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Old 3rd Jan 2007, 11:14 am   #1
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Hi,
Searching for a power triode, I found a way to multiply the current of a small signal triode (ECC82) by a transistor (BU4525AXPH selected B=10).
Generally the output side of a transistor is similar to a pentode, but connected in the way shown in the pictures it is exactly like a triode. In this application modern bipolar transistors are making an output current B- times higher than the base current independent of the Collector – Emitter voltage. Bipolar power NPN transistors with a B from 5 to 50 and up to 1500V peak C-E Voltage are available. So you can make your dream audio output triode with the perfect characteristic of a small signal triode multiplied by current gain factor B. The transistor is a kind of triodemultiepler. For the test arrangement Rk = 270 Ohms Ua = 300VDC (Ug = -16V, Ia = 60mA) Ra = 2K5 Ohms gives something about 3 Watts audio output.
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Old 3rd Jan 2007, 11:23 am   #2
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Hi
A circuit diagram would be welcome.
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Default Re: making an audio output triode...

The circuit is sketched on the graph.

It looks like a darlington pair with the first transistor replaced by a valve.

The audiophools will never buy it becuase it's got unmentionable silicon fuses in it
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Default Re: making an audio output triode...

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The circuit is sketched on the graph.

It looks like a darlington pair with the first transistor replaced by a valve.

The audiophools will never buy it becuase it's got unmentionable silicon fuses in it
Yes, but I think there are a lot of more technical audioenthusiasts who want to build and test ist. It is so easy and the result is perfect. I tried to find something similar at google but I didn't. Often you find something infront of a transistor amp to get triode sound. This is definately not the same!

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Old 3rd Jan 2007, 3:35 pm   #6
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@Jeffrey, what do you think about the following names:
triodemultipler, valvelington, tubelington, triodelington?
Other suggestions are welcome, hi hi.


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The Transiodarius .

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Hmm....i like this.

So, techically, a small triode and a massive transistor can be used to give lots of power.

Nice idea!!!
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I will use both systems of the ECC82 in parallel. Than the circuit is equal to eleven (!) ECC82 in parallel. Each triode system of the ECC82 has about 5mA at 250- 300V so long live is guaranteed. This will give 5W or a bit more. Enough for a triode amp. The power dissipation will be about 25W. Next week I'll make some nice output transformers for this triode multipler arrangement.
Hi adibrook, only 20% from the dissipated power comes to the speaker. So a triode is not an economic way to get a lot of power.

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Almost like some of the old car radios that had E??83 12 volt HT valves and an OC16 for output! Except they were not direct coupled.
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Almost like some of the old car radios that had E??83 12 volt HT valves and an OC16 for output! Except they were not direct coupled.

Oh dear, sorry, there is a misunderstanding.Driving a transistor with a valve (triode) DC coubled or not doesn‘t create a triode output in general!
It is the special arrangement I showed above that makes the triode output.

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Wow I really like this idea! I suppose it'd work with a small signal pentode too right? If you set the screen up right.

What kind of transistor is that anyway? How would you go about choosing an equivalent if you couldn't get your hands on that one?
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Wow I really like this idea! I suppose it'd work with a small signal pentode too right? If you set the screen up right.

What kind of transistor is that anyway? How would you go about choosing an equivalent if you couldn't get your hands on that one?
You mean screen and anode parallel = triode?

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You mean screen and anode parallel = triode?
Um, well for normal triode operation you'd connect the screen directly to the anode. I was thinking of running the screen separately as in normal pentode operation. The transistor would then amplify its characteristics and you'd have a power pentode? I may of course has misunderstood this whole idea!
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Um, well for normal triode operation you'd connect the screen directly to the anode. I was thinking of running the screen separately as in normal pentode operation. The transistor would then amplify its characteristics and you'd have a power pentode? I may of course has misunderstood this whole idea!
Hi Merlin,
a transistor and a pentode do have the same output characteristics.
And there are a lot of nice pentodes available, so this makes no sense to me.
If you connect the plate of the driving triode to a fixt positive voltage the arrangement has the same characteristics at input and output like a pentode.
I want to have a (power) triode.

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Default Re: making an audio output triode...

Well I was thinking you'd be able to get the characteristics of the small pentode (which sounds nicer than a transistor), but be able to use it as a power pentode. So it'd sound like a pentode and not like a transistor...

Incidentally, hot were you thinking of setting this up as an output stage? With an output transformer between HT and the anode/collector as usual?

Here are some more names too, "valvistor", "triistor" (or tri-istor), "tristor"!
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Incidentally, hot were you thinking of setting this up as an output stage? With an output transformer between HT and the anode/collector as usual?
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Yes, as usual.
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I've only just noticed you posted a typical circuit above. What is the zener diode for? Surely the ECC82 doesn't need protection from overvoltage?
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I've only just noticed you posted a typical circuit above. What is the zener diode for? Surely the ECC82 doesn't need protection from overvoltage?
It is to make sure that there isn't more than 1000V at the plate/collector.
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Great work, Darius.
Have you carried out any distortion analysis? Power Triodes produce mainly
2H ofcourse.
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