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Filament Modules

The origin ofthese modules was the need for a compact easy to mount power solution to feed Coleman Regs. The center point of the design is a balanced choke input filter using a schottky bridge for rectification. The basic schematic is pictured below and the key point here is the choke is operating in differential mode with only the leakage inductance helping for common mode noise rejection.

The position marked R is to either be filled with a jumper to parallel the capacitors or with a resistor to make it a LCRC filter. A resistor in this position can also be used to trim the output voltage to a specific value. The modules also have positons for adding a R/C snubber to the input to help suppress noise. They are available in vewrsions with either a 2 amp or 3.5amp maximum current and can provide up to a 15VDC output.

The modules are self-contained and mount with two screw holes. They have a 3" X 3" X 2" footprint.

Due to the nature of choke input filtration the output waveform is nearly a pure 120hz sinewave with very low harmonic content. The image below is of a module delivering 3A of current resulting in 58mv p-p ripple.

Looking at the FFT of the above sinewave shows the small amount of second and all higher harmonics falling into the noise floor.

For an approximation of the output DC voltage for a given AC input simply use one of the following formulas:

DC=(AC*0.9)-2 or AC=(DC+2)/0.9

In the case above where a tube with a 7.5V @ 3A filament was the DC load; 10.56VAC was input into the module. It is important to also take into consideration that resistive losses in the wiring can also add up to an additional voltage loss so it is best to err on the high side and then use a dropping resistor to set the exact voltage desired in circuit. It is important to note that due to the nature of a choke input filter, the AC input to these modules should be limited to 18VAC to avoid exceeding maximum voltages if no load is present.

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		Filament Modules The origin ofthese modules was the need for a compact easy to mount power solution to feed Coleman Regs. The center point of the design is a balanced choke input filter using a schottky bridge for rectification. The basic schematic is pictured below and the key point here is the choke is operating in differential mode with only the leakage inductance helping for common mode noise rejection. The position marked R is to either be filled with a jumper to parallel the capacitors or with a resistor to make it a LCRC filter. A resistor in this position can also be used to trim the output voltage to a specific value. The modules also have positons for adding a R/C snubber to the input to help suppress noise. They are available in vewrsions with either a 2 amp or 3.5amp maximum current and can provide up to a 15VDC output. The modules are self-contained and mount with two screw holes. They have a 3" X 3" X 2" footprint. Due to the nature of choke input filtration the output waveform is nearly a pure 120hz sinewave with very low harmonic content. The image below is of a module delivering 3A of current resulting in 58mv p-p ripple. Looking at the FFT of the above sinewave shows the small amount of second and all higher harmonics falling into the noise floor. For an approximation of the output DC voltage for a given AC input simply use one of the following formulas: *DC=(AC0.9)-2 or AC=(DC+2)/0.9** In the case above where a tube with a 7.5V @ 3A filament was the DC load; 10.56VAC was input into the module. It is important to also take into consideration that resistive losses in the wiring can also add up to an additional voltage loss so it is best to err on the high side and then use a dropping resistor to set the exact voltage desired in circuit. It is important to note that due to the nature of a choke input filter, the AC input to these modules should be limited to 18VAC to avoid exceeding maximum voltages if no load is present. PURCHASE