Hi all,
I was reading Slone's book on amp construction and I read I passage I cannot understand. I quote it here (with some cuts and modifications) hoping you can confirm what he writes and explain me why it's true. Or the other way around..
A common mistake is forming a "T" network to connect the rail conductor, caps, and rectifier output. In other words, a splice is made in the conductor connecting bridge output and the rail conductor. Then a single conductor is run from this connection point to the caps. [...] This is wrong! A T connection will cause a significant voltage drop across the single wire leading to the caps and the 2 connection points on either end. This voltage drop will look like an increase of ripple content on the rail supplies.
Is this actually true? And why?
Thanks all
AC
I was reading Slone's book on amp construction and I read I passage I cannot understand. I quote it here (with some cuts and modifications) hoping you can confirm what he writes and explain me why it's true. Or the other way around..
A common mistake is forming a "T" network to connect the rail conductor, caps, and rectifier output. In other words, a splice is made in the conductor connecting bridge output and the rail conductor. Then a single conductor is run from this connection point to the caps. [...] This is wrong! A T connection will cause a significant voltage drop across the single wire leading to the caps and the 2 connection points on either end. This voltage drop will look like an increase of ripple content on the rail supplies.
Is this actually true? And why?
Thanks all
AC