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Sander deWaal wrote:

"Ruud Broens" said:

: btw, spicing up a diode based softlimiter works fine,
: the knee is really different for different types :-)


: Try using a 6H6 and report back ;-)


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no candu, can't use tubes for evrything in this application.
just ss will do
(maybe l8er, though, with PABC80's diodes)


A soft-clipping limiter gets very interesting when there's still some
conduction at Va = 0......... ;-)


Resistive output opto couplers makes the best limiters IMHO. e.g.
http://www.waltzingbear.com/Schematics/Urei/LA_2.htm
http://www.tangible-technology.com/o...A4_article.htm

Graham