>
>I've got just about all of the parts for my 2 x 3-500z amplifier except the
>plate transformer. I haven't been able to find one of reasonable size and
>weight inexpensively, so I'm thinking about buying one from Dahl. My
>question
>is: should I get a transformer for a doubler or full-wave bridge circuit? I
>was planning to use a doubler and one of the SB220-replacement type of
>transformers, but I realized that if I'm actually going to buy a new one,
>I can get whatever I want. I already have 8 240uf 450v electolytics for the
>filter; I can use them in either configuration.
>
>I want to run the amp at 3000v. Would a bridge circuit provide a stiffer
>plate supply?
>
? An important factor with capacitor-filter supplies is the winding R of
the transformer. Since FWD supplies require only half as many turns on
the HV secondary winding as do FWB supplies, making a comparison is not
easy.
- later, Vic
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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