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ITAM805 · 12th Jan 2018, 1:57 pm

Checking the +/- 16V rails to U5(NE5532 feeding Q1/Q4 phase splitter) the voltages are all over the place. Will it be safe to remove U5 temporarily and run the amp for testing, i.e. will that upset the DC conditions?

12th Jan 2018, 1:57 pm	#8
ITAM805 Nonode Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK. Posts: 2,172	Re: Another DC coupled amp Checking the +/- 16V rails to U5(NE5532 feeding Q1/Q4 phase splitter) the voltages are all over the place. Will it be safe to remove U5 temporarily and run the amp for testing, i.e. will that upset the DC conditions?