Where can i find an NTE-342?
I've done a search for UK sources with NO results.
Is it actually worth swapping the 2SC1971 for a NTE-342?
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I don't think so.
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I recommend MAX PRO 4 in that case.
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Marko - PCS Electronics
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I wouldn't do it just for the sake of doing it--I fried my OEM output and couldn't find any 2SC1971's over here in the colonies--I got one NTE342 from a Statside vendor, than had 5 on order for nearly 3 months 'til I got them last week. Of course the one I have in service will last forever now...andido wrote:Where can i find an NTE-342?
I've done a search for UK sources with NO results.
Is it actually worth swapping the 2SC1971 for a NTE-342?
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2SC2539 = 17 watts out with 500 mw in @ 14.5 db
This would not be a project for a beginner since it would require mounting a transistor with a different case style and pin out. With this in mind if you can mount the 2SC2539 to the heat sink and wire it in with the shortest, low inductance wire possible..... the 2SC2539 is an ideal high power replacement for the 2SC1971. It is true larger transistors often require more drive power but if you choose one with significantly higher gain, it is possible to get more output without increased drive or more stages. If we look at the specs for the 2SC1971 we see it makes 7 watts output with 600 mw drive. The device has a gain of 10 db. The 2SC2539 makes 17 watts output with only 500 mw drive because it runs at 14.5 db in VHF service. Imagine that, more then twice the output with 1/10 of a watt less drive then the 2SC1971!
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2SC2539 -replacing the stock 2SC1971
I located a 2SC2539 however i didn't realise it was a VERY much different package type.
In theory i could connect this to a MaxPro1, but how different are the pin-outs to the 2SC2539.
It's sepc sheet and pin-outs are locate here: http://www.datasheets.org.uk/search.php ... sType=part
Can anyone help or comment?
I'd really like to fit one of these as i can purchase one for £5 only, which makes it a lot cheaper than having to buy a 15watt amplifier!
In theory i could connect this to a MaxPro1, but how different are the pin-outs to the 2SC2539.
It's sepc sheet and pin-outs are locate here: http://www.datasheets.org.uk/search.php ... sType=part
Can anyone help or comment?
I'd really like to fit one of these as i can purchase one for £5 only, which makes it a lot cheaper than having to buy a 15watt amplifier!
Providing detailed information for re-engineering the MaxProI to use the 2SC2539 would be a decidedly non-trivial task, and as the fellow from Norwalk Electronics stated;
My point is that I do not believe this is the sort of project that anyone with the knowledge and expertise required is going to spend several hours thinking about, several hours prototyping, and several hours experimenting with--to provide the information you seek and make it available for free in this venue.
Then again, I could be wrong...
There are a number of amplifier designs using the 2SC2539 available on the web, constructing any one of these would be easier than retrofitting a MaxProI...
Also, and well beyond the physical and "low inductance" lead issues, there would undoubtedly be other changes, tweaks, and considerations required (such as interstage impedance matching, power supply, etc.)--which often with a one-off retrofit project require more effort, prototyping, and experimentation than would a "ground-up" design."This would not be a project for a beginner since it would require mounting a transistor with a different case style and pin out. With this in mind if you can mount the 2SC2539 to the heat sink and wire it in with the shortest, low inductance wire possible."
My point is that I do not believe this is the sort of project that anyone with the knowledge and expertise required is going to spend several hours thinking about, several hours prototyping, and several hours experimenting with--to provide the information you seek and make it available for free in this venue.
Then again, I could be wrong...
There are a number of amplifier designs using the 2SC2539 available on the web, constructing any one of these would be easier than retrofitting a MaxProI...
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