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Mic preamp output transformer question
Hi All,
In the mic preamp circuit, about halfway down this page: https://web.archive.org/web/20170831...-jfet-mic-pre/ ....should the output transformer be left floating at one end as pictured? Also, the output transformer I have has a center-tapped output, and the core is not broken out to a pin as pictured in the circuit diagram. Should I connect the center tap to pin 1 of the XLR socket instead? Thanks for any assistance! -Dan. |
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Hi All, In the mic preamp circuit, about halfway down this page: https://web.archive.org/web/20170831...-jfet-mic-pre/ ...should the output transformer be left floating at one end as pictured? No. It goes to ground. I notice this circuit uses only one ground, rather than different ground and chassis earth. This may come to bite you if you're trying to get noise down. Also, the output transformer I have has a center-tapped output, and the core is not broken out to a pin as pictured in the circuit diagram. Should I connect the center tap to pin 1 of the XLR socket instead? No, just let the center tap float. It's not important. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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I notice this circuit uses only one ground, rather than different ground and
chassis earth. This may come to bite you if you're trying to get noise down. Cool. I wondered about grounding and have drawn the power supply ground separately to the "everything else" ground in KiCAD. I suspect that's not what you're suggesting though. How would you configure the ground(s), and where would you advise connecting them together? Thanks! |
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On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 2:36:07 AM UTC-4, wrote:
I notice this circuit uses only one ground, rather than different ground and chassis earth. This may come to bite you if you're trying to get noise down. Cool. I wondered about grounding and have drawn the power supply ground separately to the "everything else" ground in KiCAD. I suspect that's not what you're suggesting though. How would you configure the ground(s), and where would you advise connecting them together? Thanks! the most important ground issues involve signals that enter and exit 1) the + and - leads from the wall wart should go directly to the 470 uf cap so that large ripple currents do not flow through any grounds. I would also use the one point to tie the circuit to chassis ground. 2) the pin 1 connections for the XLRs should go directly to the chassis so that any large ground currents do not flow through the circuit grounds. You can google "pin 1 problem" to learn more about this. enjoy mark |
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the most important ground issues involve signals that enter and exit 1) the + and - leads from the wall wart should go directly to the 470 uf cap so that large ripple currents do not flow through any grounds. I would also use the one point to tie the circuit to chassis ground. 2) the pin 1 connections for the XLRs should go directly to the chassis so that any large ground currents do not flow through the circuit grounds. You can google "pin 1 problem" to learn more about this. ** Mic pre-amps tend not to have that problem - since microphones are "floating" sources. However, direct connection of pin 1 on the input XLR to case is advisable to prevent RF interference picked up on the shield of the mic cable entering the internal circuit. .... Phil |
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On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 2:36:07 AM UTC-4, = wrote: I notice this circuit uses only one ground, rather than different groun= d and chassis earth. This may come to bite you if you're trying to get noise= down. =20 Cool. I wondered about grounding and have drawn the power supply ground s= eparately to the "everything else" ground in KiCAD. I suspect that's not wh= at you're suggesting though. How would you configure the ground(s), and whe= re would you advise connecting them together? Thanks! the most important ground issues involve signals that enter and exit 1) the + and - leads from the wall wart should go directly to the 470 uf c= ap so that large ripple currents do not flow through any grounds. I would = also use the one point to tie the circuit to chassis ground. 2) the pin 1 connections for the XLRs should go directly to the chassis so = that any large ground currents do not flow through the circuit grounds. Yo= u can google "pin 1 problem" to learn more about this. This is a good description. If you're hand-wiring the thing, try and have a chassis ground and an internal ground and connect them at only one point. If you're using a PC board, make a ground plane and connect that to the chassis ground at only one point. You don't want circulating currents through the chassis at any time. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Mic preamp output transformer question
Thanks everyone
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