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CONTENTS PAGE Valve Project Books: Valves for Audio Frequency Amplifiers by E. Rodenhuis
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Valves for Audio Frequency Amplifiers

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Preface
Chapter I. GENERAL HINTS ON AMPLIFIER CONSTRUCTION
1. Mounting the components
2. Assembly and wiring
3. Summary of general hints

Chapter II. THE VALVES FOR THE VARIOUS STAGES
1. Pre-amplifier valves
2. Phase inverters
3. Output valves
4. Rectifier valves

Chapter III. DESCRIPTION OF THE VALVES EF40, EF86, ECC40, ECC83, EL34, EL84 and GZ34
EF 40, A.F. pentode with low noise level
Valve data of the A.F. pentode EF 40
EF 86, A.F. pentode with low noise level
Technical data of the A.F. pentode EF 86
Double triode ECC 40
Valve data of the double triode ECC 40
The ECC 40 operated as power valve
The ECC 40 a8 amplifier and phase inverter
ECC 83, high-mu double triode
Valve data of the high mu double triode ECC 83
EL 34, power pentode
Valve data of the power pentode EL 34
EL 84, output pentode
Valve data of the output pentode EL 84
GZ 34 high-vacuum full-wave rectifier
Valve data of the high-vacuum full-wave rectifier GZ 34

Chapter IV. HINTS ON PRACTICAL USES OF THE VALVE DATA

Chapter V. COMPONENTS AND CIRCUITS
1. Negative feedback
2. Negative feedback dependent on frequency
3. Tone control
4. The output transformer
5 The input of the amplifier and the volume control
tf. Microphones, pick-ups and loudspeakers

Chapter VI. DETAILS OF SOME AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS
1. A 3 W GRAMOPHONE AMPLIFIER
Circuit description
2. A HIGH-FIDELITY AMPLIFIER WITH TWO TUBES EL 84 IN PUSH-PULL
Circuit description
Measured results
3. A 10 W CLASS A AMPLIFIER WITH THE EL 34 AS OUTPUT VALVE
Circuit description
Measured results
4. A 15 W A.C./D.C. AMPLIFIER WITH TWO VALVES TYPE PL 81 IN CLASS B PUSH-PULL CIRCUIT
Circuit description
Measured results
5. A 35 W AMPLIFIER WITH TWO EL 34 VALVES IN CLASS AB PUSH-PULL
Circuit description
Measured results
6. A 35 W QUALITY AMPLIFIER WITH TWO EL 34 VALVES IN CLASS AB
Circuit description
Measured results
7. A 70 W QUALITY AMPLIFIER WITH FOUR EL 34 VALVES IN CLASS AB PUSH-PULL
Circuit description
Measured results
8. A 100 W AMPLIFIER WITH TWO EL 34 OUTPUT VALVES IN CLASS B
Circuit description
Measured results

 

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"The above is reprinted, with permission, from Audio Amateur: Valves for Audio Frequency Amplifiers, 1997. © Copyright 1997 by Audio Amateur Corporation. P.O. Box 876, Peterborough, NH 03458, USA. All rights reserved"

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  • KEY TOPICS
  • Construction hints
  • Valves for various stages
  • Use of valve data
  • Components and circuits
  • 3W gramophone amp
  • EL84 push-pull amp
  • EL34 single-ended amp
  • PL81 15W push-pull amp
  • EL34 35w push-pull amp
  • 70W EL34 p-push-pull amp
  • 100W class B EL34 amp
  • BOOK SPECIFICATION
  • paperback
  • black and white print
  • 144 pages
  • 145mm x 202mm
  • 230g
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