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that was with my +/- 16.7v grlv i ran it again for an hour on my +/- 28.8v grlv at 150ma min temp 0 32 5 49 10 56 15 59 20 61 25 60 30 60 35 60 40 62 45 63 50 63 55 63 60 62 it could probably run to 100c but should not get higher than 70c

ran my CFA2LT for 70 minutes at 140ma and it got up to 49c used a fluke 87v with thermocouple probe on the middle 2sa1860 mounting screw minute temp 0 23 5 34 10 39 15 42 20 44 25 46 30 47 45 48 48 49 60 48 70 48

I noticed that 1 of the 3 bias was lower than the other 2 after warming up. Had to add a couple of 20 gauge copper strips to thermally connect the 2 heat sinks together.

Here is my new CFA2 LargeT version up and running with large triple output transistors pairs it first started up at 200ma bias and turned it down to 150ma offset is less than 1mv with the servo The big resistors are 1 ohm 5 watt 2% Metal Oxide Film MOSX5C1R0G the other resistors are RN55 & CMF55 the caps are 560pf 100v FG28C0G2A561JNT0 47uf 25v FG26X5R1E476MRT0

Good to hear the problem is solved. Sometimes stuff happens, but at least it can be corrected.

I'd measure the voltage across each 1 ohm resistors, then the 1m, 100, and 560 ohm resisters.

What is the offset without the op amp? It should be around 40mV. Then the op amp will bring it down to near zero. Don't think the transistors hfe would be the cause of high offset. What are the other boards offset without the op amps?

If the 5k pot measures the same as the good board but it's position is at it's end, maybe replace the pot.

Just replace both 1 ohm resistors and the one bad 15030. Everything else should be fine. Measure resistance across the 15031 and 15030 to find a shorted one. I've only had a bad 15031. Measure resistance across both resistors may be 1.5 ohms instead of 2 ohms. Measure these in circuit with power off.

i forgot to set the drok input voltage setting to 115 vice 230. thought i was in the habit of checking that first before using. now i can get 35 volts at 8 amps before reaching my load tester limit. put a 3k resistor in my grlv to get 30 volts out. now i get 30 volts at 8 amps out on a load test. here is the noise level before and after the grlv regulator during the 8 amp load test.

found a couple 121 ohm resistors and here is what i get now amps volts 1a 23.35v 2a 23.36v 3a 23.37v 4a 23.38v 5a 23.39v 6a 23.40v 7a 23.40v 8a 23.40v 9a 23.41v 10a 23.41v

ok, let me find some 120 ohm resistors.

but the mjw21196 is rated for 16 amps what could go wrong? do you need to redesign the grlv for 10 amps? do i have to modify something or is it good as is? i know the load tester is only rated for 200w and it survived i can get a 60v 8a adjustable power supply for $47. maybe it can do 35v at 8a only 8 amps tho

i load tested the drok 48v 10a power supply and only got up to 27v at 10a with a rigol dl3021a dc electronic load tester here is the 1a steps (edit: forgot to set the drok input voltage setting to 115 vice 230) i was able to get 35 volts at 8 amps before reaching my load tester limit. anps volts 1a 36v 2a 35v 3a 34v 4a 33v 5a 32.6v 6a 32v 7a 31v 8a 30v 9a 28v 10a 27v then i connected a grlv with a 2k resistor to output 23.3v and load tested it amps volts 1a 23.3v 2a 23.2v 3a 23.2v 4a 23.1v 5a 23.1v 6a 23.0v 7a 23.0v 8a 22.9v 9a 22.9v 10a 22.8v

I used the bk1735 to replace the transformer as input to the grlv circuit. here is the noise level before and after the grlv then i tested an adjustable 0-48v 10a power supply i found on amazon for $40 DROK 48V Power Supply, AC 110V/220V to DC 0-48V 10A and tested it before and after the grlv