Shunt reg. for Stereomour?

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Offline balancedtriode

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on: July 28, 2012, 01:38:30 AM
I was reading topics on the old forum and came across one where PJ talked about a shunt reg mod for the stereomour, that he was hopping to get around to doing some day when the eros and stereomour were done and released. Is this still a future possibility or has it gone by the wayside? I am just very interested in making my stereomour the best it can be!
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-coltrane

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Offline Paul Joppa

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Reply #1 on: July 29, 2012, 11:47:39 AM
Wow, I totally forgot that! The issue is there is no spare tube for a hybrid regulator. Might be possible to fit a couple gas tubes under the hood - I think that's what I was thinking. Either that or a compactron triple triode, which would require drilling out the center tube socket.

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Reply #2 on: July 29, 2012, 01:12:46 PM
Many Compactrons are nice and cheap.



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Reply #3 on: July 29, 2012, 02:45:52 PM
to be honest I would love this as an upgrade and I bet there are many bottlehead's who would like that as an upgrade aswell, even if it requires a drilling a hole.

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Bottlehead Seduction
Extended Foreplay-III (build underway)
Stereomour Power Amp conversion (Heavily Modded)
Klipsch Cornwalls' with Vertical Horns


Offline Jim R.

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Reply #4 on: July 30, 2012, 03:43:11 PM
So, taking this even one step further -- is there enough juice in that transformer for a fully shunt regulated 2a3 monoblock?

Sorry, had to ask :-).

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Reply #5 on: July 31, 2012, 10:14:55 AM
So, taking this even one step further -- is there enough juice in that transformer for a fully shunt regulated 2a3 monoblock?

Sorry, had to ask :-).

-- Jim

Probably. The voltage would drop with the reg, so it would go back to the RCA operating pit (250v/60mA/2500 ohms)

I did work up a possible DC filament supply but haven't built one yet. Our recent experiments call BS on the "AC only" crowd...

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Reply #6 on: July 31, 2012, 10:54:43 AM
Sounds interesting on the DC filaments -- I've been an AC filament kind of guy but that is based just on what I've heard so far, but willing to keep an open mind.

-- Jim

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Equitech balanced power; uRendu, USB processor -> Musette DAC -> 5670 tube buffer -> Finale Audio F138 FFX -> Cain and Cain Abbys near-field).

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All ICs homemade (speaker and power next)


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Reply #7 on: October 31, 2012, 05:17:01 AM
hey Paul,
do you want a guinea pig for the DC filament  supply?  ;)
-Coltrane

Thorens TD-160 Custom(rebuilt by me) with SME 3009 arm
Bottlehead Seduction
Extended Foreplay-III (build underway)
Stereomour Power Amp conversion (Heavily Modded)
Klipsch Cornwalls' with Vertical Horns