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    Passive VU meter circuit

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    Dale Stevens


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    Post by Dale Stevens Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:29 pm

    Can someone give me a circuit running VU meters accross the outputs of the VTA ST120? I have a pair of Armaco meters
    that came from a console of an analog tv station some time ago. Can I use passive components rather than an active driver circuit? Thks for any help/ explanation. Dale
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    Post by GP49 Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:49 pm

    Try this:

    http://www.giangrandi.ch/electronics/vu-meter/vu-meter.shtml

    It's a more complex issue than just throwing a meter movement across the amplifier output...read the article and learn why.
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    Post by sKiZo Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:44 pm

    Dale Stevens wrote: Can someone give me a circuit running VU meters accross the outputs of the VTA ST120?

    Give MW a shout on his build thread ... maybe he can help.

    https://dynacotubeaudio.forumotion.com/t2322-vta-m-125-in-custom-chassis
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    Post by Dale Stevens Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:17 pm

    What is the values of C1 & R2, R3 in GP49's post above? I don't know 4u7?? or 200R. Dale
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    Post by arledgsc Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:30 am

    Dale Stevens wrote:What is the values of C1 & R2, R3 in GP49's post above? I don't know 4u7?? or 200R.  Dale

    The "R" and "u" take the place of decimal points.  Sometimes schematic capture programs do not like decimal points in names and often component part numbers do not include decimal points as they are easily misread or omitted.   So 200R is a 200 ohm resistor usually with a tolerance of 1%.   20R0 is a 20 ohm resistor.  4u7 is a 4.7 uF electrolytic capacitor.
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    Post by Dale Stevens Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:07 pm

    Thx, everyone; I didn't know all that. On the road again! Dale

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