Figure 4 regulated fixed voltage power supply using a tube or tubes.
This supply has 3 transformers. T1 is a plate transformer with a 350, zero, 350, volt secondary rated at 200 m eh. T2 is a filament transformer with a voltage rating the same as the heater of the pass tube or tubes, and a current rating equal to or greater than the total heater current of the pass tube or tubes. T3 is another filament transformer with a 12.6 volt center tapped secondary rated at 6 amps. T2 and T3 may be combined into a single transformer with two secondary windings. The line plug has its ground, round, prong connected to chassis. The neutral prong connects to the bottom ends of the primaries of all three transformers. The hot prong of the plug connects through a 3 amp fuse then the on off switch then to the top ends of the primaries of T2 and T3. The connection at the top ends of the primaries of T2 and T3 connects through the standby switch to the top of the primary of T1. The secondary of T1 has a 0.005 u f 3 k v capacitor connected across it. One side of the secondary connects to the anode of a diode 1N4007. The other end of the winding connects to the anode of another diode of the same type. The cathodes of the two diodes are connected together and connect to the positive side of a 220 u f 500 V capacitor. The negative end connects to the center tap of the secondary. The positive end of the 220 u f cap connects to the plate of the pass tube, shown as a triode. Note: A pentode could also be used. Note: there could be more than one tube with all of them connected in parallel. We will leave the pass tube for now. Other connections to this tube will be described later. The center tap of the transformer secondary connects to the cathode of a Zero B two gas discharge voltage regulator tube. The anode of the zero B two, plate, connects through an 80 k ohm 5 watt resistor to the positive end of the 220 uf cap. The anode of the zero B two also connects to the cathode of a small signal triode, as opposed to the triode which is the pass tube. The grid of this triode connects through a 300 k ohm resistor to the cathode of the pass tube. The grid of the small triode also connects through a 150 k ohm resistor to the center tap of the transformer winding which is also where the cathode of the zero B two regulator tube is connected. The plate of the small triode connects through a 100 k ohm resistor to the cathode of the pass tube. The plate of the small triode also connects to the grid of the pass tube. The cathode of the pass tube also connects to one side of the heater. Each side of the heater connects to each side of the secondary of T2. The T1 center tap also connects to an output binding post labeled simply with a minus sign. The cathode of the pass tube goes to another binding post labeled with a plus sign. A third binding post is placed so as to form a triangle with the other two. This one is labeled GND and connects to the chassis. The output is labeled 315 volts at 200 m eh. The top side of the secondary of T3 connects to a binding post. The center tap connects to another post just below the first. The low side of the secondary connects to a third post just below the second. A fourth post is positioned just below the third and is connected to chassis. Lines and arrows indicate that the voltage between posts 1 and 2 is 6.3 volts AC. The voltage between posts 2 and 3 is also 6.3 volts AC. The voltage between posts 1 and 3 is indicated as 12.6 volts AC. This completes the verbal description.
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