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In the Forum: Melquiades Amplifier
In the Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades
Post Subject: SwitchingPosted by N-set on: 1/16/2008
>N-set, you
said that switching of my diodes has a lot of room to be better; could
you elaborate could/should I manage it? Thanks.
Romy, I have only a very limited experience with vacuum diodes, not with sand. The kink is a bit worrying.
I believe Hagtech's explanation of it is correct (the charge storage in the junction is a pita!).
I don't remember seeing such kinks in my tube PS (no comments on the sound though, those were only models!).
How much you can improve with sand diodes I don't know.
Sorry for a typical DIY BS, but L. Olson claimes
to have tested the switching of soft rec sand and various tubes, singleing out TV dampers as the best.
He has never posted any oscillogrammes nor the soft recs he has tested, so take it as you wish.
It *might* be that SS matches well with big elcos, while tubes with smaller mkp/paper???
Cheers,
jk
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