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Projects => General Questions => Topic started by: skypn on January 30, 2022, 11:05:19 AM

Title: Component Placement Revisted
Post by: skypn on January 30, 2022, 11:05:19 AM
As per my previous post, are there any issues with the component placement for this simple LM 386 amp?

(https://i.ibb.co/py49vMV/amppostschematic.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/8YfQ1cX/amppost.jpg)

Or that matter, any issues at all?
TIA
Title: Re: Component Placement Revisted
Post by: madbean on January 30, 2022, 01:55:47 PM
Nice and tidy. You have room for a reverse polarity diode off the the V pad and a pulldown resistor at the output (don't know the application here so maybe they aren't needed). Is there an reason for the large output cap?
Title: Re: Component Placement Revisted
Post by: skypn on January 30, 2022, 04:43:11 PM
The application is just a little amp with a recycled tv speaker to test circuits without having to whip out my amp at first. The large cap is because that is what the schematic called for, and it works nice on the bread board. Do you have a different value to suggest? 
Title: Re: Component Placement Revisted
Post by: madbean on January 30, 2022, 06:24:29 PM
Ahh, no I say go with the schematic you are using. It's just that 1000uF is going to be pretty tall, so if this were something you wanted to box up at some point, you might consider adjusting the layout so the cap can lay flat across the bottom of the PCB.
Title: Re: Component Placement Revisted
Post by: skypn on January 30, 2022, 07:23:45 PM
The box I'm putting it in will also house the speaker, so plenty of real estate ;D. Its not a pedal, just a test speaker.
Thank you for your input, I'll mill the board on my CNC this afternoon.
Title: Re: Component Placement Revisted
Post by: mjg on January 30, 2022, 08:45:15 PM
Is it worth having a ground plane?  Or is that too much trouble if you're milling your own?
Title: Re: Component Placement Revisted
Post by: jimilee on January 30, 2022, 08:50:08 PM
Quote from: mjg on January 30, 2022, 08:45:15 PM
Is it worth having a ground plane?  Or is that too much trouble if you're milling your own?
For something this small, I don't think it's necessary.


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