- Posted by ZakWolf on Monday 24 March 2014 - 11:30:41
so i had a go at rewinding the GDT with 17 turns now which helped a little but it still gets very hot really quickly. I dont understand because i had ...
- Posted by ZakWolf on Monday 24 March 2014 - 11:30:41
Verify first if the power supply is working, with 12V at the regulator output.
Disconnect the 1 uF capacitor and see if it still gets hot. If it doe...
- Posted by ZakWolf on Monday 24 March 2014 - 11:30:41
Does the IC still get hot with the gate drive transformer disconnected? I had this problem and it was the gate drive transformer core that wasn't suit...
- Posted by ZakWolf on Monday 24 March 2014 - 11:30:41
im using a computer power supply for the 12v, also i think you are right Alex. I had some issues with the old one and changed it out with what i thoug...
- Posted by ZakWolf on Monday 24 March 2014 - 11:30:41
Are you using a 15v or 12v regulator? And if its a 15v are you saying that it is only supplying 12v?
What happens if you disconnected the gate dr...
- Posted by ZakWolf on Monday 24 March 2014 - 11:30:41
A shorted cap on the input of the chip wouldn't cause any power dissipation in the chip, but a shorted cap on the output side of the chip could. I'd c...
- Posted by ZakWolf on Monday 24 March 2014 - 11:30:41
Hey thanks alex, I still have to try replacing the 1uf cap capacitor its an old one from radio shack and i have a good replacemnt.
Yes im using ...
- Posted by ZakWolf on Monday 24 March 2014 - 11:30:41
Cool, let us know how you get on when you do.
:-)
Yes im using a 15v regulator because the higher voltage improves the audio, but currentl...
- Posted by ZakWolf on Monday 24 March 2014 - 11:30:41
I will let you know how it turns out I have just been loaded with college :( no time.
I mean I power the "low voltage side" with 15v and the bri...
- Posted by JamesH on Sunday 21 April 2013 - 09:29:44
Could be tricky. A cheap portable cassette deck will have sensitive analog circuitry in a poorly shielded plastic case. Might be worth trying a MP3 pl...