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MiniMosFetAudioAmplifier

IncludingPreamp,ToneControls,RegulateddcPowerSupply
18Wattinto8Ohm30Winto4Ohmloads
PowerAmplifierCircuitdiagram:

PowerAmplifierParts:
R1_______________2K21/4WResistor
R2______________27K1/4WResistor
R3,R4____________2K21/2WTrimmersCermetorCarbon(or2K)
R5_____________100R1/4WResistor
R6_______________1K1/4WResistor
R7,R8__________330R1/4WResistors
C1______________22F25VElectrolyticCapacitor
C2______________47pF63VPolystyreneorCeramicCapacitor
C3,C4__________100F50VElectrolyticCapacitors
C5____________2200F50VElectrolyticCapacitor
Q1____________BC550C45V100mALownoiseHighgainNPNTransistor
Q2___________IRF530100V14ANChannelHexfetTransistor(orMTP12N10)
Q3__________IRF9530100V12APChannelHexfetTransistor(orMTP12P10)

Comments:
Thisprojectwasasortofchallenge:designinganaudioamplifiercapableofdeliveringadecentoutput
powerwithaminimumpartscount,withoutsacrificingquality.
ThePowerAmplifiersectionemploysonlythreetransistorsandahandfulofresistorsandcapacitorsina
shuntfeedbackconfigurationbutcandelivermorethan18Winto8Ohmwith<0.08%THD@1KHzat
theonsetofclipping(0.04%@1W1KHzand0.02%@1W10KHz)andupto30Wintoa4Ohm

load.
Toobtainsuchaperformanceandtoensureoverallstabilityofthisverysimplecircuitry,asuitable
regulateddcpowersupplyismandatory.Thisisnotasnagbecauseitalsohelpsinkeepingnoiseand
humofthepreamptoverylowlevelsandguaranteesapredictableoutputpowerintodifferentload
impedances.Finally,astheamplifierrequiresonlyasinglerailsupply,averygooddcvoltageregulator
capableofsupplyingmorethan2Amps@40Vcanbeimplementedwithafewpartsalso.
SettingupthePowerAmplifier:
Thesetupofthisamplifiermustbedonecarefullyandwithnohaste:
1. ConnectthePowerSupplyUnit(previouslytestedseparately)tothePowerAmplifierbutnotthe
Preamp:theinputofthePowerAmplifiermustbeleftopen.
2. RotatethecursorofR4fullytowardsQ1Collector.
3. SetthecursorofR3toaboutthemiddleofitstravel.
4. Connectasuitableloudspeakerora8Ohm20Wresistortotheamplifieroutput.
5. ConnectaMultimeter,settomeasureabout50Vfsd,acrossthepositiveendofC5andthenegative
ground.
6. SwitchonthesupplyandrotateR3veryslowlyinordertoreadabout23VontheMultimeter
display.
7. Switchoffthesupply,disconnecttheMultimeterandreconnectit,settomeasureatleast1Amp
fsd,inseriestothepositivesupply(thepossibleuseofasecondMultimeterinthisplacewillbe
verywelcomed).
8. SwitchonthesupplyandrotateR4veryslowlyuntilareadingofabout120mAisdisplayed.
9. CheckagainthevoltageatthepositiveendofC5andreadjustR3ifnecessary.
10. IfR3wasreadjusted,R4willsurelyrequiresomereadjustment.
11. Waitabout15minutes,watchifthecurrentisvaryingandreadjustifnecessary.
12. PleasenotethatR3andR4areverysensitive:verysmallmovementswillcauseratherhighvoltage
orcurrentvariations,sobecareful.
13. Thoseluckyenoughtoreachanoscilloscopeanda1KHzsinewavegenerator,candrivethe
amplifiertothemaximumoutputpowerandadjustR3inordertoobtainasymmetricalclippingof
thesinewavedisplayed.

PreampCircuitdiagram:

PreampParts:
P1______________50KLog.Potentiometer(or47K)
(twinconcentricspindledualgangforstereo)
P2,P3__________100KLinearPotentiometers
(twinconcentricspindledualgangforstereo)
R1_____________220K1/4WResistor
R2_____________100K1/4WResistor
R3_______________2K71/4WResistor
R4,R5____________8K21/4WResistors
R6_______________4K71/4WResistor
R7,R8,R13________2K21/4WResistors
R9_______________2M21/4WResistor
R10,R11_________47K1/4WResistor
R12_____________33K1/4WResistor
R14____________470R1/4WResistor
R15_____________10K1/4WResistor
R16______________3K31/4WResistor(SeeNotes)
C1,C2,C9_______470nF63VPolyesterCapacitors
C3,C4___________47nF63VPolyesterCapacitors
C5,C6____________6n863VPolyesterCapacitors
C7______________10F63VElectrolyticCapacitor
C8,C10__________22F25VElectrolyticCapacitors
C11____________470F25VElectrolyticCapacitor(SeeNotes)
Q1,Q3_________BC550C45V100mALownoiseHighgainNPNTransistors
Q2___________2N3819GeneralpurposeNChannelFET

Comments:
ThePreampsensitivityandoverloadmarginweredesignedtocopewithmostmodernmusicprogramme
sourceslikeCDplayers,Taperecorders,iPods,Computeraudiooutputs,Tunersetc.Thesourceselecting
switchesandinputconnectorsarenotshownandtheirnumberandarrangementarelefttothe
constructor'schoice.
Toobtainaveryhighinputoverloadmargin,thevolumecontrolwasplacedatthepreampinput.Aftera
unitygain,impedanceconverterstage(Q1)anegativefeedbackBaxandalltypeBassandTrebletone
controlstagewasadded.Asthisstagemustprovidesomegain(about5.6times)averylownoise,
"bootstrapped"twotransistorscircuitrywithFETinputwasimplemented.Thisstagefeaturesalso
excellentTHDfiguresupto4VRMSoutputandalowoutputimpedance,necessarytodriveproperlythe
MiniMosFetPowerAmplifier,butcanalsobeusedforotherpurposes.

RegulatedPowerSupplyCircuitdiagram:

RegulatedPowerSupplyParts:
R1_______________3R91or2WResistor
R2______________22R1/4WResistor
R3_______________6K81/4WResistor
R4_____________220R1/4WResistor
R5_______________4K71/2WResistor
C1____________3300F50VElectrolyticCapacitor(or4700F50V)
C2,C5__________100nF63VPolyesterCapacitors
C3______________10F63VElectrolyticCapacitor
C4_____________220F50VElectrolyticCapacitor
D1_____Diodebridge100V4A
D2___________1N4002200V1ADiode
D3______________LEDAnytypeandcolor
IC1___________LM317T3TerminalAdjustableRegulator
Q1____________TIP42A60V6APNPTransistor
SW2_____________SPSTMainsswitch
T1_____________230VPrimary,3536V(Centertapped)Secondary,
5075VAMainstransformer(SeeNotes)
PL1____________MaleMainsplugwithcord

Comments:
AverygoodandpowerfulRegulatedPowerSupplysectionwasimplementedbysimplyaddingaPNP
powertransistortotheexcellentLM317Tadjustableregulatorchip.Inthiswaythiscircuitwasableto
delivermuchmorethanthepowerrequiredtodrivetwoMiniMosFetamplifierstofulloutput(atleast
2Amp@40Vinto4Ohmload)withoutanyappreciableeffort.
Notes:
Q2andQ3inthePowerAmplifiermustbemountedeachonafinnedheatsinkofatleast
80x40x25mm.
Q1andIC1intheRegulatedPowerSupplymustbemountedonafinnedheatsinkofatleast
45x40x17mm.

ApowerTransformerhavingasecondarywindingratedat3536Vand50VA(i.e.about1.4Amp)
isrequiredifyouintendtouseLoudspeakercabinetsof8Ohmnominalimpedance.Todrive4
Ohmloadsathighpowerlevels,a7075VATransformer(2Ampatleast)willbeabetterchoice.
Thesetransformersareusuallycentertapped:thecentralleadwillbeobviouslyleftopen.
Forthestereoversionofthisproject,R16andC11inthePreampwillbeincommontoboth
channels:therefore,onlyoneitemeachisnecessary.Inthiscase,R16mustbea1K51/2W
resistor.ThevalueofC11willremainunchanged.
Technicaldata:
Outputpower:
18WattRMSinto8Ohm(1KHzsinewave)30WattRMSinto4Ohm
InputsensitivityofthecompleteAmplifier:
160mVRMSforfulloutput
PowerAmplifierInputsensitivity:
900mVRMSforfulloutput
PowerAmplifierFrequencyresponse@1WRMS:
flatfrom40Hzto20KHz,0.7dB@30Hz,1.7dB@20Hz
PowerAmplifierTotalharmonicdistortion@1KHz:
100mW0.04%1W0.04%10W0.06%18W0.08%
PowerAmplifierTotalharmonicdistortion@10KHz:
100mW0.02%1W0.02%10W0.05%18W0.12%
Unconditionallystableoncapacitiveloads
PreampMaximumoutputvoltage:
4VRMS
PreampFrequencyresponse:
flatfrom20Hzto20KHz
PreampTotalharmonicdistortion@1KHz:
1VRMS0.007%3VRMS0.035%
PreampTotalharmonicdistortion@10KHz:
1VRMS0.007%3VRMS0.02%
Basscontrolfrequencyrangereferredto1KHz:
20dB@40Hz
Treblecontrolfrequencyrangereferredto1KHz:
+18dB/20dB@20KHz

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