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In Reply to: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters posted by DAK on December 7, 2017 at 12:21:55:
In the real world, you will usually get no more than 1.2 times the AC voltage, minus the diode drop. This is due to the source impedance of the transformer windings.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - DAK 12:21:55 12/07/17 (82)
- Must be, my once were LEAK St20s had a 5V heater winding for the GZ34/5AR4 rectifier - Timbo in Oz 20:37:22 12/08/17 (7)
- RE:Do you remember what you did to provide the 6dj8 voltage? - DAK 21:18:24 12/08/17 (6)
- I just wanted and my tech. agreed we should go with low Mu high GM tubes in the front-end, and cut the NFB - Timbo in Oz 21:08:08 12/09/17 (0)
- RE:Do you remember what you did to provide the 6dj8 voltage? - JKT 22:10:55 12/08/17 (4)
- The voltage doubler circuit! - DAK 07:55:23 12/09/17 (3)
- RE: The voltage doubler circuit! - Eli Duttman 16:04:29 12/09/17 (2)
- I can manage the VD part how does the regulator work? - DAK 18:12:14 12/09/17 (1)
- RE: I can manage the VD part how does the regulator work? - Eli Duttman 19:18:09 12/09/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Triode_Kingdom 22:02:13 12/07/17 (1)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 22:56:00 12/07/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Paul Joppa 19:47:07 12/07/17 (1)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - DAK 20:50:17 12/07/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 14:24:48 12/07/17 (58)
- thanks for sharing. - DAK 18:31:27 12/07/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 14:42:09 12/07/17 (55)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 15:38:24 12/07/17 (49)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:22:52 12/08/17 (48)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 09:30:05 12/08/17 (47)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 11:26:39 12/08/17 (46)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 20:17:33 12/09/17 (22)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:06:24 12/11/17 (21)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 20:17:19 12/11/17 (20)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:23:29 12/12/17 (19)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 21:41:54 12/13/17 (17)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:40:44 12/14/17 (16)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 22:49:40 12/14/17 (6)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 12:27:54 12/15/17 (1)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 15:05:08 12/15/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 23:15:24 12/14/17 (3)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 12:26:42 12/15/17 (2)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 17:56:31 12/18/17 (1)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:25:49 12/19/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 09:48:26 12/14/17 (8)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 10:45:59 12/14/17 (7)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 18:26:21 12/16/17 (6)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 09:30:08 12/18/17 (5)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 17:35:37 12/20/17 (3)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Audio Pete 07:16:51 12/21/17 (2)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 14:28:51 12/21/17 (1)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 14:48:33 12/21/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - coffee-phil 15:44:30 12/18/17 (0)
- 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)
- I use LT1085 for the filament supply in my preamplifier, but... - Lew 08:59:29 12/08/17 (2)
- RE: I use LT1085 for the filament supply in my preamplifier, but... - Triode_Kingdom 12:07:27 12/08/17 (0)
- RE: I use LT1085 for the filament supply in my preamplifier, but... - Audio Pete 09:33:01 12/08/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - pictureguy 14:27:26 12/07/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - DAK 13:11:36 12/07/17 (0)
- Use PSUD2 simulation - sser2 12:55:09 12/07/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Tre' 12:54:30 12/07/17 (8)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - DAK 13:15:03 12/07/17 (7)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Eli Duttman 14:38:57 12/07/17 (6)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - DAK 17:55:25 12/07/17 (5)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Eli Duttman 01:38:13 12/08/17 (3)
- RE: How do you implement the LM117? NT. - DAK 07:24:54 12/08/17 (2)
- RE: How do you implement the LM117? NT. - Jim McShane 08:33:57 12/08/17 (1)
- Thanks for catching that. - DAK 08:42:24 12/08/17 (0)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Tre' 18:50:36 12/07/17 (0)
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- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - Paul Joppa 19:47:07 12/07/17 (1)
- RE: Is this feasible? Rectifying 6.3v for heaters - DAK 20:50:17 12/07/17 (0)