Schematics

[Cantaffrdspeaks 10+ year member]

Anyone know where i can find amp schimatics so i can make my own amp???

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[Heresy 10+ year member]

If you want some project that isn't too difficult to begin with try http://astro.temple.edu/~xioti/tipamp/. One of the guys on one of the other forum's made it.

If you want something more extensive, I suggest reading up on physics and electrical theory first. Then buy a book that is dedicated to home audio amplifier building; I have one and it is pretty extensive for what it is. Don't just go to the hardest projects first. If you have ever had the displeasure of blowing up resistors or arcing a large capacitor where the screwdriver physically welded itself to the nodes, you won't be so eager to try to tackle a 1000w amp anytime soon.

 

[Cantaffrdspeaks 10+ year member]

Ummmm.... Where can i buy a book dedicated to building amps????? I really wanna do it cause im up for a challenge in my spare time...

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Do you want to "design" your own, or do you just want to build an amp using an existing design, basically assemble from plans? If you are planning on doing the design thing, I hope you have a fiarly extensive background in integral calculus. If it were simple and cheap, everyone would have their own homebuilt amp.

 

[Cantaffrdspeaks 10+ year member]

Well my dad has an extensive background in electronics(electrician by trade) so i have help with all the mathmatical and scientific work. But basically i wanna start off with premade shematics and work my way up to designing my own. I figured i take it slow and start off with like a lil 20 watt amp or something just to see how it works and go up from there... If thats a bad idea im open to suggestions... I'm really fascinated with electronics and audio so i couldnt see any better way to put the two things i like together.

 

[Heresy 10+ year member]

Here is the book I have on constructing all sorts of audio circuits: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0071379290/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/104-6099108-6154305?v=glance&s=books

Again, it's good to learn the fundamentals before anything else. I find that blindly following schematics doesn't really teach you anything besides how to identify component symbols. I can tell you right now that the book I mentioned requires some background in MOSFETs and Op-Amps to be able to understand; I can't suggest any texts to help you out there, but then again, I am learning all this stuff now in college and will be for the better half of a decade(mixture of me taking my sweet time and limited class availability).

 

[Cantaffrdspeaks 10+ year member]

Do you think any of the projects in the book would be attainable for a newb with a little background in electronics and his father the electrician??? I was just wondering if they were to high a goal to start with.