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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: K30A-O same as K30ATM-O (to use for korg PS-3100 SG boards)?

2010-07-22 by Bakis Sirros

hi Fran,

they both are N channel JFETS.

anyway, i replied to your email address and sent you the datasheets attachments.

many thanks,
best regards,
Bakis.



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--- On Thu, 7/22/10, narfman96 <narfman96@...> wrote:

From: narfman96 <narfman96@...>
Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: K30A-O same as K30ATM-O (to use for korg PS-3100 SG boards)?
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 2:38 PM







 



  


    
      
      
      Bakis

They are JFET's but you are describing 2 different types. The K30ATM-O is a N channel FET and it crosses to the 2SK30ATM. If the K30A-O is a P channel FET then subbing one for the other will not work. Can you scan the page(s) of the datasheets that describe this and attach them?

Fran

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Bakis Sirros <synth_freak_2000@...> wrote:

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> btw, in their datasheets, says that both the K30A-O and K30ATM-O are JFET's.

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> so, i guess, this means that both are not NPN or PNP transistors, right?

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> am i right?

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> thanks in advance for your help,

> Bakis.

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> Bakis Sirros - Parallel Worlds / Interconnected / Memory Geist

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> [Doepfer_a100] group owner

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> www. parallel - worlds - music. com

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> www. myspace. com/ parallelworldsmusic

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> www. myspace. com/ interconnectedmusic

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> www. myspace. com/ memorygeist

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> www. DiN. org. uk

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> www. musicamaximamagnetica. com

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> www. vu-us. com

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> --- On Thu, 7/22/10, Brian <brian@...> wrote:

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> From: Brian <brian@...>

> Subject: RE: [vintagesynthrepair] K30A-O same as K30ATM-O (to use for korg PS-3100 SG boards)?

> To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com

> Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 10:49 AM

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> From: vintagesynthrepair@ yahoogroups. com

> [mailto:vintagesynt hrepair@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of Bakis Sirros

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> Sent: 21 July 2010 6:46

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> To: vintagesynthrepair; KorgKornucopia group

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> Subject: [vintagesynthrepair ] K30A-O same as K30ATM-O (to use for korg

> PS-3100 SG boards)? 

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> hi list,

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> i have found all the needed parts for my tech to build the two SG boards

> (KLM64) for my Korg PS3100.

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> apart from the sixty K30A-O transistors, which i will use the K30ATM-O in place

> of the K30A-O, for the two SG boards.

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> are these two transistors basically the same?

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> i have found the datasheets for k30A-O and k30ATM-O.

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> they seem to have really the same specifications, apart from two parameters

> that have to do with voltage:

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> the VGS for the K30A-O is (min to max) 0.4 to 5 volts, but for the K30ATM-O is

> -0.4 to -5 volts (they have opposite signs)

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> the same is valid for the Vgds for the K30A-O is 50 volts, but for the k30ATM-O

> is -50 volts.(again opposite signs)

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> but, i guess, that this is the same and has only to do with the measuring

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> (i know almost nothing about electronic engineering, so i cannot really

> understand many parts of the datasheets.. .) 

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> any help?

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> many thanks in advance,

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> best regards, :-)

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> Bakis.

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> Bakis Sirros - Parallel Worlds / Interconnected / Memory Geist

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> [Doepfer_a100] group owner

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> www. parallel - worlds - music. com

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> www. myspace. com/ parallelworldsmusic

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> www. myspace. com/ interconnectedmusic

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> www. myspace. com/ memorygeist

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> www. DiN. org. uk

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> www. musicamaximamagneti ca. com

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> www. vu-us. com

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