Vacuum tube cushion, the level (X10D-GC)

Before being simply easy to make the effect good vacuum tube cushion, the level (X10D-GC) Although playing electron had two and 30 years, but respects to the vacuum tube feared, particularly the high pressure, is I most feared (hour is been very miserable by electricity, could not forget)!!! , Therefore does not want to trace vacuum tube's electric circuit, but has heard some friends in discussing fever passes through, recently savored to several friend families well vacuum tube's acoustic fidelity, truly speaking, just started me unable to realize, especially when listens to the pop music, instead after thinking my, level [LM3886 DC SERVO AMP] pleasant to hear (, but is only individual feeling, because acoustic thing is very subjective, each mostly has fondness alone), when puts the knight I have fallen in love with vacuum tube that kind of lazy feeling, could not say that is anything felt, I thought haveThe appreciation music interest's people must look for the opportunity to listen to look, moreover in symphony, lets the human listen respectfully for a long time, but will not have being sick of feeling. Puts the Western village to be happy, sounds to be very also comfortable. But after so far I do not dare to plan the high wattage vacuum tube from the beginning the level, the first time period accidentally is thinking, if on the level passes through the first-level vacum tube buffer before our crystals first, after will exaggerate vacuum tube's flavor the crystal, on the level, accesses the net to inquire the correlation data immediately, found a Britain's electric circuit, although will be very electric circuit early, but the wind will comment well, will not have the high-pressured question which I most feared, overvoltage only then +-30V, therefore started the imitation idea, will look for the power supply electric circuit which has been possible to use, will make the revision slightly, passed through for one week, Came out board LAYOUT, today waited not to wash anxiously the board, bought the components which has needed immediately, in which vacuum tube or the friend TONY support, was really thanks, components welding on one by one, carried on the testing. The circuit diagram is as follows:

The power circuit is other composition, outputs group of +-30V for the vacuum tube use, in addition is providing group of 12.6V the DC output group two branches filament series use, because the electric circuit power consumption is very low, the original factory only uses 12V 500mA the transformer, what I currently use is AC 12V 1A, two groups of parallel, because the main circuit uses the vacuum tube is ECC88, but its accommodating pipe has many, like I use at present 6922, perhaps 6DJ8, 6N1P and so on, Mostly may replace directly, but some pipes' filament currents are big, therefore I also suggested that everybody uses the 1A above transformer. Only then can the input of 12V AC obtain the +-30VDC voltage? This part's electric circuit used the half-wave rectification voltage doubling way to achieve, and coordinated the constant voltage and current limiting electric circuit obtains the effect good power supply. The filament voltage 12.6 are uses the traditional 7812 constant voltage IC (12V), the earth foot lets it have the 0.6V differential pressure to the place after a IN4001 diode (common diode bias), enables 7802 to output 12.6V the voltage. Now my testing process, the components value is to use the original factory electric circuit's value, primary starting, the vacuum tube must have a period of warm machine time, several seconds later! Had the sound, that was a little excited! The sound is also good, I have met the i/o a BY PASS switch, enables me to be possible compared to passing through Tube Buffer and not after the Buffer difference, what is very obvious is the intermediate frequency very full, but I always think probably a little OVER, but I after all am not the vacuum tube expert, looked for vacuum tube expert TONY to come the audition, we put loudspeaker's test piece, to have Tsai Chin's CD, on his face also revealed to be astonished the facial expression, he thought after this Buffer, the intermediate frequency prominent sounds of people performance was good, came out by its piano with violin's overtone, sound real good, original soundMust such listen, has studied a point! Afterward he also has carried off the loom, he said that after must go back to try his other levels, he thinks certainly well! 3

But the matter is popular is willing to disobey, the first day he has tried his crystal AMP, is good, but has tried other valve amplifiers, discovered that sometimes will present the high-frequency static and low frequency OVER static, finally had discovered following question; first, the sound source, generally the sound source output of CD PLAYER approximately is 1Vp-p, but some CD PLAYER sound source output voltages reach as high as 2Vp-p, sometimes therefore my original LM3886 in his there testing, will have some high-frequency static, therefore my first reduces my LM3886 DC SERVO AMP former level enlargement ratio first, from original 7.8 times, the adjustment is 5.7Time, is replaces Ra7 and Rb7 is 4.7K. Moreover (R1, R11) changed 4.7K then again to make by 50K VR the Buffer electric circuit in input resistance again the volume the connection, the adjustment input level, the result that kind of low frequency OVER feeling obtains to improve! But because my CD sound source is DAC which uses itself to do (stands to have my DIY share), power output for general standard 1Vp-p, therefore I maintain the original components value, effect good, if your CD PLAYER is also the high-level aircraft type which front said (output is 2Vpp), illuminates the explanation to change. As a result of vacuum tube's electronics grid almost non-current sinking, may make the input impedance extremely high amplifying circuit. If wants to match, wants to change the input impedance, directly alters to you to want input end's resistance R1 and R11 the impedance resistance value then. Moreover for can enable the output low frequency to be full, I change the output capacity 3.3uF. Was of great success, has satisfied my wish, my vacuum tube maiden show, shares to give everybody now, by its price is the above the price in value, what certainly most was also main had not received an electric shock to the beginner the danger, the installment is also very simple . Moreover the effect may be able to hear, its intermediate frequency full, high-frequency has probably extended first-level, was really satisfied. Circuit wafer LAYOUT and location of components has also completed the following chart: To facilitate everyone as far as possible uses the different components, the circuit wafer design has reserved many components Kong Wei, when meets the different pitch of hole the components good disposition. What is red is to jump the line, may see when the chart the purple-red line, that is to strengthen the filament power supply way electric current ability, the welding may weld tin when this way upper berth, if will invite the factory will make the circuit wafer in against layer sky to leave the shop tin the way (, but quantity question, not necessarily will ask factory to do). Components choice: In the voltage-stabilizer circuit uses MPSA42 and MPSA92 transistor may also use BC337 and BC327 substitution, what but must pay attention to its foot position specially with the MPS series is about is just opposite Vacuum tube besides using outside ECC88, but may also use 6922, 6DJ8, 6N1P and other dual triodes. Under two vacuum tubes, I kept 5mm Kong Wei respectively, the goal am force in 5mm LED to you, some people will like blue light LED placing under the vacuum tube, increased the esthetic sense, at this time but you used the vacuum tube socket must choose the human to have the hole. LED may the place which instructed from the original power source receive it equally, uses 2 blue light LED series, alters to 270 ohms limiting resistor R21. The transformer suggested that uses the output is the AC 12V 1A transformer, believes that was very easy to find. Electric capacity's part, 100p and 220p must look for the metal epithelium's electric capacity, but had not found, has the pottery shard electric capacity to use first, the interconnect electric capacity I mostly use the metal epithelium's electric capacity, the output interconnect electric capacity select 2.2uF/160~250V the metal epithelium tube electric capacity. The electric capacity which use as for power unit's filter and voltage doubling uses 1000uF/35V~50V the electrolysis electric capacity. As for the resistance, besides that two 1W resistance, I uses one-fourthW completely the precision resistor.

The following to provide some components the meeting foot charts to refer for everybody while convenient: The following picture is the end product which I complete, shares Main voltage test point: After completing, if has must the testing voltage supply is whether normal, may depend on the chart the measuring point to survey. M: Components detailed list: Serial number Components Quantit Note value y U1 7812 1 Constant voltage IC, brings the radiator C1, C7 100p 2 Pottery shard electric capacity C2, C8, C3, C9 0.22u/50V 4 The wheat pulls the metal epithelium electric capacity C4, C10 220p 2 Pottery shard electric capacity C5, C11 10u/50V 2 Electrolysis or high-speed electrolysis C6, C12 2.2u/250V 2 Metal epithelium tube electric capacity C13 2200U/25V 1 Electrolysis C14 220U/25V 1 Electrolysis C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, 1000U/35V~50V 8 Electrolysis electric capacity C21, C22 (Matushita gold character electrolysis) or other C23, C24, C25, C26 0.1uF/50V 4 Basic unit or metal epithelium electric capacity D1, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7 1N4001 6 IN4001 D2 1N5819 1 Is 1N4001, the replacement is 1N5819 was better CON1, CON2 Three foot pintle 2 Tonic train signaling input and plugs output CON3 Two foot green 1 The mains input 12V /500MAwiring place 1A exchanges the input LED Blue LED 1 Power light Q1, Q2 MPSA42 2 NPN Q3, Q4 MPSA92 2 PNP R1, R2, R11, R12 1M 4 one-fourthW R3, R13 1K 2 one-fourthW R4, R14 56K/0.5W 2 1/2W or 1W R5, R15 8.2k 2 one-fourthW R6, R16 1.5k 2 one-fourthW R7, R17 1.8M 2 one-fourthW R8, R18 10K/0.5W 2 1/2W or 1W R9, R10, R19, R20 470K 4 one-fourthW R21 560 ohms 1 one-fourthW 5

R22, R23 R24, R25 R26, R27 R28, R29 TUBE1, TUBE2

6.8K 4.7 ohms 33 ohms 330 ohms ECC88

2 2 2 2 2

one-fourthW one-fourthW one-fourthW one-fourthW Dual triode 2

Class A tube buffer using 6DJ8/6922/6N11 PCB