
Hey Pete,
Read this one <http://education.lenardaudio.com/en/14_valve_amps_6.html>
 
RheillyPhoull wrote:

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Read this one <http://education.lenardaudio.com/en/14_valve_amps_6.html
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** Then forget it.

Even worse overkill than the lab supply.


..... Phil
 
On 19/02/2021 8:12 am, Phil Allison wrote:
RheillyPhoull wrote:

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Read this one <http://education.lenardaudio.com/en/14_valve_amps_6.html

** Then forget it.

Even worse overkill than the lab supply.


.... Phil
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You\'re such a bugger when you criticize Phil :)
 
RheillyPhoull wrote:
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Read this one <http://education.lenardaudio.com/en/14_valve_amps_6.html

** Then forget it.

Even worse overkill than the lab supply.



You\'re such a bugger when you criticize Phil :)
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** ...... ;-0



...... Phil
 
RheillyPhoull wrote:
On 18/02/2021 9:23 am, Peter wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:
Peter wrote:
------------------
I thought I\'d experiment with a few valve circuits (just for fun). So
I\'ll need an H.T. power supply and I\'m looking at this:

https://www.timstar.co.uk/el120300-high-tension-ht-power-supply.html
It supplies up to 300V at 60mA. My question is, is 60mA sufficient?
-

** That is clearly a regulated lab supply for experiments in physics.
     Major overkill for playing about with tube circuits.
     Expensive too.

Can you recommend an alternative?

......   Phil



Hey Pete,
Read this one  <http://education.lenardaudio.com/en/14_valve_amps_6.html
Click to expand...

Thank you. That\'s really helpful. Looking at the first circuit
diagram, any thoughts about the value of the pi filter choke? Also,
looking at the second circuit diagram, the swinging choke is marked 20H,
but the smoothing choke has no value given. Any thought about that?

--
When, once, reference was made to a statesman almost universally
recognized as one of the villains of this century, in order to
induce him to a negative judgment, he replied: \"My situation is
so different from his, that it is not for me to pass judgment\".
Ernst Specker on Paul Bernays
 
Phil Allison wrote:
RheillyPhoull wrote:

============

Read this one <http://education.lenardaudio.com/en/14_valve_amps_6.html

** Then forget it.

Even worse overkill than the lab supply.
Click to expand...

But I\'ll have the fun (let\'s hope) of building it myself.

--
When, once, reference was made to a statesman almost universally
recognized as one of the villains of this century, in order to
induce him to a negative judgment, he replied: \"My situation is
so different from his, that it is not for me to pass judgment\".
Ernst Specker on Paul Bernays
 
On Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 3:59:05 AM UTC+11, Peter wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:
RheillyPhoull wrote:

============

Read this one <http://education.lenardaudio.com/en/14_valve_amps_6.html

** Then forget it.

Even worse overkill than the lab supply.
But I\'ll have the fun (let\'s hope) of building it myself.
Click to expand...

** Building what ?

Did you even read the page at all ?

The author is Australian and known to me, he has long history of being a crank.

So you have a pal.


...... Phil
 
Peter wrote:
RheillyPhoull wrote:
On 18/02/2021 9:23 am, Peter wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:
Peter wrote:
------------------
I thought I\'d experiment with a few valve circuits (just for fun). So
I\'ll need an H.T. power supply and I\'m looking at this:

https://www.timstar.co.uk/el120300-high-tension-ht-power-supply.html
It supplies up to 300V at 60mA. My question is, is 60mA sufficient?
-

** That is clearly a regulated lab supply for experiments in physics.
     Major overkill for playing about with tube circuits.
     Expensive too.

Can you recommend an alternative?

......   Phil



Hey Pete,
Read this one  <http://education.lenardaudio.com/en/14_valve_amps_6.html

Thank you.  That\'s really helpful.  Looking at the first circuit
diagram, any thoughts about the value of the pi filter choke?  Also,
looking at the second circuit diagram, the swinging choke is marked 20H,
but the smoothing choke has no value given.  Any thought about that?
Click to expand...

Thank you for your email. I tried to reply to it, but my reply bounced.


--
When, once, reference was made to a statesman almost universally
recognized as one of the villains of this century, in order to
induce him to a negative judgment, he replied: \"My situation is
so different from his, that it is not for me to pass judgment\".
Ernst Specker on Paul Bernays
 
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