Home Tube DIY Asylum

Do It Yourself (DIY) paradise for tube and SET project builders.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Tube DIY Asylum ]
[ Alert Moderator ]

Thanks to all who responded

There's some good advice here.

I ended up using the stock value cap. As Paul mentioned, perhaps Dynaco did recognize a need to have 30uF as the first capacitor. And, as others have suggested, that is not too capacitance much for a 5AR4.

One of my concerns was preserving the original Mullard made rectifier. This amp is pristine, all tubes are original. I added diodes in series with the plates as Chip and Eli suggested. I have read other places that this helps prevent arc-overs.

I also added an additional 47uF in parallel with the 20uF for the reservoir after the choke. This gave me 30uF for the first cap, and 67uF for the reservoir, which is close to what Michael suggested.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  Kimber Kable  

Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
FAQ

Post a Message!

 Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]