mark@mips.COM (Mark G. Johnson) (04/01/88)
{ line fodder }
I have to agree with Max Hauser -- communicating __circuits__ does not
necessarily require a pictorial (schematic, graphical, etc) representation.
Max gave an example of a 4-element, bridged-T filter in a simple ASCII
format. I'd like to provide a slightly larger example of an
ASCII-format circuit description.
! ##########################################################################
! Mark Levinson audio preamplifier model JC-2
! Phono amp section (including RIAA equalization)
!
! here is the active amplifier circuit; feedback network comes last
! positive input = node 10, negative input = node 20, output = node 50
! system ground = node 0
!
! Power Supplies & local bypass capacitors
Vplus 80 0 13.0 ! Volts
Vneg 90 0 -13.0 ! Volts
C80 80 0 4.7U ! (micro)Farads
C90 90 0 4.7U ! (micro)Farads
!
! Input differential amp with resistor loads (lowest possible noise)
J10 D=21 G=10 S=23 Nch TYPE=E110 ! Siliconix N-channel JFET
J20 D=22 G=20 S=23 Nch TYPE=E110
R21 21 80 100.0 ! Ohms
R22 22 80 100.0
! Tail current source for input diff amp
J23 D=23 G=25 S=24 Nch TYPE=E110
R24 24 90 249
R25 25 80 27.4K ! (Kilo)Ohms
R23 25 90 10K
C25 25 90 10.0U
!
! Second stage: fully complementary push-pull w/ differential inputs
R31a 31 80 249
R31b 31 80 249 ! Note: 2 R's in parallel (!!)
Q32P C=32 B=22 E=31 PNP TYPE=2N4403 ! Motorola bipolar PNP
Q33P C=33 B=21 E=31 PNP TYPE=2N4403
Q32N C=32 B=32 E=34 NPN TYPE=2N4401 ! Motorola bipolar NPN
Q33N C=33 B=32 E=34 NPN TYPE=2N4403
R34a 34 90 249
R34b 34 90 249 ! 2 more R's in parallel
! stabilization network (NOT the RIAA phono equalization)
C33 32 0 39P ! (pico)Farads
C35 21 35 220P
R35 35 33 10.0
!
! Output stage: complementary parallel-JFET push-pull (!!)
J41 D=80 G=33 S=41 Nch TYPE=E212 ! Siliconix N-channel JFET
J42 D=80 G=33 S=42 Nch TYPE=E212
R41 41 43 60.4
R42 42 43 60.4
J45 D=90 G=33 S=45 Pch TYPE=E175 ! Siliconix P-channel JFET
J46 D=90 G=33 S=46 Pch TYPE=E175
R45 45 44 60.4
R46 46 44 60.4
! 100 ohm trimpot, adjust for zero volts DC output
R50a 43 50 49.0
R50b 44 50 51.0
!
!
! Now the overall topology in which the active amplifier is embedded
! Phono input = node 1, phono output (to selector switch) = node 70
!
!
! input network (to provide correct RC load on phono cartridge)
R10b 1 10 100.0 ! Ohms
R10c 10 0 49.2K ! (Kilo)Ohms
C10b 10 0 50P ! (pico)Farads
!
! RIAA equalization curve (2 pole, one zero)
R63a 50 63 50K
C62a 50 62 0.06U ! (micro)Farads
C62b 62 63 0.02U
R62 62 63 3.75K
! low frequency pole
R64 20 64 110.0
C64 64 0 1000U ! (micro)Farads
! high frequency pole
R61 60 61 10.0
C61 61 0 470P
!
! output network (connects phono amp to selector switch)
C60 50 60 2.0U ! hi quality polypropylene
R60 60 0 51.1K
R70 60 70 60.0
!
!
! that's all
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-Mark Johnson *** DISCLAIMER: Any opinions above are personal. ***
UUCP: {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!mips!mark TEL: 408-991-0208
US mail: MIPS Computer Systems, 930 E. Arques, Sunnyvale, CA 94086janpo@leffe.UUCP (janpo) (04/06/88)
In article <1961@mips.mips.COM> mark@mips.COM (Mark G. Johnson) writes: >! ########################################################################## >! Mark Levinson audio preamplifier model JC-2 >! Phono amp section (including RIAA equalization) >! >! here is the active amplifier circuit; feedback network comes last >! positive input = node 10, negative input = node 20, output = node 50 >! system ground = node 0 >! {Part of description deleted} >! >! Second stage: fully complementary push-pull w/ differential inputs >R31a 31 80 249 >R31b 31 80 249 ! Note: 2 R's in parallel (!!) >Q32P C=32 B=22 E=31 PNP TYPE=2N4403 ! Motorola bipolar PNP >Q33P C=33 B=21 E=31 PNP TYPE=2N4403 >Q32N C=32 B=32 E=34 NPN TYPE=2N4401 ! Motorola bipolar NPN >Q33N C=33 B=32 E=34 NPN TYPE=2N4403 ^^ >R34a 34 90 249 >R34b 34 90 249 ! 2 more R's in parallel ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Realy? According to me Q32N and Q33N represent a current mirror. Because of a mismatch between the two transistors, each transistor requires an emitter resistor to compensate for this mismatch. Thus: Q32N C=31 B=32 E=34 NPN .... Q33N C=33 B=32 E=99 NPN .... R34a 34 90 249 R34b 99 90 249 { Again, part of description deleted } >! RIAA equalization curve (2 pole, one zero) >R63a 50 63 50K >C62a 50 62 0.06U ! (micro)Farads >C62b 62 63 0.02U >R62 62 63 3.75K ^^ The RIAA network will be connected between the push-pull output stage (Node 50) and the negative input terminal of the diff amp (Node 20), I assume. Consequently, node 63 should have been 20 I think. Right? >! >! that's all >---------------------------- > -Mark Johnson *** DISCLAIMER: Any opinions above are personal. *** > UUCP: {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!mips!mark TEL: 408-991-0208 > US mail: MIPS Computer Systems, 930 E. Arques, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Unless the two minor mistakes, I managed to draw the circuit diagram within a quarter of an hour. Although not very well suited for processing by a computer, this way of sending schematics works fine. At least that's my opinion. BTW, Mark, do you have any other Mark Levinson or High-End diagrams :-)? I know it's quite a lot of work to post them but if you like to post them, I would be very gratefull. Maybe you did it already in rec.audio but that's a newsgroup we don't have here :-(. Jan Postma