Voltage regulators

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Voltage regulators

Postby jetpack » Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:35 am

Hi all.
I'm not sure if this was a good idea, but I had way to much plate voltage for a pair of 45 so I put two series OD3 between the power supply side of R7 and ground. I used an ~7k resistor between R7 and the first VR to establish the current for the regulator tubes. Everything SEEMS to work fine. Does anybody see any problem with doing this?
Thanks!
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Re: Voltage regulators

Postby Geek » Sat Jan 16, 2016 6:20 am

As long as you're not exceeding the regulator's ratings, especially on capacitance, no problem!

I do this only using zeners. Happens now and again with a one-shot build using customer's iron.

Cheers!

Pretty picture, BTW :))
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Re: Voltage regulators

Postby jetpack » Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:51 pm

Thanks for the affirmation Gregg. It's been running for a couple of days now and hasn't burst into flames, so I'm becoming optimistic.
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