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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Topic started by: Jim R. on May 04, 2013, 02:42:36 PM

Title: Need help with SR-45 schematic...
Post by: Jim R. on May 04, 2013, 02:42:36 PM
I'm getting kind of desperate and am willing to pay a fair price for somebody who has an SR-45 and reasonable technical writing and circuit description skills to translate the printed schematic along with all parts, polarizations and pin assignments by number and function, into words that would allow me to plan out my rebuild of these amps.  I am also very especially innterested in the schematic of the shunt reg board as I plan to rebuild these on some blank g-10 board with some cambion turret pins and some significantly larger heat sinks.  I can pay cash and/or build you a set of the new shunt reg boards (to be mounted on brackets and attached to the top plate underside.  Would be necessary to label the connection points on the sr board and the driver/sr tube )bonus points for 6cm7 and 6dn7.

please email me directly if you can help.

Thanks much,

Jim
Title: Re: Need help with SR-45 schematic...
Post by: Paul Birkeland on May 04, 2013, 03:24:59 PM
If larger heatsinks are the only goal of the rebuild, I would recycle the old boards (especially considering you know that they work).

Title: Re: Need help with SR-45 schematic...
Post by: Jim R. on May 04, 2013, 03:52:34 PM
Yes, I could do that, but I want to use a different orientation for better airflow, as well as better reliability of p2p wiring instead of pcbs, more spacing between components, easier replacement of components, and so on.  I've built many an SS amp with this technique, including car amps and they were bullet proof.

-- Jim
Title: Re: Need help with SR-45 schematic...
Post by: 2wo on May 05, 2013, 02:33:21 PM
Hi, Jim,
I am at Hornfest.  When I get home I will have a look  and see if I can help...John
Title: Re: Need help with SR-45 schematic...
Post by: Jim R. on May 05, 2013, 03:29:33 PM
Hi John,

Thanks much.  Have fun and say hello to all the Horn-o-philes for me, especially Ed and Buzz if they are there (Buzz that is).

-- Jim
Title: Re: Need help with SR-45 schematic...
Post by: najo49 on May 11, 2013, 05:18:09 AM
How does one go about getting a schematic for this sr 45 amp. I would be very interested to find out what all the interest in the sr 45 is. Thanks Jan O.
Title: Re: Need help with SR-45 schematic...
Post by: Jim R. on May 11, 2013, 06:06:03 AM
Hi Jan,

If I'm wrongg, Dan or PJ will surely correct me, but as far as I know this was a very limited kit of parts with sparse documentation that was made available on an experimental basis some years ago.  Therefore if you weren't in on that or didn't pick up the schematic before the folks at bottlehead decided to keep the IP under their hats, you're pretty much out of luck, unless somebody wants to sell theirs, which is pretty unlikely.

You'll have to wait for the next version, if there is a next version, and whatever it may turn out to be.  See the SR-455 amp thread for the current back-and-forth on the preliminary design of this potential amp.  You'll see that it's not even sure if it will be a product or not at this stage, just some ideas that PJ is kicking around.

If you see one for sale, grab it! :-)

-- Jim
Title: Re: Need help with SR-45 schematic...
Post by: najo49 on May 11, 2013, 08:47:34 AM
Thanks jim, I will not hold my breath on getting a schematic, any time soon .I have a new 45 amp based on the old 45 amp in the valve archives anyway. Jan