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Offline Mason

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12AU7 Tube Power Amp Pedal Questions
« on: October 14, 2023, 05:14:00 pm »
I've built a few tube preamp pedals recently and I wanted to try to build a power amp to use with them. The preamp pedals are powered using a switched-mode power supply and can be run off a 12-volt pedal power supply. Would it be possible to build a power amp using each side of a 12AU7 in a push-pull configuration for the power tube and a 12ax7 phase inverter using a switched-mode power supply? For reference, the power amp design would be similar to the one rob robinette uses here: https://robrobinette.com/Bassman_Micro.htm With maybe a couple of added options for switchable negative feedback and a depth control.

From my understanding, the current draw wouldn't be any more than the preamp pedals I've built using the same SMPS. Is there any reason why this wouldn't work?

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Re: 12AU7 Tube Power Amp Pedal Questions
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2023, 04:54:01 am »
I’d check some data sheets. If you’re using a 12AU7 as a power amp then it will pull a lot more current than a 12AX7. Maybe 10 times. That may or may not be a problem for your PSU.

 


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