Modifying a bias circuit to work with no PT center tap

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Re: Modifying a bias circuit to work with no PT center tap

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cbass wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:00 pm
sluckey wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 5:09 pm
Yoda wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:11 pm So I took a Pro Junior and rebuilt it using Rob Robinette’s AB763 Blackvibe and upon start up I’m not getting any negative bias voltage. I am using the stock transformers of the Pro Junior there is no PT center tap.
Use Rob's fancy bias circuit, you cannot do.
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Re: Modifying a bias circuit to work with no PT center tap

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But you can do bias + balance or dual bias with a capacitor coupled bias supply. This thread has shown that there are many ways to do this, and it's more complicated than most people realize!
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Re: Modifying a bias circuit to work with no PT center tap

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Yep, learn something new all the time!
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Re: Modifying a bias circuit to work with no PT center tap

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I’ve installed the new bias supply and it’s working beautifully, thanks again for all the help everyone!

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