A Rocket born - newbie voltage questions

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rp
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Re: A Rocket born - newbie voltage questions

Post by rp »

I was going to post a link to the mouser part: manuf# NTE5275AK but nada. Then I googled, even more nada. Are these very useful parts also a thing of the past? The modern world just won't stop pissing me off.

Here's the old datasheet for the NTE chassis mount zeners, as it says add a K suffix for the reverse. If someone knows the current equivalent and where to source please post.
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Re: A Rocket born - newbie voltage questions

Post by Mark »

How is the build progressing?

In my thread I've been banging on about the dissipation per tube I'm experiencing.

Looking at the comparison spreadsheet I notice an error, undoubtedly it has been discovered a very long time ago. The screen grid voltages are wrong, the voltage on the screens is positive than the supply. I wouldn't put a lot of faith in this spreadsheet, I'd be using it as a rough guide.

Assuming the screen grid has ten percent of the total current, with rail of 290VDC the EL-84's are dissipating 10.2 watts each.

Your amp with a 332VDC rail seems to be dissipating 15.3watts per EL-84 which I'd think is excessive.
Yours Sincerely

Mark Abbott
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