The Carbon Hat
Recently work has seen me fiddling with JSON APIs and Python’s requests module. I was also intrigued by the talk of decarbonisation and the banning of gas-fired heating systems. The … Read More
Author: Steve
Compensating the PG508
I got it to work and amplify, but the loop gain left a lot to be desired, so I decided to start over on the compensation. I also hooked up … Read More
PG508 audio amp part 2
I was so excited (honestly 8) ) about the idea of a PG508-based audio amp that I decided to try building it in real life. Fig.1: This is what I … Read More
Tek PG508 output stage as audio amp
I recently came across this gem in the X Chapters supplement to the Art of Electronics 3rd edition. (Not reproducing here because of copyright. You need to buy the book … Read More
A new input stage for the Blameless?
Regular readers will know that I’m a fan of Douglas Self’s Blameless philosophy of audio power amp design. (An uncontroversial choice, as the Blameless topology is not really that different … Read More
Teslink source code
Yo dawg, I heard you like assembly language, so the source code for my PIC-based fibre optic link for Tesla coil drivers is now on Github.
The Futurama FU-3 (part 3)
For more aluminium welding practice I decided to weld up the knob holes in the original Corvette front panel. The front looks OK but you don’t want to see the … Read More
1950s Belling electric fire restoration
This winter I discovered that blocking up the fireplace makes the living room much warmer and cuts down the gas bill substantially. All good for the Conner Labs carbon footprint. … Read More
The Futurama FU-3 (part 2)
With the chassis suitably butchered it was time to start on the electronics. I used Mark Huss’s schematic as a guide. Soon the phase inverter and power amp were finished … Read More