Steven Marks Tube Power Supply

[wattsup]

@All

I have been requested by @otto to start this new thread with the above title and to include his following schematic drawing. For those that are starting to do some testing with tubes, this will be a thread to both expand and post your ideas in relation to the workings of the TPU. Thanks @otto. 

wattsup

[otto]

Hello all,

@wattsup

thanks a lot.

Steven Marks words about how to build a tube power supply:

"I have found that the best trick you can do is to run a 0,01 orange drop ( I didnt understand this until I googled orange drop caps) across the high voltage output from the xmer (transformer) first thing, then run your high voltage through a SS full wave rectifier into a 100 microfarad or so electrolytic cap with low ESR (??) and another 0,01 in paralel, the first before you hit the plates of the tube rectifier which are wired together.
Oh, run the tube output into another 100 microfarad and run a 0,25 poly in...
Only parallel good stuff comes out...."

There is maybe more but I hope I showed you the most important.

The shematic showes you how I understand his words. OK, maybe the anodes are connected together but its not the point.

Do you see something strange in this schematic?? No?? Of course something is "wrong".

We are with this tube rectifying a already rectified voltage. THIS MAKES NO SENCE:

Why would SM do this??

THE RECTIFIER TUBE IS NOT USED TO RECTIFY ANYTHING!!

This  tube IS the connection between the surrounding aether and the TPU. And if you want a working TPU you have to build the tube power supply as he said.

I want to say that I maybe failed a little bit or a lot with my drawing. Its to see and try.

Otto

[Mannix]

To perform "magic" on the electrons

[otto]

Hello all,

@Mannix

yes!! The magic is in the plate capacitor 10nF and the cathode capacitor 250nF in connection with this fantastic 5U4 tube!!!

I suppose that a certain voltage (500V - 0 - 500V ??) they will do something special. Just a guess,ha,ha. Or not??

Now its totally and finally clear why nobody had success!!

SM, forgive us, we didnt listen and read your words!!!

Otto

[Antimon]

This  tube IS the connection between the surrounding aether and the TPU. And if you want a working TPU you have to build the tube power supply as he said.

And why does it work with solid state controllers too?

A.