Re: FA: Motorola MDA1591-3 Solid-State Bridge Rectifiers octal tube base (20 N.O.S.)

[RD Jones]

prot...@usa.net wrote:

> FA: 20 Motorola MDA1591-3 solid state rectifiers (plus 2 MDA1591-2
> rectifiers as a bonus).

> I was told the MDA1591-3 is rated at 200V 4 amps with a 100uS recovery
> time.
>
> New old stock (from about 1969-1972) solid state replacements for
> tube-type rectifiers used in guitar amplifiers, tube audio amps,
> shortwave radios, ham radios, etc.

200 PIV is _NOWHERE NEAR_ enough for any guitar amp I'm aware of.

rd

[toxcrusadr]

RD Jones wrote:

>
> 200 PIV is _NOWHERE NEAR_ enough for any guitar amp I'm aware of.

You mean, no TUBE amp, right? Wouldn't a solid state amp operate at a
much lower voltage?

Tox

[Dave Curtis]

On 2 Aug 2006 13:58:09 -0700, "toxcrusadr"
<ca...@mchsi.com> wrote:

The OP wrote:

"New old stock (from about 1969-1972) solid state
replacements for tube-type rectifiers used in
guitar amplifiers, tube audio amps, shortwave
radios, ham radios, etc."

RD is correct.
-Dave

[robert casey]

>
> 200 PIV is _NOWHERE NEAR_ enough for any guitar amp I'm aware of.
>

Besides the pinouts don't match tubes like 5u4 and such.

[Scott Dorsey]

Yeah, but a solid-state amp wouldn't need a device intended to replace a
rectifier tube.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Steven]

It's for those kids with the tubed A/D converters in their CD players.

[Trevor Wilson]

"Steven" <manyr...@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:1154571986.8...@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...

**Nope. Not for them either. Way too little current. I figure a tube DAC
would consume several kW of HT and be slightly larger than a 5 bedroom home.

--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

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