[hydrovac]

300 watt Hi-fi power amp project.

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Hi all DIYers,

Building a 300 watt Hi-fi power amp, which we designed and prototyped few years ago. Please follow the links for details.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid-state/10387-310w-power-amplifier.html

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid...ml#post1330047


PCBs have been fabricated and gathering all components on hand.
Few pictures of the same.


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Assembling of PCB s almost done, trying to place them in the chassis.


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Mounted them, power supply wiring done and commissioned.



Holes for output devices drilled on heat sinks using a TO3 jig. Input and speaker binding posts holes done and connectors mounted.


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This is the den for our hobby & passion, and where all our classics come to life.


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Power transistors mounting process and progress.


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[hydrovac]

Hi friends,

Sorry for the long gap in my post as I was preoccupied with other commitments. In continuation to my earlier posts, here is progress in amp build.
Checking the DC rail voltages: Left channel, Right channel, both channels


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Checking full rail voltages: Left channel, Right channel, - Ve and +Ve rails


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I am supposed to get around +62 and -62 volts DC on rails. The increase in reading is because of the mains input voltage (250 volts AC). Toroidal transformer winding is rated for 230 volts primary.


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Setting the quiescent bias current for output stage:
Fabricated a 10 ohm 5 watt wire wound resistor suitable for the fuse holder.


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Inserted in +Ve side holder and switched on the power. Adjusted the trim pot to get, 1.0 volt across the resistor.


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You can see the thermal sensing bias transistors mounted mid way between the power transistors on the heat sink. Good going so far.


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Now, looking at output side. Measuring the speaker output terminals for DC.


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Left channel looks clean without any DC. But right channel is showing 0.04 volts. There seems to be a hitch somewhere. I will get back with updates after trouble shooting.
Thanks for looking and following the post.

 

[hydrovac]

Actually 40mv dc offset isn’t that bad. I traced it to a slightly leaky cap. Replaced it and now it reads 1.5mv on right channel and 2.8mv on left channel, in 200mv range of multi meter.
My Dc offset is excellent and will not damage the speakers, but many say as high as 50mv is still OK.
I connected a source and performed an extensive listening session. Must confess the amp has an amazing sonic quality.

 

[Budgie]

That is a pretty impressive build. Well done!