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Dear All: I just installed Volumite yesterday, before I'm using BII with Toslink module, sharing one Single Placid Power Supply at 5.5V, 350mA, powered by 15VA 9VAC transformer from TPA. After adding the Volumite, my buffalo PCB started to behave abnormally, LED D1 on the AVCC start flashing and became very dim (still have very weak light emitted), failed to lock incoming SPDIF, then all LED light off on the BII and AVCC PCB, I thought my Buffalo already GONE at that moment, the voltage measured at VD is only 1.5V compared with original 5.5V. Then I disconnect the Toslink and Volumite, just powered the BII and AVCC alone, still no miracles happening to me. When disconnect the Placid with BII PCB, the VD back to 5.5V. After I leave it off for a day, and try to troubleshoot again today, the BII A_Mute and D2 lighted up, but still can't lock anything incoming. Then I shorted the reset header, BII started to lock and singing again, then I put back the volumite, it's working normally, but the D1 still found very dim. Then I made measurement of all supply rail on the BII and AVCC module, the measurement as follwing: VD measured at VD header, BII PCB and AVCC board: 5.5V VDD: 1.2V VDD_XO: 3.3V AVCC: Left side 4.6V, Right side 3.5V DVCC: 3.3V Voltage across D1 of AVCC board: 2.0V - very dim Voltage across D2 of AVCC board: 1.5V - light up Russ suggested my to increase the current of Placid, so I increase to 380mA now (tried 450mA, D1 still very dim), I'm not sure is it still safe to use the Buffalo now, anyone can advise me what can I do?? Thanks  Edited by user 15 years ago
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I would adjust the Placid so that it is shunting only about 50ma.
The output from both sides of the AVCC module should be identical.
While working on the DAC you may have damaged the AVCC module, you may simply need a new one.
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Russ White wrote:I would adjust the Placid so that it is shunting only about 50ma.
The output from both sides of the AVCC module should be identical.
While working on the DAC you may have damaged the AVCC module, you may simply need a new one. How can I get the new one??? and I tried to lower current supply to 320mA, shunted current around 50mA now. Thanks again Russ! Edited by user 15 years ago
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Hi Russ and Brian:
Can I try to replace the opamp myself with OPA2134 or LM4562 to see can I fixed the problem??? and how can I get replacement of the faulty AVCC board?
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The op amp has to be a rail to rail type.
What is the voltage across R6 and R8?
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Hi Russ:
R8 is 0.078V, R6 is 0.033V
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Contact Brian if he has not contacted you already. He can get you a replacement.
Cheers!
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Thanks Russ and Brian, Brian is going to send me the replacement AVCC!
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Thanks Brian and Russ, I received the AVCC board replacement and fixed the problems, but I reviewed some of the photo before I added volumite, the D1 already went dimmed, maybe the AVCC board I got was defective from Day 1. Taken on 31 July, 2010, both D1 and D2 on the AVCC board were normal  Taken on 1 Aug, 2010, D1 of the AVCC already dimmed, but it still sings normally so I didn't notice the problem  and the problem getting worse after the additional volumite added stress to Placid supply, and affected the whole digital board which failed to lock incoming SPDIF.
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I know this is off topic and your concerns is to only get things fixed but I have to ask since you are using an IVY for audio out what is the pencil tube board doing. It looks like you are converting the balanced out form the IVY to SE or what. where is the board from any info would be appreciated. Hope you fix the problem.
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pelliott123 wrote:I know this is off topic and your concerns is to only get things fixed but I have to ask since you are using an IVY for audio out what is the pencil tube board doing. It looks like you are converting the balanced out form the IVY to SE or what. where is the board from any info would be appreciated. Hope you fix the problem. It's called tubefilter made by Hong Kong designer, but he is not longer in this business, this tubefilter can be use in SE or BAL mode, and using pencil Raytheon 5703 for ultra longlife at 24~28V dc, same tube as the MF Tri-Visia series. [img]http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/triodeel_2121_56351852[/img] http://www.diyhifisupply.com/node/408This one maybe interesting to you, using 6DJ8 based tube, you can do tube-rolling as you like. one module required for SE, two for Balanced.
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I see that, thanks for the suggestion
One other question?
Why are you going from the IVY to the tube circuit instead of going directly from the Buff to the tube circuit?
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pelliott123 wrote:I see that, thanks for the suggestion
One other question?
Why are you going from the IVY to the tube circuit instead of going directly from the Buff to the tube circuit? It's tube output buffer only, not a tube I/V stage.
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I am curious as to why you need a buffer at all, since the IVY can output so much current as is. Edited by user 15 years ago
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Brian Donegan wrote:I am curious as to why you need a buffer at all, since the IVY can output so much current as is. just add more tube sounding only!
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