In Reply to: RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters posted by coffee-phil on December 7, 2017 at 14:24:48:
How do you only get 7.7v? 6.3vac x 1.41=8.88Vdc. Which is what I always get, using a Shottkey diode of course. Then, just a series resistor to the heater to drop it to 6.3Vdc.
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- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 14:42:09 12/07/17 (55)
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- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:22:52 12/08/17 (48)
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- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 11:26:39 12/08/17 (46)
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- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 12:27:54 12/15/17 (1)
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- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:13:34 12/13/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Tre' 12:54:17 12/08/17 (22)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:15:42 12/18/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 12:56:59 12/08/17 (20)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Tre' 13:59:15 12/08/17 (19)
- The vertical scale you use is misleading... - Steve O 15:39:31 12/08/17 (16)
- No it's not. - Tre' 16:06:51 12/08/17 (15)
- Yes it is...you missed my point entirely (and my edit) (nt) - Steve O 16:14:47 12/08/17 (14)
- Audio Pete suggested half wave and my post was directed at Pete. (nt) - Tre' 18:23:17 12/08/17 (13)
- My broader point was... - Tre' 18:27:07 12/08/17 (12)
- RE: My broader point was... - Steve O 14:23:26 12/09/17 (10)
- RE: My broader point was... - Tre' 22:25:23 12/09/17 (9)
- 6.3VAC thru hipass filter to "reveal"/emphasize noise and junk... - Steve O 05:58:59 12/10/17 (8)
- RE: " A toroid transformer would be worse." - 1973shovel 08:09:12 12/10/17 (2)
- RE: " A toroid transformer would be worse." - Steve O 08:42:04 12/10/17 (1)
- Thanks - 1973shovel 13:07:23 12/10/17 (0)
- RE: 6.3VAC thru hipass filter to "reveal"/emphasize noise and junk... - dave slagle 07:39:53 12/10/17 (3)
- RE: 6.3VAC thru hipass filter to "reveal"/emphasize noise and junk... - Steve O 08:30:15 12/10/17 (2)
- RE: 6.3VAC thru hipass filter to "reveal"/emphasize noise and junk... - dave slagle 07:37:30 12/11/17 (1)
- RE: 6.3VAC thru hipass filter to "reveal"/emphasize noise and junk... - Steve O 12:42:07 12/11/17 (0)
- You're right. I didn't consider that. - Tre' 07:34:36 12/10/17 (0)
- +1. - JKT 22:00:25 12/08/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 14:48:48 12/08/17 (1)
- "..do what makes you feel best." - Tre' 16:08:10 12/08/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Steve O 15:18:42 12/07/17 (4)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:19:53 12/08/17 (3)
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