Posted on Friday, 18th December 2009 by Auw Jimmy
I have a short free time at the afternoon, and it’s time to test my Power Supply for my Gainclone. Powered by Talema dual secondaries, each rated at 18VAC/6.3A

I setup basic configuration with dual bridges (8x MUR860) and 35 pcs of Black Gate F Series 680uF/65V capacitors each rail. I plan to add Snubber with new Duelund CAST Resistor and MKP1837, some bypassing with either Auricap/Mundorf/Jensen, and some experimental “off the record” LC configuration

The last thing that I have to do is to check the voltage for the positive and negative rail. Well, I have to make sure they are within my standard of tolerance.

The positive rail measured at 26VDC, while the negative rail is at 25.9VDC. About 0.3% is considered OK.
Another photo below is for the close-up shoot of the capacitors.

It’s time to power up the Gainclone. Sorry, it’s too late. I hate to work – especially when related with something which needs extra cautious – but with less concentration. I will delay the power up of my Gainclone for few more days…
Tags: Black Gate, gainclone, power supply, talema
Posted in DIY Audio | Comments (11)

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December 19th, 2009 at 09:00
look forward to read your next journey Mr. JA.
seems this 1875 will look promising.
December 19th, 2009 at 09:17
Kayaknya mas jimmy layak masuk rekor MURI nich, untuk kategori “Penyolder BlackGate terbanyak di Indonesia”
December 21st, 2009 at 16:39
Gemeeeeezzzzzz…..
come on Oom Jim…. dah gak sabaaaaarrr…
December 28th, 2009 at 02:25
Ini proyek ‘gila’ yang bikin penasaran banyak orang …
December 28th, 2009 at 21:16
hehehe… penasaran yach?
February 4th, 2010 at 23:31
waduh…. sudah sebulan nggak main kesini,
belum jadi jugaaaaaaaa?
nambah lagi nih yg enggak sabaran!
February 6th, 2010 at 06:17
Hormat Senjataa…… Grak!!
(pasukan khusus Lowo Item lewat soalnya….)
February 6th, 2010 at 15:23
Biarin tambah penasaran bro…
February 6th, 2010 at 15:25
Ck ck ck… hormat balik Kumendan!!!
February 12th, 2010 at 11:18
So I don’t under stand why you have so many Caps in a line? What does this do? Is this for Breaking them in or something else?
However you slice it I like the website!
February 12th, 2010 at 23:13
Hi,
Many caps in parallel will lower the ESR which will reflect in the better supply performance.
Thanks.