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In the Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades
Post Subject: Not power hungry 6-channel.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 1/9/2008
I made some power measurement of the Super Milq, to my surprise it is not so much hungry east as I expected. During the startup, what the B+ begins to charge the large capacitors the amp sucks 8,6A. When the amps is fully charge, heated and in it cruse mode it sucks 2.86A. My power meter shows 330W, instead of 243W, the power factor is 0.95. So, the 330W is not so bad (two 6C33C are running with one anode). I have 8A slow blow fuse on anode voltages and 1.5A fast-blow for filaments. The only one subject that I am still contemplating is if to use my 1A IE transformer for 6C33C plate of to go for my 3A toroidal. Anyhow, what I learned playing with it so far that in use to go for a dedicated fully independent power supply for the single-stage amps was very right direction to go. I ma sure I will talk up about it more.
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