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Upgrading the Sapphire headphone amplifier (photos)
Straightforward transplant. Out with the old (anyone want them?) in with the new. Re-used the OPA134 op amp and my dog-eared pair of 0.47uF Multicaps.
On powering up I discovered that with the specified 10 ohms in R9,10 the output bias current was upwards of 200 mA and things were getting a bit toasty. I paralleled a second 10 ohm resistor, dropping the resistance to 5 ohms and dialing back the output bias current to about 70 mA. Latest schematic revision has R9,10 values edited to match.
Currents stable. Heatsink temperatures around 50 C. Output offsets around 15 mV. No noise or hum.
Presently giving it some burn in time.
On powering up I discovered that with the specified 10 ohms in R9,10 the output bias current was upwards of 200 mA and things were getting a bit toasty. I paralleled a second 10 ohm resistor, dropping the resistance to 5 ohms and dialing back the output bias current to about 70 mA. Latest schematic revision has R9,10 values edited to match.
Currents stable. Heatsink temperatures around 50 C. Output offsets around 15 mV. No noise or hum.
Presently giving it some burn in time.
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