{"id":4517,"date":"2015-03-28T20:38:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T20:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2015-03-28T20:38:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T20:38:25","slug":"transistor-curve-tracer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2015\/03\/28\/transistor-curve-tracer\/","title":{"rendered":"Transistor Curve Tracer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finally I&#8217;ve had the chance to test <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diyaudio.com\/forums\/vendors-bazaar\/205733-intelligent-curve-tracer-3-0-release.html\">Locky&#8217;s Intelligent Curve Tracer<\/a>. This is a great piece of testing gear if you&#8217;re looking to match transistors or derive some curves for solid state amps. Great for FET matching in RIAA stages as well.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some quick tests I performed after installing the software:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4518\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LND150-transfer.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4518\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2015\/03\/28\/transistor-curve-tracer\/lnd150-transfer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LND150-transfer.png?fit=480%2C529&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,529\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LND150 transfer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;LND150 transfer curve&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LND150-transfer.png?fit=480%2C529&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4518\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LND150-transfer.png?resize=480%2C529\" alt=\"LND150 transfer curve\" width=\"480\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LND150-transfer.png?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LND150-transfer.png?resize=272%2C300&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LND150 transfer curve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4520\" style=\"width: 1013px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK170BL-tests02.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2015\/03\/28\/transistor-curve-tracer\/2sk170bl-tests02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK170BL-tests02.png?fit=1013%2C817&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1013,817\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2SK170BL-tests02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2SK170BL Id \/ Vds&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK170BL-tests02.png?fit=840%2C677&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK170BL-tests02.png?resize=840%2C677\" alt=\"2SK170BL Id \/ Vds\" width=\"840\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK170BL-tests02.png?w=1013&amp;ssl=1 1013w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK170BL-tests02.png?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK170BL-tests02.png?resize=372%2C300&amp;ssl=1 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2SK170BL Id \/ Vds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4519\" style=\"width: 1012px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK1530-test01.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2015\/03\/28\/transistor-curve-tracer\/2sk1530-test01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK1530-test01.png?fit=1012%2C812&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1012,812\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2SK1530-test01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Matching 2SK1530 for the LME Amplifier&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK1530-test01.png?fit=840%2C674&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4519\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK1530-test01.png?resize=840%2C674\" alt=\"Matching 2SK1530 for the LME Amplifier\" width=\"840\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK1530-test01.png?w=1012&amp;ssl=1 1012w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK1530-test01.png?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2SK1530-test01.png?resize=374%2C300&amp;ssl=1 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matching 2SK1530 for the LME Amplifier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally I&#8217;ve had the chance to test Locky&#8217;s Intelligent Curve Tracer. This is a great piece of testing gear if you&#8217;re looking to match transistors or derive some curves for solid state amps. Great for FET matching in RIAA stages as well. Here are some quick tests I performed after installing the software: &nbsp; &nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2015\/03\/28\/transistor-curve-tracer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Transistor Curve Tracer&#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_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[429,721,725,724,723,722],"class_list":["post-4517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-valves","tag-curve-tracer-2","tag-intelligent-curve-tracer","tag-locky-curve-tracer","tag-lockys-curve-tracer","tag-transistor-curve-tracer","tag-transistor-matching"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2r2tK-1aR","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4517","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=4517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4521,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4517\/revisions\/4521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}