User Guide for the LM1875 Stereo Amplifier Kit

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Product Manual LM1875 Stereo Amplifier Kit Allan Waters Last Edit: 1/17/13

Completed LM1875 Stereo Amplifier with optional volume control and input selector 1 Introduction !an" #ou for purc!asin$ t!e LM1875 Audio Amplifier "it from %!ipamp&com& We !ope t!at t!is pro'ect (ill )rin$ #ou t!e 'o# and satisfaction of )uildin$ and listenin$ to an electronics pro'ect t!at #ou made #ourself& !e purpose of t!is $uide is to !elp #ou smoot!l# )uild out t!e "it& Most of t!is information (as contri)uted )# *rian *ell (it! !elp from Peter +aniel,audiosector&com- and ot!er mem)ers of t!e di#Audio&com communit#. to (!om (e $i/e muc! respect and appreciation&

User Guide for the LM1875 Stereo Amplifier Kit Most of t!e material in t!is manual is a replication of information from t!e di#Audio forum& 0ere is a lin" to t!e ori$inal post: !ttp://(((&di#audio&com/forums/c!ip1amps/1227331finall#1made1lm18751amp&!tml

General Safety Precautions.... 4t is assumed t!e )uilder of t!is "it is familiar (it! t!e dan$ers of !andlin$ e5posed electrical (irin$& !e assem)l# of t!is "it (ill re6uire t!e practice of safet# around !ouse!old /olta$e. )e it 127 or 287 9A%& 4t is not recommended t!at #ou (or" (it!out t!e super/ision of someone "no(led$ea)le if t!at person is not #ourself&

Building Instructions:

1. Remove all contents from bags and identify the components of the kit. Make sure that we did not make an error in packing your order. Each Order should contain: 25 Amplifier P%* for LM1875 15 Po(er Suppl# P%* for LM1875 25 LM1875 4nte$rated %ircuits 25 Mountin$ Pad for LM1875 25 Scre( 4nsulator for LM1875

User Guide for the LM1875 Stereo Amplifier Kit :esistors: 85 22&1"; 25 17"; 25 1"; 25 2&7; 25 1; %apacitors: 25 22<= )ipolar ,optional85 87<= 175 7&1<= 25 2&2<= 25 1577<= +iodes: 85 M>:8?7 15 *lue LE+

2& @nce #ou !a/e all parts. prepare #our (or" area for solderin$& =or solderin$ tips. refer to t!e Appendi5 at t!e )ac" of t!is $uide& Startin$ (it! t!e components to(ards t!e center of t!e P%*. solder #our connections. matc!in$ t!e component desi$nations (it! t!e parts list and P%*& *e a(are of t!e polarit# of t!e electrol#tic capacitors& Also note t!e ta) mar"s for t!e diode )rid$e& !e (!ite line indicates t!at t!e diodes must face t!eir !eat1 sin" to(ard said line& 3. omponent !esignations "mplifier omponents :1 1 not used ,optional resistor to $round )efore %1:2 1 22"; ,input to $round resistor:3 1 1"; ,$ain resistor . $ain A 1 B :8/: :8 1 22"; ,nf) resistor 1 on )ottom of pc):5 1 2&7; 2( ,optional 1 Co)el net(or":? 1 'umper ,optional resistor )et(een input $round and output $round%1 1 2&2<= ,optional input capacitor%2 1 22<= )ipolar ,optional%3 1 7&1<= ,po(er suppl# decouplin$%8 1 7&1<= ,po(er suppl# decouplin$%5 1 7&1<= ,po(er suppl# decouplin$%? 1 87<= ,po(er suppl# decouplin$%7 1 7&1<= ,optional 1 Co)el net(or"#ower $upply omponents :7 1 17"; ,series resistor for LE+:1.:2 1 1; 2W ,optional Dsnu))erD net(or" capacitors%1.%2 1 1577<= ,main po(er suppl# caps%3.%8 1 7&1<= ,po(er suppl# decouplin$%5.%? E 7&1<= ,optional Dsnu))erD net(or" capacitors+7 1 )lue LE+ +11+8 1 M>:8?7 8& After t!e Po(er Suppl# and Amplifier P%*s !a/e )een populated. t!e ne5t step is to (ire t!e connections for po(er. si$nal. and $round& =or po(er. %!ipamp&com su$$ests a toroid

User Guide for the LM1875 Stereo Amplifier Kit transformer (it! an secondar# /olta$e t!at falls (it!in specifications of t!e LM1875 datas!eet& ransformer selection: A 1?7/a 2518/ac A/el Lind)er$ transformer from Parts E5press. and an#t!in$ similar s!ould (or"& !e accepta)le po(er suppl# ran$e from 9B to 91 is 1?1?7/& See t!e datas!eet for po(er output le/els (it! /arious suppl# /olta$e&

As for t!e (irin$ connections: Amp )oard: 9B A $oes to t!e 9B connection on PS> )oard 91 A $oes to t!e 91 connection on PS> )oard FG+ A $oes to FG+ connection on PS> )oard 4G A $oes to positi/e input si$nal

User Guide for the LM1875 Stereo Amplifier Kit SF A $oes to input $round ,si$nal $round@> A $oes to positi/e output terminal @F A $oes to output $round PS> )oard: A%1 connections A $oes to first secondar# (indin$ on transformer A%2 connections A $oes to second secondar# (indin$ on transformer ,for center1tapped tranformer. connect center1tap to eit!er A%1,)ar o/er top- or A%2 ,no )ar9B A $oes to 9B connections on amp )oards 91 A $oes to 91 connections on amp )oards Gote: 4 (ould !i$!l# recommend usin$ different colors for 9B and 91& =or t!is amp. t!e (irin$ as done (it! (!at 4 !ad on !and. and (ill )e re(ired for t!e final c!assis setup& FG+ A $oes to FG+ connections on amp )oards. and also a connection to t!e central c!assis $round

5. %esting #rocedure once boards are assembled: 1& =irst. ma"e sure to (ire up t!e fuse and A% terminals correctl#& est (it! a multimeter set on A%9 to ma"e sure t!at #our s(itc! (or"s& Wire from t!e A% 0 terminal on t!e A% soc"et to a fuse !older. and t!en into a s(itc!& 2& %onnect t!e first (ire of t!e transformer primar# to t!e A% 0 connection on t!e po(er s(itc!& 3& %onnect t!e second (ire of t!e transformer primar# to t!e A% G connection on t!e ac input terminal& 8& %onnect t!e eart! $round from t!e ac inlet to t!e main c!assis $round =or >S or ot!er 127/ countries. if #our transformer !as dual primaries and is specified

User Guide for the LM1875 Stereo Amplifier Kit for eit!er 115/ac or 237/ac. suc! as t!e A/el Lind)er$ common transformers. (ire )ot! t!e pairs of primar# parallel (it! eac! ot!er& 5& Wire one of t!e FG+ connections on t!e PS> )oard to t!e c!assis $round& @nce t!e transformer secondaries are connected to t!e PS> )oard alon$ (it! t!e c!assis $round connection. po(er up t!e amp to c!ec" t!e output +% /olta$es& Measurin$ from FG+ to 9B and from 91 to FG+ s!ould s!o( H25/dc if #ou are usin$ a 2518/ac transformer& !e LE+ on t!e PS> )oard s!ould also )e lit up. if installed correctl#& @nce t!e po(er suppl# /olta$es are /erified. po(er t!e amp do(n. and (ire up one amplifier )oard to t!e 9B. 91 and FG+ connections from t!e PS> )oard to t!e amp )oard& po(er up t!e amp a$ain. and c!ec" t!e +% offset of t!e amplifier (it! t!e multimeter. )# settin$ it to t!e minimum +% /olta$e settin$. and measurin$ from @> to @F& Iou s!ould measure )et(een 17137m9. )ut under 177m9 is accepta)le& if all c!ec"s out. po(er do(n amp. and !oo" up t!e ot!er c!annel and test it& once )ot! c!annels are /erified. connect t!e :%A input terminals to t!e 4G and SF connections on t!e amp )oards for )ot! c!annels& Also connect t!e @> and @F connections on t!e amp )oards to t!e output terminals on t!e c!assis& po(er t!e amp up a$ain. and test t!e amp (it! a test spea"er for )ot! c!annels& @nce all is /erified. connect to #our s#stem and en'o#J @t!er %onnections: =or t!e input A% connections. put t!e A% 0 connection in series (it! a fuse ,4 used 2A slo )lo(-. and in series (it! a po(er s(itc! if desired& !is (ill t!en (ire into t!e first primar#& Wire t!e A% G connection to t!e ot!er primar# (ire& Wire t!e A% eart! $round connection to t!e main c!assis $round& 9ariations: 1@ne could decide to remotel# (ire t!e +7 po(er suppl# LE+ to t!e front panel for indicatin$ t!e t!e

Resources....

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User Guide for the LM1875 Stereo Amplifier Kit 4f #ou !a/e a 2518/ac transformer. #ou s!ould no( measure 18/ac across eac! secondar#& 1po(er off t!e amp. and (ire t!e secondar# (indin$s from t!e transformer into t!e A%1 and A%2 terminals on t!e po(er suppl# )oard& 4 also installed output terminals for t!e output connections under t!e pc). so t!at 4 could (ire t!e test spea"ers directl# into t!e P%*& =or t!e final c!assis (riin$. t!e (ires $oin$ to t!e output terminals (ill )e (ired directl# to t!e P%*& =or !eatsin"s. 4 tested (it! t!e small !eatsin"s t!at 4 !ad on !and& Wit! a sin$le !eatsin" per c!annel. t!e# $ot 6uite !ot. so 4 connected 3 to$et!er to o)tain a reasona)le temperature for t!e !eatsin"s&