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    Quote Originally Posted by smangus View Post
    weird I thought all short leads were negative ? all polarity as per the board i think really. from memory +ve on the circle side and -ve on the flat side. Someone less numpty like will be along to confirm/deny shotly I imagine.

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    The +ve and the -ve are the same on both the leds in the picture to check which way round you have them. Personally. I'd make sure I used the same LEDS all over. .

    Use the pic below to check

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    Hi Dominic
    I said it would be the led.

    I'm still happy for you to pop over.
    I'll check everything else and i also have a set of
    Audio Note resistors here if you want to fit them,they make quite a difference.

    Look at position you fit led and check board marking not square or round hole mate.
    Simple mistake....

    Steve..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    The +ve and the -ve are the same on both the leds in the picture to check which way round you have them. Personally. I'd make sure I used the same LEDS all over. .

    Use the pic below to check
    The photo of five LEDs look the right way round according to the picture, but the two clear-red LEDs measure the 'wrong' way round - ill swap them and see what happens. BTW I added the two clear-red because the total Vf measurement was getting too high with 5 orange LEDs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Domg View Post
    The photo of five LEDs look the right way round according to the picture, but the two clear-red LEDs measure the 'wrong' way round - ill swap them and see what happens. BTW I added the two clear-red because the total Vf measurement was getting too high with 5 orange LEDs.
    How strange!

    Fair enough, adding the clear ones.. Makes sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by STD305M View Post
    Hi Dominic
    I said it would be the led.

    I'm still happy for you to pop over.
    I'll check everything else and i also have a set of
    Audio Note resistors here if you want to fit them,they make quite a difference.

    Look at position you fit led and check board marking not square or round hole mate.
    Simple mistake....

    Steve..
    Thanks Steve,
    I'd like to call round and have you 'cast your eye over' in any case. Ill get in touch when Ive had another try with the LEDs this weekend. I want to try with the Shinkoh and Riken before fitting Audionote resistors. Probably want to experiment with better caps too, obligato or Jantzen silver perhaps. Hope all went well with your dad.
    Dom

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    Hi Dominic
    Look forward to meeting you.
    He moves to the care home on Monday
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    Check post 5836 might be relevant.

    https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/anal...build-584.html

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    To save work

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    Spun the critters and it seems to have done the trick! Ive learned that I don't like resoldering one more board to go *X@!!
    Some quick measurements on first board suggest its running at about 450mA and an extra 64Ohms in parallel is needed across one resistor to balance. Is this worth worrying about.
    +ve -ve
    Vout 9.61 9.57 V

    Vdiff across resistor 1.216 1.167 Volts
    R 2.7 2.7 Ohms
    I 450 432 mA
    Rbal req 2.59 Ohms
    R2 req 64.3 Ohms



    Still - chuffed to get it running - thanks for advice

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    Quote Originally Posted by Domg View Post
    Spun the critters and it seems to have done the trick! Ive learned that I don't like resoldering one more board to go *X@!!
    Some quick measurements on first board suggest its running at about 450mA and an extra 64Ohms in parallel is needed across one resistor to balance. Is this worth worrying about.
    +ve-ve
    Vout9.619.57V

    Vdiff across resistor1.2161.167Volts
    R2.72.7Ohms
    I450432mA
    Rbal req2.59Ohms
    R2 req64.3Ohms



    Still - chuffed to get it running - thanks for advice
    Well done!

    I'd get it as close as possible, it would niggle me lol. IIRC we had to add a resistor to one channel to match it up on mine.

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