{"id":1089,"date":"2013-01-19T15:59:07","date_gmt":"2013-01-19T15:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2013-01-19T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2013-01-19T15:59:41","slug":"3a5-dht-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2013\/01\/19\/3a5-dht-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"3A5 DHT (Continued)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lars requested the paralleled triode curves. Here they are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-RCA-2-triodes-SMALL.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1090\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2013\/01\/19\/3a5-dht-continued\/3a5-rca-2-triodes-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-RCA-2-triodes-SMALL.jpg?fit=800%2C645&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,645\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1358603701&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3A5 RCA 2 triodes SMALL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-RCA-2-triodes-SMALL.jpg?fit=800%2C645&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1090\" alt=\"3A5 RCA 2 triodes SMALL\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-RCA-2-triodes-SMALL.jpg?resize=800%2C645\" width=\"800\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-RCA-2-triodes-SMALL.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-RCA-2-triodes-SMALL.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-RCA-2-triodes-SMALL.jpg?resize=372%2C300&amp;ssl=1 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0And the SPICE model which is more accurate than my previous version:<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-2-triodes-spice-model.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2013\/01\/19\/3a5-dht-continued\/3a5-2-triodes-spice-model\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-2-triodes-spice-model.png?fit=998%2C676&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"998,676\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3A5 2 triodes spice model\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-2-triodes-spice-model.png?fit=840%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1091\" alt=\"3A5 2 triodes spice model\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-2-triodes-spice-model.png?resize=840%2C569\" width=\"840\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-2-triodes-spice-model.png?w=998&amp;ssl=1 998w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-2-triodes-spice-model.png?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-2-triodes-spice-model.png?resize=442%2C300&amp;ssl=1 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* Created on Sat Jan 19 15:50:19 GMT 2013 using tube.model.finder.PaintKIT<br \/>\n* model URL: http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/<br \/>\n* Created by Ale Moglia 2013 valves@bartola.co.uk<br \/>\n*&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n.SUBCKT TRIODE_3A5-2 SMALL 1 2 3 ; P G K ;<br \/>\n+ PARAMS: CCG=.9P CGP=3.2P CCP=1.0P RGI=2000<br \/>\n+ MU=12.46 EX=1.3857 KG1=1965.0 KP=132.0 KVB=1.875 VCT=-1.6 ; Vp_MAX=200.0 Ip_MAX=0.032 Vg_step=2.0<br \/>\n*&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nE1 7 0 VALUE={V(1,3)\/KP*LOG(1+EXP(KP*(1\/MU+(VCT+V(2,3))\/SQRT(KVB+V(1,3)*V(1,3)))))}<br \/>\nRE1 7 0 1G<br \/>\nG1 1 3 VALUE={(PWR(V(7),EX)+PWRS(V(7),EX))\/KG1}<br \/>\nRCP 1 3 1G ; TO AVOID FLOATING NODES<br \/>\nC1 2 3 {CCG} ; CATHODE-GRID<br \/>\nC2 2 1 {CGP} ; GRID=PLATE<br \/>\nC3 1 3 {CCP} ; CATHODE-PLATE<br \/>\nD3 5 3 DX ; FOR GRID CURRENT<br \/>\nR1 2 5 {RGI} ; FOR GRID CURRENT<br \/>\n.MODEL DX D(IS=1N RS=1 CJO=10PF TT=1N)<br \/>\n.ENDS<br \/>\n*$<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Looking at distortion, as expected the pair of paralleled triodes performs better than a single triode:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-paralleled-THD-Vo10Vrms.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2013\/01\/19\/3a5-dht-continued\/3a5-paralleled-thd-vo10vrms\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-paralleled-THD-Vo10Vrms.png?fit=1414%2C498&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1414,498\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3A5 paralleled THD Vo=10Vrms\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-paralleled-THD-Vo10Vrms.png?fit=840%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1092\" alt=\"3A5 paralleled THD Vo=10Vrms\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-paralleled-THD-Vo10Vrms.png?resize=840%2C296\" width=\"840\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-paralleled-THD-Vo10Vrms.png?w=1414&amp;ssl=1 1414w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-paralleled-THD-Vo10Vrms.png?resize=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-paralleled-THD-Vo10Vrms.png?resize=1024%2C360&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3A5-paralleled-THD-Vo10Vrms.png?resize=500%2C176&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lars requested the paralleled triode curves. Here they are: \u00a0And the SPICE model which is more accurate than my previous version: &nbsp; * Created on Sat Jan 19 15:50:19 GMT 2013 using tube.model.finder.PaintKIT * model URL: http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/ * Created by Ale Moglia 2013 valves@bartola.co.uk *&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; .SUBCKT TRIODE_3A5-2 SMALL 1 2 3 ; P G K &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2013\/01\/19\/3a5-dht-continued\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;3A5 DHT (Continued)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[156,67,24,5],"tags":[303,305,308,304],"class_list":["post-1089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pre-amplifier-valves","category-thd","category-valve-curve-tracer","category-valves","tag-3a5","tag-3a5-dht","tag-3a5-spice-model","tag-3a5-triode-curves"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2r2tK-hz","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1089"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1094,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1089\/revisions\/1094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}