Power Supply help!

Merlin Zener merlin at ion.com.au
Wed Feb 18 18:04:15 CET 1998


media at mail1.nai.net wrote:
> 
> At 7:07 PM -0600 02/16/98, mymoog at ix.netcom.com wrote:
> >I hope the diagram comes out OK. I am wondering if the PS design is going
> >to be stable enough for the ASM1?
> >
> >                                              1         2
> >        |------|||         IN     +   |--|---|---|-------|--|----> out+
> >        |PRI  []|||--------|-------|--|  |   |   | 7815  |  |
> >   _    |     []||[]       |       |    +-  +-   |       |  - C3
> > -| |--- 120v []||[]SEC    |  B1   |   C1- C2-   |----|--|  -
> > -|_|--- 60Hz []||[]       |       |     |   |      3 |     |
> >        |     []|||--------|-------|--|  |   |        |     |
> >        |------|||         IN     -   |--|---|--------|-----|----> out-
> >                                                      |
> >                                                      G
> 
> As far as I can tell, this design would be inadequate for an ASM-1 because
> that would require a -/+ 15V supply -- this is only a +15V supply.  You
> seem to just labeled the ground "-" (which would be the same for a
> single-sided supply).
> 
> What I think you want is a supply with +15, -15 and ground.  For this you
> need two regulators, in this case a 7815 and a 7915.  79xx regulators are
> the 78xx equivalents for negative voltages.

G'day guys,
here's something I came across in the archives - music machines, I think.


 
Digisound 80 +15V/-15V DC stabilised power supply

Specification:

        output current 300mA per rail nominal, 450mA short circuit
(protected)
        can be increased to 1A per rail

Components:

        R1      1k8
        R2      1R5     2.5W wirewound note this is one point five ohms
        R3      3k3     metal film 100ppm TC or better
        R4      3k0     metal film 100ppm TC or better
        R5      1k2
        R6      1k8
        R7      1R5     2.5W wirewound note this is one point five ohms
        R8      3k3     metal film 100ppm TC or better
        R9      3k0     metal film 100ppm TC or better
        R10     1k2
                        all other resistors 5% or better metal or carbon
film

        RV1     1k      cermet trimmer
        RV2     1k      cermet trimmer

        C1      2200uF  35V electrolytic
        C2      100nF   polyester
        C3      2u2     25V tantalum
        C4      1nF     polyester
        C5      10uF    25V tantalum
        C6      2200uF  35V electrolytic
        C7      100nF   polyester
        C8      2u2     25V tantalum    
        C9      1nF     polyester
        C10     10uF    25V tantalum    

        IC1     uA723C or equivalent
        IC2     uA723C or equivalent
        
        Q1      TIP31A or equivalent
        Q2      TIP31A or equivalent

        LED1    any red LED
        LED2    any red LED

        FS1     1 amp fuse
        FS2     1 amp fuse

        BR1     1.6A 200V bridge rectifier or equivalent
        BR2     1.6A 200V bridge rectifier or equivalent

        Xformer secondaries 0:17V5, 0:17V5, 20VA


from "A"
   >----o---o------------------+---o-c   e ----+
        |   |                  |   | \   /^    |
        |   |                  |   |  ---  Q1  |
        |   |                  |   |   |b      |
        |   |                  |   |   |       |
        |   |               +------------+     |
        |   |               | 12  11   10|     |
        |   |               |            |     |
        |   |     +-----+---|6          2|-----o-----+-------+--------> +15V
|   |     |     |   |            |     |     |       |
        |   |     |    |-|  |            |    |-|    |      |-|
        |   |     |    | |R1|            |    | |R2  |      | |R5
        |   |     |    | |  |            |    | |    |      | |
        |   |     |    |-|  |            |    |-|    |      |-|
        |   |     |     |   |            |     |     |+      |
        |   |     |     +---|5          3|-----o    ===C5    |
        |   |     |         |            |     |    ---      |
        |   |     |         |            |     |     |       |
        |   |     |         |            |    |-|    |       |
        |   |     |         |            |    | |R3  |       |
        |   |     |         |            |    | |    |       |
        |   |     |         |            |    | |    |       |
        |   |     |         |            |    |-|    |       |
        |   |     |         |            |     |     |       |
        |+  |     |+        |    IC1     |     |     |       |
       ===  |    ===C3      |            |    |-|    |       |
       ---  |    ---        |            |    | |    |       |
        |C1 |     |         |           4|-o->| |RV1 |       |
        |   |     |         |            | |  | |    |      ---  
        |   |     |         |            | |  |-|    |      \ / 
        |  ---C2  |         | 7   13     | |   |     |       V LED1
        |  ---    |         +------------+ |   |     |      ---
        |   |     |           |   |        |   |     |       |
        |   |     |           |   |        |  |-|    |       |
        |   |     |           |   +-||-----+  | |R4  |       |
        |   |     |           |      C4       | |    |       |
        |   |     |           |               |-|    |       |
        |   |     |           |                |     |       |
   >----o---o-----o-----------o---o------------o-----o-------o----> OV 
from "B"                          |                  |       |
                                 ---                 |       |
                                  -                  |       |
from "C"                                             |       |
   >----o---o------------------+---o-c   e ----+     |       |
        |   |                  |   | \   /^    |     |       |
        |   |                  |   |  ---  Q2  |     |       |
        |   |                  |   |   |b      |     |       |
        |   |                  |   |   |       |     |       |
        |   |               +------------+     |     |       |
        |   |               | 12  11   10|     |     |       |
        |   |               |            |     |     |       |
        |   |     +-----+---|6          2|-----o-----+-------+
        |   |     |     |   |            |     |     |       |
        |   |     |    |-|  |            |    |-|    |      |-|
        |   |     |    | |R6|            |    | |R7  |      | |R10
        |   |     |    | |  |            |    | |    |      | |
        |   |     |    |-|  |            |    |-|    |      |-|
        |   |     |     |   |            |     |     |+      |
        |   |     |     +---|5          3|-----o    ===C10   |
        |   |     |         |            |     |    ---      |
        |   |     |         |            |    |-|    |       |
        |   |     |         |            |    | |R8  |       |
        |   |     |         |            |    | |    |       |
        |   |     |         |            |    | |    |       |
        |   |     |         |            |    |-|    |       |
        |   |     |         |            |     |     |       |
        |+  |     |+        |    IC2     |     |     |       |
       ===  |    ===C8      |            |    |-|    |       |
       ---  |    ---        |            |    | |    |       |
        |C6 |     |         |           4|-o->| |RV2 |       |
        |   |     |         |            | |  | |    |      ---  
        |   |     |         |            | |  |-|    |      \ / 
        |  ---C7  |         | 7   13     | |   |     |       V LED2
        |  ---    |         +------------+ |   |     |      ---
        |   |     |           |   |        |   |     |       |
        |   |     |           |   |        |  |-|    |       |
        |   |     |           |   +-||-----+  | |R9  |       |
        |   |     |           |      C9       | |    |       |
        |   |     |           |               |-|    |       |
        |   |     |           |                |     |       |
   >----o---o-----o-----------o----------------o-----o-------o--------> -15V
from "D"
                          17V5 AC
   >------   |||  ---===--+
  live     ) |||  )  FS1  |
          (  ||| (        |
           ) |||  )   +-------+
          (  ||| (    |   ~   |
           ) |||  )   |      +|------> To "A"
          (  ||| (    |       |
           ) |||  )   |  BR1  |
          (  ||| (    |      -|------> To "B"
           ) |||  )   |   ~   |
          (  ||| (    +-------+
           ) |||  )       |
          (  |||  --------+ 0 AC
 ground    ) |||           
 >---+    (  |||   --===--+ 17V5 AC      
     |     ) |||  )  FS2  |
     |    (  ||| (        |
    ---    ) |||  )   +-------+
     -    (  ||| (    |   ~   |
           ) |||  )   |      +|------> To "C"
          (  ||| (    |       |
           ) |||  )   |  BR2  |
          (  ||| (    |      -|------> To "D"
           ) |||  )   |   ~   |
          (  ||| (    +-------+
           ) |||  )       |
neutral   (  |||  --------+ 0 AC
    >----- ) |||

            Transformer T1

Primary should match your local supply voltage. A double pole switch should
be connected on the live and neutral supply lines.


Notes:

C1 and C2 should be physically close together, as should C6 and C7.

R2 (and R7) determine the short circuit current limits. To double the 
limit, halve these resistors. The power transistors Q1 and Q2 should be
mounted on heatsinks. If more than 1amp per rail is required, the
transistors
should be replaced with higher power types and appropriate heatsinks used.

As with any circuit which is designed to be connected to the local domestic
power supply, care must be taken in construction to ensure safety. It
is highly recommended that the ground connection is made, even with 110V
domestic supplies.

Whilst I have taken every care in transcribing this schematic, I won't
be held responsible for people electrocuting themselves!

The LEDs are optional, if they are not required, resistors R5 and R10
can be removed.

Setting up:

Adjust RV1 to give +15V from the positive output rail and RV2 to give
-15V from the negative output rail. Allow to warm up and repeat the 
adjustments. Stable power supply rails are essential for proper operation
of voltage controlled synthesisers.

While this isn't the most modern power supply design in the world, it
is cheap and works well.








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Merlin Zener                            mailto:merlin at ion.com.au
Piano and Synthesizer               voice: (+61) (0) 418 779 594
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