Right channel noisy. Help troubleshooting

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Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #195 on: March 11, 2022, 10:32:46 AM
If you swap just the blue wires, you are changing the current loop for the output stage to include the other half of the pseudo dual mono power supply. 

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Reply #196 on: March 11, 2022, 10:38:30 AM
Thanks Paul

Yes, by swapping the blue wires, this swapped the choke, the 1.2k resistor, and the final filter Caps
Maybe I will try also to swap the choke's red wires and if noise still in the same channel, then definitely its the choke 



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Reply #197 on: March 18, 2022, 12:54:31 PM
Hi all,

Update : I swapped the choke red wires and it still in the same channel/choke. So its not the resistor and filter caps in the PSU. I guess I have a bad choke?

Thanks guys


 



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Reply #198 on: March 25, 2022, 11:39:27 AM
Received my plate choke replacement today (thanks, Eileen!), swapped out the defective one and the amp, at first, had no sound in the right channel. I checked voltages, which were slightly low around 6, 21, 22 (51.7V compared to 56.something on the other side), but all else well, so I plugged it back in and …

… it works! And it sounds great! And there is no more noise!!

Thanks so much for helping me get to the bottom of this!

- Sam

Rega P3-24 (w/AT 150MLX) w/Groovetracer upgrades / Eros II / FLAC >J.River >DSD256 >Gustard X20 / Moreplay > Stereomour II / Klipsch Forte II w/Crites upgrades / C4S S.E.X. 2.0 +Nickel MQ Iron / Speedball Crack / Sennheiser HD600 w/Cardas cable


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Reply #199 on: March 25, 2022, 03:20:03 PM
That's great news.

I'm ordering my replacement now. Hope same result as yours

Thanks for this thread, I would have not expected that the choke are the source of the noise
 



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Reply #200 on: June 14, 2022, 09:59:27 PM
Hi all

Just an update :
Received plate chokes sometimes ago but was too busy. Finally this week I manage install them.
Noise all gone (for now, cross finger). Will have marathon music next weekend to further see if noise comes back and also break-in the chokes

As bonus, the new chokes also look better with end bells !!

Thanks guys