E-choke

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DIY

The module comes fully stuffed and tested. It is intended for either upgrade of existing tube amplifiers, or building new. OEM customers, please apply for more info.

General Description

Designer Menno Vanderveen set the concept for this DIY module. The E-choke replaces traditional chokes that generally work quite well, but suffer from serious disadvantages:
• high weight
• relatively big size
• magnetic field radiation that induces hum in the circuit

The E-choke effectively solves all these issues, and offers up to 60dB supply ripple reduction at currents up to 500 mAdc. In addition, intermodulation distortion reduces dramatically, see the background articles below.

Technical description

See the background articles by Menno Vanderveen:
• E-choke design (English)
• E-choke design (Dutch)

Specifications

Electrical
• Imax out 500mAdc
• Vmax in 450Vdc (can be adapted to 600Vdc max when changing input capacitor to suitable working voltage)
• Vripple 15Vtt (maximum input ripple)
• C-in 330uF/450V (included on module):
C-in may be reduced linearly when current consumption is lower than 500mA
C-in must be reduced when valve rectification is applied
• C-out 330uF/450V (externally required, recommended value)
• Voltage drop <17Vdc (in-out at 500mAdc load)
• Dissipation <5W
• Heatsink integrated, connected to gnd
 • Rejection :
>40dB, time modus off (mostly used with class AB amplifiers)
>60dB, time modus on (recommended for class A amplifiers)
• short circuit NOT protected, always include fuse at module output


Specifications

Mechanical
PCB size: 72*50*50 mm (W*L*H) (includes electrolytic, excludes standoffs)
Hole pitch: 63*41 mm (symmetrical). All hole diameters 3.2 mm

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Prices and availability

The price is €57,98 ex VAT ex shipping (€69,- including VAT ex shipping).

Manual

No manual yet, but I am working on it. Connections are fairly straightforward, see example below:
E-choke application
You may want to change the 1N4007 to the better sounding BYV96E

Warrantee

This module is warranted for 5 years, assumed all mounting instructions are followed

Orders and information

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