Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amplifier Forum
Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: Diverted on December 26, 2018, 08:04:26 am
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Hi,
I'm going to buy a Hoffman board for the revibe and give it a try. I have a question about the power transformer. I have a NOS unused Stancor PC8403 transformer on hand and am wondering if it can be used. HV secondary is 250-0-250@70ma, with a 2.5a 6.3v winding. Heater winding should be fine; can I just use a full wave bridge rectifier with this center tapped winding? If I'm right this should give me around 350v rectified?
Thanks, and Merry Christmas!
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can I just use a full wave bridge rectifier with this center tapped winding? If I'm right this should give me around 350v rectified?
No. A FWB w1ll give you 700V.
That PT will be fine if you just use a conventional full wave rectifier (NOT A BRIDGE!)
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Thanks Sluckey. Will probably end up using a GZ34 rectifier with it then?
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Not with that PT (unless it has a 5V winding). I would just use two 1N4007s.
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Oh, I'm sorry. Yes it does have a 5V winding. So, you were just referring to a diode off each outer leg of the HV secondary, terminating together, with center tap to ground? That would be much easier!
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Oh, I'm sorry. Yes it does have a 5V winding. So, you were just referring to a diode off each outer leg of the HV secondary, terminating together, with center tap to ground? That would be much easier!
yes