In Reply to: 845 Interstage A2 Question posted by danlaudionut on September 6, 2014 at 06:55:41:
Wow, I can't believe the number of replies recommending that you screw up such a nice design with solid state devices. Anyway, if I understand your question correctly, the bias supply doesn't need to provide any additional current. 1.5 mA should be plenty. This is one advantage to using a transformer rather than a choke. In my amps (below), the bias supply has to provide all the current that flows through the driver. In yours, quiescent bias current will be no different than a cap-coupled Class A amp. Grid current needed by the 845 when it enters A2 will be supplied by the transformer. Just be certain the cold side is solidly decoupled (bypassed).
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- bingo! (nt) - Paul Joppa 14:13:55 09/10/14 (0)
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- That's Not Correct - Triode_Kingdom 23:32:10 09/06/14 (41)
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- I Made a Mistake Once... - Triode_Kingdom 00:33:12 09/08/14 (35)
- That's wrong. - Mark Kelly 15:52:46 09/08/14 (10)
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- No point - Mark Kelly 18:52:41 09/08/14 (8)
- "fundamentally flawed topology" - Triode_Kingdom 07:42:09 09/09/14 (7)
- Love A2 as an Adjunct to A1 - Maxamillion 10:17:18 09/09/14 (6)
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- If you were going to draw that much current ... - Naz 15:45:36 09/08/14 (4)
- RE: If you were going to draw that much current ... - Triode_Kingdom 16:24:45 09/08/14 (1)
- RE: If you were going to draw that much current ... - Naz 18:01:06 09/08/14 (0)
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- RE: I Made a Mistake Once... - danlaudionut 05:01:34 09/08/14 (5)
- Bias Regulation - Triode_Kingdom 08:44:20 09/08/14 (3)
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