Atom Feed - Twisted Pear Audio Support - Topic:Trident 1.2v dead - 20Twisted Pear Audio Support - Atom Feedurn:twistedpearaudio-com:AtomFeed:TwistedPearAudioSupport:Topic:Trident1.2vdead-20:1Copyright 2024 Twisted Pear Audio Support2024-03-28T09:09:05Zhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Images/YAFLogo.pngForum Adminhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.comfeedback@twistedpearaudio.comSteamerzonehttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/1178-SteamerzoneSteamerzonehttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/1178-SteamerzoneYetAnotherForum.NETurn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftPosts:st1:meid20166:1Trident 1.2v dead<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td><br />Hello,<br /><br />After about 2 years of playing very nicely in my HTPC setup, and making quite a lot of hours it gave the ghost yesterday. The 1.2volt trident regulator only supplied 0.3volts to the dac.<br />It's the trident that has to work the hardest, and maybe in some setups (cooling/input voltage) a bit on the edge of what's possible in sot23 transistors.<br /><br />I've replaced both transistors (bc860) and it's up and running again....for another 2 years of musical pleasure. :-)<br /><br />Greetings,<br /><br />Emile</td></tr></table>2013-11-08T18:52:29-07:002013-11-08T18:52:29-07:00Steamerzone<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td><br />Hello,<br /><br />After about 2 years of playing very nicely in my HTPC setup, and making quite a lot of hours it gave the ghost yesterday. The 1.2volt trident regulator only supplied 0.3volts to the dac.<br />It's the trident that has to work the hardest, and maybe in some setups (cooling/input voltage) a bit on the edge of what's possible in sot23 transistors.<br /><br />I've replaced both transistors (bc860) and it's up and running again....for another 2 years of musical pleasure. :-)<br /><br />Greetings,<br /><br />Emile</td></tr></table>