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Old 2nd Mar 2021, 10:08 am   #6
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Default Re: Capacitor Selection Pi-Section Smoother.

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Originally Posted by Max Power View Post

A lot cheaper than huge chokes !
Sometimes it's easy to 'overthink' these things. Huge chokes cost money and take up a lot of room whereas a couple of regulators are peanuts in comparison for this sort of job anyway.

I've been using my headphone amp for about 5 years with no problems. The heater regulator runs cool (admittedly using the metal chassis as a heatsink) and is built on a small piece of Veroboard. There is no measurable hum.
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