BLF578 FM pallet amplifier!

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BLF578 FM pallet amplifier!

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Hello to all and thank you for receiving me on the forum!
I builded an FM pallet amplifier using the NXP mosfet BLF578 and the original NXP schematic from the pdf with some minor changes(i added termal compensation for bias) but i discovered it has great mismatch(the mosfet is eating 40amps and delivering maximum 700w, already i burned 1 mosfet) so in conclusion the output values of the NXP schematic(cable lenghs and capacitor values) are not that correct(this only on the output stage, the input stage is behaving normal and it works ok)
This is how the pallet looks like so you can have an ideea: http://s18.postimage.org/d36a8ebmx/Fotografie0522.jpg
I have no equipment(only have wattmetter and dummy load) to measure mismatch and fiind the right combination for the cable lenghs and capacitor values on output, so i am asking for help to anyone ho makes such pallet amplifiers and has experience with them to please give me the right combination on output!
Thank you very much!
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Try our pallet, I bet it will work much better than the one you built yourself.
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pcs wrote:Try our pallet, I bet it will work much better than the one you built yourself.
Well curently i cannot aford it.. i know you got great products because i purcesed 15w fm transmitter from you(with it i am driving the pallet)
Good news is my pallet doesent eat 40amps.. it deliveres 840w at 43v and eats 25amps.
But the thing that bothers me is the BLF gets very hot(in 4-5 seconds you cannont keep finger on it) and keeps getting hoter fast.
Is this normal behavior? my old amp with a BLF278 the mosfet stayd very vool even at 300w, and as you see in picture i have big heatsink on my curent pallet!
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I cannot say from the distance, if you want diagnosis you have to go to the doctor, not send him an email :)
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