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BlackBeauty  -­‐  SYMASYM  

Builder’s  Manual  

 

 

Author:  Rudi_Ratlos  

(The  image  above  shows  my  SYMASYM  prototype)  

 

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Contents  

 • 1   Foreword  ...................................................................................................................  3  • 2   Which  tools  do  you  need  for  the  build?  ....................................................................  4  • 2   Which  tools  do  you  need  for  the  build  ......................................................................  4  • 3   Components  of  the  NJW  –  SYMASYM  Group-­‐Buy  Fehler!  Textmarke  nicht  definiert.  • 4   The  Soft-­‐PowerOn    -­‐  PCB  ...........................................................................................  8  • 5   The  NJW-­‐SYMASYM  Backend-­‐PSU  ...........................................................................  11  • 6   The  NJW  –  SYMASYM  –  PCB  ....................................................................................  15  • 7   Adjusting  the  Quiescent  current  .............................................................................  25  • 8   The  Speaker  Protection  section  ...............................................................................  28  • 9   Appendix  .................................................................................................................  30  

   

   

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1 Foreword

The  SYMASYM  –  amplifier  has  been  developed  by  the  German  Michael  Bittner  in  2005.    This  is  the  thread  describing  its  birth:  

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid-­‐state/60918-­‐explendid-­‐amplifier-­‐designed-­‐michael-­‐bittner-­‐our-­‐mikeb.html    

The  SYMASYM  has  become  famous  in  Germany,  after    Holger  Barske,  editor  of  the  German  audio-­‐magazine  “Klang+Ton“,  organized  a  Group-­‐Buy  in  the  German  Analog-­‐Forum:      http://www.analog-­‐forum.de/wbboard/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=25151  

All  technical  questions  regarding  SYMASYM  can  be  found  in  this  thread:    

 

The  layout  of  the  SYMASYM    at  hand  is  based  upon  its  version  5.3.    Additionally  I  have  included  a  CAP-­‐multiplier,  a  PSU-­‐  and  a  Speaker-­‐Protection-­‐Circuit  on  the  PCB.    

 

 

This  manual  is  intended  to  support  you  in  building  your  amplifier.  

It  also  documents  the  build  of  the  PSU-­‐,  Speaker-­‐Protection-­‐  and    Soft-­‐PowerOn  section/PCB.  

Please  read  these  instructions  before  you  start  with  your  project.  

 

 

Good  luck  in  the  building  and  enjoy  the  sound.  

Rudi  

 

 

   

   

 

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 Which tools do you need for the build?

2 Which tools do you need for the build  You  need  a  soldering  iron,  a  desoldering  tool  and  solder.  

 

 My  Weller  Magnastat  soldering  iron  is  a  50  watt  soldering  iron  with  2  tips:  a  fine  tip  to  solder  the  small  transistors,  resistors,  ...  and  a  wide  tip  to  solder  large  components  or  connectors,  particularly  if  their  pads  lie  within  a  large  copper  area.  The  solder  that  I  use  is  0.5mm  thick.  

What  else  do  you  need?  

 

 You  will  need  a  digital  multimeter  to  measure  AC  and  DC  voltages  and  resistor  values.  It  would   be   nice,   if   your  multimeter   provides   a  means   of  measuring   the  HFE   of   the   small  transistors  (BC548B).  You  will  then  be  sure  about  the  correct  pin  assignment  (EBC  or  CBE).          

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Use  the  multimeter  to  measure  the  value  of  a  resistor  before  you  solder  it  onto  the  PCB.    Maybe   an   employee   of   your   provider   of   electronic   components   has   packed   an   incorrect  value  into  your  basket,  for  example:  a  10K  ohm  instead  of  10  Ohm.  Such  an  error  may  lead  to  unpredictable  results  with  the  finished  board  that  are  very  difficult  to  debug.    I  even  measure  a  resistor’s  value,  after   I  have  soldered  it,  to  be  sure  not  to  have  broken  it  while  bending  its  legs.    The  alcohol   (Isopronanol,   75%)  and   the   toothbrush  are  needed   to   clean  grease   stains  and  dirt  from  the  PCB  before  you  start  to  solder,  and  to  remove  the  solder-­‐flux  when  you  have  finished.    Please  do  not  clean  the  PCB  with  water  after  soldering.  Water  and  solder  flux  enter   into  a  greasy,  unpredictable  result.  

 

 On   the   left   you   see   a  PCB   that  was   cleaned  with  water   after   soldering.   The   image  on   the  right  shows  the  same  board  cleaned  with  alcohol  after  soldering.  

 The  magnifying  glass  is  used  (for  example)  to  assure  yourself  of  the  state  of  a  solder  joint,  to  decipher  the  inscription  on  a  small  transistor,  ...  What  about  the  carpet  knife?  It  may  be  used  to  scrape  a  copper-­‐trace  …  A  drill  rig  would  obviously  not  be  bad  and  /  or  a  small  battery-­‐powered  drill.    

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           And  -­‐  last  but  not  least:  the  bending  tool  of  Reichelt.  Please  bend  a  component’s  legs  very  gently!  Do  not  break  any  component’s  legs.  

 

   

   

For  mental  support  you  may  need  one  of  these  “tools”:    

or      or          

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 For   the   construction   of   the   NJW   -­‐   SYMASYM   you   do   not   need   a   function   generator,   an  oscilloscope   or   other   “highly-­‐sophisticated”   electronic   devices   (as   long   as   you   work  carefully).    Please  take  care  when  you  handle  the  110V/230V  mains  voltage.    Generally,  when  you  start  your  build,  you  should  solder  the  components  with  small  heights  (diodes,   resistors,  …)   first   and   then   proceed  with   the   components  with   larger   heights   like  transistors,  capacitors,  connectors,…  .  Work  from  the  shorter  to  the  taller.        

3 Components of the NJW – SYMASYM Group-Buy  Additionally  to  the  SYMASYM  –  PCB  I  offer  the  following  “hard-­‐to-­‐get”  –  components:    

-­‐ the  C1  input-­‐capacitor,  Vishay  MKT1822  /  4.7µF  paralleled  by  a  MKP1837  /  10nF  -­‐ the  MPC74  0R22  /  5W  emitter  resistors  -­‐ matched  pairs  of    NJW0281G  /    NJW0302    transistors  

 and,  if  you  like  to  have  it,  a  “Soft-­‐Power-­‐On”  –  PCB.    As  output-­‐transistors  you  can  use:    

-­‐ the  ONSEMI  MJL4xxx  –  transistors  in  TO264-­‐case  -­‐ the  ONSEMI  NJW0xxx  –  transistors  in  TO3-­‐P  case  -­‐ the  SANKEN  2SC3263  /  2SA1294  in  TO3-­‐P  case  

 I  do  not  recommend  to  use  the  TOSHIBA  2SC5200  /  2SA1943  transistors,  since  they  have  a  tendency  to  oscillate.                                  

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4 The Soft-PowerOn - PCB  Let  us  start  with  the  Soft-­‐Power-­‐On  PCB.    The  task  of  the  SPO-­‐PCB  is  to   limit,  for  a  short  period,  the  inrush  current  flowing  into  your  transformers  after  mains  power  on  -­‐  until  the  transformer(s)  are  “saturated“.  This  limitation  will  prevent  your  fuses  from  melting  if  a  very  big  inrush  current  flows.    The  SPO-­‐PCB  is  required  /  recommended  if  you  use  transformers  with  a  total  power  >500W.  Find  its  schematic  below:      

   

Mains  Hot  is  connected  to  pin  4  of  connector  X3;  Mains  Cold  (Neutral)  is  connected  to  pin  4  of  connector  X1.  Connect  the  primary  winding(s)  of  your  transformer(s)  to  poles  1-­‐3  of  connector  X1  resp.  X4.    You  can  connect  the  leads  of  a  PowerOn  –  Switch  in  your  case’s  front  to  contact  1  and  2  of  the  connector  labelled  X2.    This  switch  needs  to  conduct  less  than  50mA  of  current.    As  long  as  relay  K3  is  open,  mains  current  will  not  flow.    Relay  K3  will  be  activated,  as   soon  as   the  7805  voltage   regulator  has   reached  5VDC  on   its  output,  and  mains  current  will  flow,  but  since  relay  K4  is  still  open,  the  current  will  be  limited  by  2  NTCs  wired  in  series.    I  am  using  a  value  of  22  Ohm  for  the  NTCs.      

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     If  you  do  not  have  NTCs,  you  may  use  power-­‐resistors  instead  (for  example  2  pieces  of    25W  METALL   100   (this   is   the   Reichelt   component   name)   in   parallel   and   screw   them   onto   the  bottom  plate  of  your  case.    About   1   second   later   relay   K4   will   be   activated   by   the   output   of   the   LM555   timer   and  transistor  T1.      The   delay   is   determined   by   potentiometer   R6   and   capacitor   C1   and   can   roughly   be  calculated  as:    1.1  *  R1  *  C1.    You  can  change  these  values  at  your  needs.  A  value  of  47K  –  68K  for  R6  is  sufficient  in  my  eyes!  Only  a  few  cycles  of  50/60Hz  mains  are  needed  to  saturate  the  connected  transformer/s.    From   now   on   the   mains   current   will   flow   unhindered   through   K3   and   K4,   passing   a  subsequent  Mains  DC-­‐filter,  into  the  4-­‐pole  output  connectors.  Connect  your            Shown  below  is  the  SPO-­‐PCB  as  seen  from  above  (“looked-­‐through”).    

   

 Please  take  care  of  the  orientation  of  the  TAMURA-­‐transformer,  when  you  insert  it  into  the  PCB  and  solder   it.  Pins  1-­‐4  of  the  TAMURA-­‐transformer  must  point  to  the  right  side  of  the  PCB!        

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Users  of  230VAC/50Hz  MAINs  need  to  solder  a  wire  between  Pin  2  and  Pin3  of  the  TAMURA-­‐transformer  (to  serialize  the  primary  windings  of  the  transformer).  Users  of  115VAC/60Hz  MAINs  need   to   solder  a  wire  between  Pin  1  and  Pin  3  and     a  wire  between  Pin  2  and  Pin  4  of  the  TAMURA-­‐transformer  (to  parallel  the  primary  windings).  I  have  added  4  holes  adjacent  to  the  solder  -­‐  pins  of  the  TAMURA  that  you  can  use  for  this  purpose.      Please  test  the  functionality  of  the  SPO-­‐PCB,  before  you  connect  your  amplifier  to  it.  The  Status-­‐LED  will  shine  (for  example),  when  the  MAINs  current  flows  unhindered.    This  is  the  BoM  for  the  Soft-­‐PowerOn  PCB:    

   This  is  the  URL  of  the  Reichelt  –shopping  -­‐cart  for  the  SPO  –  PCB:    https://secure.reichelt.de/index.html?&ACTION=20&AWKID=945445&PROVID=2084    The  shopping  cart  does  not  include  the  NTCs,  since  Reichelt  does  not  offer  them.      

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5 The BlackBeauty-SYMASYM Backend-PSU  

At   the   time  when   I   did   the   layout   for   the   SYMASYM,   I   had   a   “dual-­‐Mono-­‐build”   in  mind,  giving  each  channel  a  transformer  and  PSU  of  its  own.    I  therefore  integrated  the  Backend-­‐PSU  on  the  SYMASYM’s  PCB.    Below  is  the  schematic  of  the  resulting  PSU:    

   Shown  below  is  the  silkscreen  of  the  Backend-­‐PSU.    

 

 

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The  backend-­‐PSU  is  connected  to  a  transformer  with  2  secondary  windings,  rated  at  25  VAC,  resulting  in  DC-­‐voltages  of  about  +/-­‐  35VDC.    I  recommend  to  use  toroids  from  Talema,  which  can  be  bought  from  www.tme.eu,  or  –  as  I  did  –  order  a  custom-­‐built  4x25VAC  transformer  from  BADEL.      

Before  you  continue:  Please  be  very  careful  when  you  handle  the  230V/115  VAC  mains  voltage,  the  transformer  and  the  power  supply  PCB.        I  therefore  recommend  you  to  use  of  a  “current  limiter”,  while  you  are  testing.      

   I   built  my   current   limiter   40  Watt   /   230  Volt   high-­‐voltage  halogen  bulb-­‐tester  with   socket  (Price:  5  €  on  eBay)  and  wired  it  into  the  “hot  lead”  of  the  transformer’s  primary  winding.    The  purpose  of  the  current  delimiter  is  to  ensure  that  a  short  on  the  power  supply  or  output  stage  will  not  cause  big  harm.    The  output  of  the  secondary  windings  is  limited  to  40  watts  by  the  bulb-­‐tester.    At   40   watts   the   2   secondary   windings   provide   a   current   of   about   500mA,   which   is   high  enough  to  adjust  the  SYMASYM  and  even  to  listen  to  music  at  low  volumes.                  

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 Be   sure   to   correctly   connect   your   transformer   to   the  4-­‐pole  PCB-­‐connector   located   in   the  middle  on  the  PCB’s  left  side.    The  transformers  that  I  normally  use,  have  2  secondary  windings  labelled  as  follows:    Winding  1:  red  –  black  Winding  2:  yellow  –  orange    The  end  of  winding  1  (the  black  wire)  together  with  the  start  of  winding  2  (the  yellow  wire)  constitute  “GND”  and  need  to  be  screwed  into  pole  2  and  3  of  the  4-­‐pole  PCB  connector  as  shown  on  the  image  below.      

       The  alternating  voltages  of  the  transformer’s  secondary  windings  are  rectified  by  four  diodes  D7-­‐D10.  I  recommend  to  use  MUR8x0  rectifier  diodes  here.        As   a   rule   of   thumb   each   ampere   that   flows   into   the   output   stage   shall   be   buffered  with  about  5.000μF  capacitance  on  its  power-­‐rail.      The  shown  10.000µF  power  cap  has  a  grid  of  10mm  and  a  maximum  diameter  of  35mm.        

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 The   suggested   backend-­‐PSU   will   give   you   a   total   capacitance   of   2x1.000µF   +   10.000µF   +  2x1.000uF  per  Power-­‐Rail,  which  is  more  than  enough.  Capacitors   with   a   rating   of   40V   are   sufficient,   if   you   use   transformers   with   24-­‐25   VAC  secondary  windings.    Before   connecting   a   PSU   to   a   SYMASYM,   remove   the   fuses   and   verify   the   PSU’s   output  voltages  and  check,  if  the  2  LEDs  shine.  

 The  following  image  shows  an  image  of  my  prototype:    

       This  is  the  BoM  for  the  BlackBeauty-­‐SYMASYM  –  Backend  -­‐  PSU:  

 

     …  and  this  is  the  according  Reichelt  shopping  cart:    https://secure.reichelt.de/index.html?&ACTION=20&AWKID=939684&PROVID=2084    

     

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6 The BlackBeauty – SYMASYM – PCB  The  BlackBeauty–  SYMASYM  PCBs  contains  3  sections:    

   

-­‐ the  SYMASYM,  version  5.3,  with  cap-­‐multiplier,  on  the  left  side  -­‐ the  backend-­‐PSU  in  the  middle  of  the  PCB  -­‐ the  Speaker  Protection  circuit  on  the  right  side  

 It  is  really  best  practice  to  solder  the  components  with  small  heights  (diodes,  resistors,  …)  of  all  sections  first  and  then  proceed  with  the  components  with  larger  heights  like  transistors,  capacitors,  connectors,…      Do  not  solder  the  SpeakerProtection  section,  before  you  have  successfully  checked  the  build  of  the  SYMASYM-­‐  and  the  PSU-­‐section.        

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     You  need  some  time  to  do  a  successful  build  of  the  SYMASYM.  Take  care,  before  you  solder  a  component.  Measure  the  value  of  a  component,  before  you  solder  it,  verify  that  you  are  using  the  correct  component  (for  example  transistor)  at   its  specific   location,  check  that  you  did  not  solder  a  short,  …      I  have  attached  the  schematic  of  the  SYMASYM,  its  silkscreen  (with  values)  and  its  silkscreen  (with  names)  at  the  end  of  this  document.    The   kernel   of   the   SYMASYM   –   circuit   is   identical   to   version   5.3   of   Michael   Bittner’s  SYMASYM.   I   have   expanded   the   circuit   by   a   CAP-­‐multiplier   that   smoothes   the   voltages  supplied  to   the   front-­‐end  and  gave  my  SYMASYM-­‐version  pairs  of  NPN-­‐  and  PNP  -­‐  output-­‐transistors  (instead  of  only  one  of  each).      This  SYMASYM  will  then  support  speakers  with  lower  impedance  (<4  Ohm).    If  you  connect  an  active  pre-­‐amplifier  to  the  SYMASYM,  it  is  advised  to  lower  its  total  gain.  In  this  case  choose  a  1K  resistor  for  R36  and  use  22  Ohm  resistors  for  R29  and  R30.    If  you  do  not  use  an  active  pre-­‐amplifier,  then  short  R29  and  R30  and  use  a  499  Ohm  resistor  as  R36.      The  attached  schematics  /  the  PCB’S  silkscreen  show  wrong  values  (a  mix  of  the  values).  Either  –  or:  see  above.    If  you  do  not  use  a  pre-­‐amplifier  at  all,  but  use  a  dual  potentiometer  (for  example  an  ALPS  20K  dual  log.  potentiometer),  this  potentiometer  shall  be  connected  as  follows:    

     

     

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Further  information  about  the  use  /  the  not-­‐use  of  active-­‐preamplifiers  can  be  found  on  the  web-­‐site  of  Michael  Bittner  respectively    in  the  German  Analog-­‐forum:    http://www.analog-­‐forum.de/wbboard/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=25151    Start   your   build   by   cleaning   the   component-­‐   and   the   solder-­‐side   of   the   BlackBeauty   –  SYMASYM  with  Isopropanol  and  a  piece  of  tissue.    As  I  recommend  in  the  foreword,  begin  with  the  wire-­‐links,  resistors  and  diodes.  Go  on  with  the  MICA  caps  and  the  small  capacitors.    

       I  have  selected  (put   into  the  BoM)  a  10x3mm,  grid:  10mm  capacitor  for  the  Zobel  element  (C15  –  R14).  All  other  WIMA  capacitors  have  a  grid  of  5mm.    Most   of   the   resistors   are   standard   0.25W   resistors;   I   myself   use   Metall   resistors,   1%  precision,  produced  by  YAGEO  /Vitrohm.    They  are  rated  at  0.6W.  Resistors  R22,  R35,  R24  and  R80  –  1W  types,  these  are  the  emitter  base  blockers  –  need  to  be  mounted  vertically.    There   are   4   resistors   with   a   bigger   “footprint”:   the   Zobel-­‐resistor   R14,   the   4   power-­‐rail  resistors   (R37,  R45,  R46  and  RR47  –  you  can  use  MPC74  0R22  resistors   in   these  positions)  and  resistor  R14  on  the  output  (EMI-­‐filter  resistor).    Take  2W  type  resistors  for  these.  As  output-­‐transistor  emitter  resistors  I  recommend  to  use  MPC74  0R22  resistors.    The  output-­‐resistor  R58  is  a  10  Ohm  /  2  W  resistor  (AndrewT.  recommends  to  use  a  4  Ohm  resistor  on  the  output)  with  about  20  turns  of  1mm  enameled  wire  wound  around  it.      Please   take   care   of   the   orientation   of   the   pins   of   a   device,   when   you   solder   the   small  transistors,  diodes  and  LEDs    –  and  use  the  correct  transistor  at  a  specific  location.      

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   You   can   choose   2SK170   (BL,   GR),   BC550C,   MPSA18   and   2N5551   as   the   input   differential  transistors  Q1  and  Q2.    My  own  tendency  goes  to  the  2SK170  respectively  the  MPSA18.  I  will  put  Q1  and  Q2  into  small  3-­‐pin  IC  –  sockets  to  be  able  to  change  them  quickly  and  to  listen  to  the  resulting  differences  in  sound.    But   take   care:   the   PCB   silkscreen   shows   the   2SK170   –   transistor   pinout;   if   you   use   the  MPSA18,  you  have  to  rotate  it  by  180  degrees  (flip  the  MPSA18  for  example).    The  input  resistors  Q1  and  Q2  shall  be  very  closely  matched.    I  have  enclosed  the  images  of  the  used  transistors  below:      

   

     

   

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   I   recommend   to   bend   the   pins   of   a   transistor,   before   you   solder   it   to   avoid   mechanical    tension.  

   

 I  have  added  the  input-­‐,  DC-­‐blocking  capacitor  C1  with  a  variable  grid    from  5mm  to  27,5mm.  Choose  a  value  from  3.3µF  to  10µF  for  it.    I  recommend  to  use  the  Vishay  MKT1822  /  4.7µF  capacitor,  paralleled  by  a  MKP1837  /  10nF.  Please  do  not  buy  a  “fancy”  input-­‐capacitor.  The  only  purpose  of  C1  is  to  block  DC.    You  can  use  40V  type  electrolytic-­‐capacitors  with  your  25VAC  transformer.  C3  can  be  a  16V  type  capacitor.    The  4  1000µF  rail-­‐capacitors  C47,  C48,  C49  and  C50    have  a  grid  of  7,62mm.  Their  diameters  must  not  exceed  18mm.  Solder  these  caps  at  the  very  end!    The   circuit   uses   2   LEDs   (diameter:   3mm)   to   show   you   the   presence   of   the   +/-­‐   35VDC   rail  voltages.   The   anode  of   a   LED   (the   longer   pin)   is   denoted  with   the   letter   “a”  on   the  PCB’s  silkscreen.    Before  you  solder  the  trim-­‐resistor  R18,  please  adjust  it  to  its  maximal  value  of  500  Ohm  (the  resistance  between  the  pin  below  the  screw  and  the  wiper).    When  you  solder  the  Emitter  resistors  R82,  R26,  R20  and  R25  (MPC74  0R22  /  5W  resistors),  please  put  a  match  (or  something  similar)  underneath  them,  so  that  they  stand  up  1-­‐2mm  from  the  PCB  and  the  air  can  circulate  around  them.            

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 The  PCB  uses  two  3-­‐pole  jumpers  (Jumper  1  and  Jumper  2)  to  activate  /  deactivate  the  on-­‐board  CAP-­‐multiplier.    

If   you   put   a   jumper-­‐cap         on   positions   1-­‐2   of   the   jumper,   the   CAP-­‐multiplier   is  activated.  If  you  put  a  jumper-­‐cap  on  positions  2-­‐3  of  the  jumper,  the  SYMASYM’s  frontend  will  be  powered  from  the  backend-­‐PSU’s  power-­‐rails.    An   activated   CAP-­‐multiplier   will   smooth   the   voltages   needed   for   the   frontend   of   the  SYMASYM.  It   will   furthermore   (by   means   of   the   36V   Zener-­‐diode)   restrict   the   frontend-­‐voltages   to  values     <   36V   and   protect   the   input   transistors   (for   example:   the   maximum   gate-­‐drain  breakdown  voltage  of  the  2SK170  is  40V),  in  case  that  you  are  using  a  transformer  with  >25  VAC  secondaries.      You  also  have  the  possibility  to  power  the  SYMASYM’s  frontend  from  an  external  PSU  that  is  connected  to  the  3-­‐pole  connector  on  top  of  the   input-­‐cap  (Pin1:  -­‐V,  Pin2:  GND,  Pin3:  +V).  Do  not  install  any  jumper-­‐cap  on  jumper  1  and  jumper  2  in  this  case..          

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 The   last   thing   to   do   is   to   screw   the   output   -­‐transistors,   MJE-­‐   drivers   and   the   TEMPCO  transistor  Q11    (BD139)  onto  your  heatsink.      I  have  included  a  drill  template  to  do  this.  It  shows  the  holes  for  the  stand-­‐offs  and  the  transistors  listed  above.  Please  print  the  template  at  100%,  cut  it,  stick  it  to  the  heatsink  and  mark  the  holes  with  a  center  punch.          

   Drill  the  indicated  holes  (use  a  2.5  drill);  then  tap  3mm  threads.                

         

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 All   of   the   transistors   that  need   to  be   screwed  onto   the  heatsink,   have  a  metallic   back   for  better  heat  conduction.      

   

The  metallic  back  of  any  transistor  may  not  be  in  electrical  contact  with  the  heatsink.    Use   suitable   insulation   material   to   insulate   the   transistors   from   the   heatsink   and   do   not  forget  to  insulate  the  screws  as  well  (needed  for  the  MJE  –  drivers).    

       

 I  have  included  3  stripes  of  Silicone  insulating  film  in  the  Reichelt  cart.  The  stripes  are  self-­‐adhesive  on  one  side.    You  need  2  stripes  for  the  8  output-­‐transistors  in  TO3-­‐P  or  TO264    case;  the  last  stripe  will  be  used   for   the  4  MJE  –  drivers   (TO220   case)   and   the  2  BD139  TEMPCO   transistors   (I   used  a  TO220  case  template  for  them  as  well).    The   following   image   shows   the   size   in   mm   and   the   position   of   the   hole   of   the   needed  insulation  pads:        

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       Stick  the  Silicone  pads  onto  the  heastsink.  Take  the  PCB  as  a  template  for  the  position  of  the  angle  and  bend  the  legs  of  the  transistors  upwards.    It  shall  finally  look  this  (this  is  a  different  PCB  though):    

     Do  not  (never!)  use  Polyamid  or  Polyacryl  screws!  Plastic   screws   do   not   provide   a   tight   contact   to   the   heatsink   and   will   be   the   reason   for  thermal  runaway  problems.        

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 Turn  the  PCB  with  its  solder  side  up  and  insert  the  7  transistors  and  screws  (do  not  forget  the  washers  for  the  MJE-­‐screws)  into  the  PCB.  I  then  taped  the  transistors  with  pieces  of  adhesive  tape  to  the  PCB.      Turn  the  PCB,  try    to  fix  the  screws  1  or  2  mm  and  install  the  8mm  stand-­‐offs.  Then  fix  the  screws  tightly  and  take  a  look  at  your  work!    The  transistors  shall  seat  solidly  on  the  heatsink.    Then  measure  the  resistance  of  each  transistor’s  legs  opposite  the  heatsink.  None  of  the  legs  shall  be  in  contact  with  the  heatsink!    Do  some  small   solder  points  on  each   transistor  on   the  PCB’s  component  side,   remove   the  stand-­‐offs   and   screws,   remove   the   adhesive   tape   and   solder   the   transistors   on   the   PCBs  solder  side!  Then  solder  the  four  1.000µF  on  top  of  the  output-­‐transistors.    DIYing  is  not  an  easy  job;  it  sometimes  takes  a  lot  of  patience,  but:  it  is  fun  nevertheless!      The   last   thing   to   do   is   to   solder   a  wire   to   connect   SignalGND   to   PowerGND  on   the   PCB’s  solder  side.  I  have  indicated  this  wire  by  the  big  white  line  on  the  following  image:    

   I  will  attach  this  image  to  the  Email.    After  all  of   the  soldering  and  drilling  has  been  done,  clean  the  solder-­‐side  of   the  PCB  with  Isopropanol  and  take  a  close  look  at  all  the  solder-­‐points.  No  shorts  present?    Are  you  content  with  your  work?    Take  your  time  checking  your  build!  Do  it  carefully!      

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7 Adjusting the Quiescent current  Connect  the  SYMASYM-­‐PCB  to  your  power  supply.    Please  do  not  yet  insert  fuses  into  the  fuseholders  on  the  PCB,  but  bypass  (bridge)  the  fuse  /  fuseholder  by  a  10  Ohm  /  0.6W  resistor.      

   I  have  done  this  using  2  croco-­‐clips.  The  pink  arrow  points  to  the  10  Ohm  resistor.      Why  is  the  10  Ohm  resistor  needed?    If  you  have  done  a  good   job  and  soldered   the  PCB  without  doing  any  error,   the  quiescent  current   will   be   about   150  mA   (2   x   55mA   flowing   through   the   output-­‐transistors   and   add  some  mA  for  the  frontend  and  drivers)  per  power-­‐rail.  The  voltage  drop  across  the  10  Ohm  resistor  will   then  be  1,5V  and   its  power  consumption  will  be  150mW,  no  problem  for  a  0.6  W  type  resistor.  (Remember:  the  Reichelt  METAL  resistors  are  rated  at  0.6W)        

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 If  you  have  done  an  error,  causing  much  more  current  to  flow  during  the  adjustment  phase,  the  10  Ohm  resistor  will  smell  and  thus  will  prevent  further  damage  from  your  build.      Please   short   the   input   (Input  +  =   Input   -­‐)   and  do  not   connect  a   load   (speaker  etc.)  on   the  output.    Please  use  the  bulb-­‐tester!    Power  On.    Do  the  PCB’s  LEDs  glow  (meaning  voltage  is  present)?  I  hope  so.  Please  touch  the  10  Ohm  resistors  then.  They  should  get  warm  but  not  hot,  and  they  should  not  give  smoke-­‐signals  at  all.    In  case  the  LEDs  do  not  shine  or  the  10  Ohm  gets  too  hot:  Power  Off.    You  have  done  an  error  then  and  have  to  inspect  your  build  once  more.    If   you   have   not   done   an   error:   wait   some  minutes   and   check   the   temperature  with   your  fingers  then.  They  shall  be  warm,  but  not  hot.    Power  Off.  Remove  the  10  Ohm  resistors  and  insert  the  2  fuses  (I  use  2.5A,  fast  fuses).    Adjust  your  DMM  to  DC,  200mV  scale,  and  connect  it  to  the  two  measuring  points  MP1  and  MP2,  which  are  located  in  the  middle  of  the  PCB  near  the  Emitter  resistors.    Power  On.    Your  DMM  should  show  0  mV.    Now  turn  the  trim-­‐potentiometer  counter-­‐clockwise,  decreasing  its  resistance.  You  won’t  see  any  change  on  your  DMM’s  display  during  the  first  10-­‐15  turns,  but  then  the  DMM  should  show  values  like:    5mV,  10  mV,  15  mV,  …        

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 You  are  measuring  the  voltage  drop  across  the  two  emitter  resistors  R82  and  R25.      The  recommended  value  for  the  quiescent  current,  flowing  through  an  output-­‐resistor  of  the  SYMASYM  during  the  adjustment-­‐phase,   is  50-­‐55mA.    Since  you  are  measuring  the  voltage  across  2  emitter-­‐resistors,  please  go  on   turning   the  screw  of   the   trim-­‐potentiometer,  until  the  display  of  your  DMM  shows  about  24  mV  –  25mV.      

   Are  you  able  to  do  this  adjustment?    

Congratulations   !      

   

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 Please   leave   the   build   as   is   for   about   15-­‐30  minutes,   check   the   value   of   the   voltage   drop  again  and  re-­‐correct  it,  if  necessary.    I   ask   you   to   measure   the   DC-­‐offset   on   the   output   (the   DC-­‐voltage   between   the   speaker  connector  X1  and  GND)  as  well.  The  DC-­‐offset  should  be  lower  than  10mV.    This  is  the  end  of  the  adjustment  phase.    Power  Off  the  PSU.    Connect  a  music  source  to  the  input,  connect  a  speaker  to  the  SYMASYM  (connect  the  red  plug   to   the   connector   X1   and   the   black   plug   to   a   GND   connector   of   the   PSU),   switch   on  music,  listen  to  it  and  enjoy.        

8 The Speaker Protection section  The  schematic  of  the  speaker  protection  is  given  in  the  appendix.    The  purpose  of  the  speaker  -­‐  protection  board  is  two-­‐fold:    1  -­‐    to  suppress    power-­‐on  -­‐  and  turn-­‐off  noise)  (my  old  SYMASYM  had  a  power-­‐off  hiss)    2  -­‐    to  protect  a  loudspeaker  in  case  a  DC  voltage  >  1V  is  being  applied  due  to  an  error  in                your  work    For   these   purposes   the   speaker   is   connected   (via   a   relay)   to   the   amplifier   only   about   4-­‐5  seconds  after  Power-­‐On  and  separated  immediately  after  switching  off  the  mains  or   in  the  event  of  a  DC  detection.    The  Speaker  Protect  circuit  is  powered  by  the  AC  (!)    voltage  of  the  transformer’s  secondary  winding.   I   have   used   AC   to   power   the   Speaker   protection   circuit   to   make   sure   that   the  protection  relay  is  powered  off  immediately,  when  you  switch  off  the  mains  power.      

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 The  alternating  voltage  is  rectified  by  a  diode  1N4001,  then  decreased  by  a  5V1  Zener  diode,  smoothed  and  fed  to  a  78L24  voltage  regulator.  Once  the  switching  voltage  at   the  base  of  transistor  Q13  is  reached  (delayed  by  R38/C26  –  you  may  want  to  choose  other  values  –  it  is  up  to  you),  the  relay  K2  (24  volt  type)  closes  and  connects  the  amplifier’s  speaker  signal  to  the  speaker.      R31  and  C24/C1*   in   conjunction  with  B1   form  a   low  pass   filter   that   switches  off   the   relay  when  it  detects  a  “DC-­‐like  voltage”  at  the  AMP’s  speaker  output.  

 Please   take   care   of   the   polarity   of   the   capacitors   (C24   and   C1   *   in   particular),   when   you  solder  the  PCB,  the  positioning  of  the  bridge  rectifier,  the  LED  (the  longer  pin  –  the  Anode  –  is  connected  to  the  transistor  on  top  of  it)  and  the  grid  of  the  relay  used.    To   use   the   onboard-­‐speaker   protection,   please   run   a   wire   from   X1   (the   SYMASYM   PCB’s  speaker   connection,   labeled   “Speaker”   on   the   SYMASYM   PCB)   to   the   6.3mm   Faston  connector   labeled   “AMP”   in   the   Speaker-­‐Protection-­‐Section   of   the   PCB   and   connect   your  speaker   (the   red  plug)   to   the  6.3mm  Faston  Connector   labelled   “Speaker”   in   the  Speaker-­‐Protection-­‐Section.          I  wish  you  all  a  successful  build  and:  ENJOY  THE  SOUND.    Best  regards  –  Rudi      

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9 Appendix                  

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 Schematics    of  the  SYMASYM:    

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Schematics  of  the  Backend-­‐PSU:    

Schematics  of  the  Speaker-­‐Protection:    

   

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 SYMASYM  Silkscreen  with  values:    

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 SYMASYM  Silkscreen  with  names:    

   

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   BoM    I  have  set  up  a  BoM  for  the  NJW  –  SYMASYM  that  you  can  access  from  here:    NJW-­‐SYMASYM  incl.  SpeakerProtection  for  2  PCBs:    https://secure.reichelt.de/index.html?&ACTION=20&AWKID=940926&PROVID=2084    The  BoM  does  not  include  the  parts  that  I  have  offered  in  the  components’  group-­‐buy.    NJW-­‐SYMASYM  Backend  PSU  for  1  PCB:    https://secure.reichelt.de/index.html?&ACTION=20&AWKID=939684&PROVID=2084