The Barney Oliver Audio Amplifier Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page DESCRIPTION General FRONT PANEL CONTROLS INPUT Selector MODE Switch . FILTER Switch VOLUME Control III. INSTALLATION Phono Connections Use of Other Than Shure V-1 5 Type II...
The Barney Oliver Audio Amplifier ION I TION are direct coupled, overload GENERAL no long time constant Oliver Amplifier high simply clipped and the original waveform resumes quality all solid state audio amplifier designed for proper value immediately afterward. Be-...
Oliver Audio Amplifier Front Panel Controls ION II CONTRO PANE Both channels mixed and deliv has been DUAL ered to both with a minimum of controls. It is a mark with a colored dot the "normal" purpose controls so that the inexperienced Monophonic naive operator need only check these "left"...
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Front Panel Controls The Barney Oliver Audio Amplifier enhance the high end to compensate for the balance control are eliminated. (Note: Identical deficiencies of the usual playback If your speakers are assumed. Good quality speakers of be within 1 dB...
Installation Oliver Audio TION III IN S TA LATION must be insulated from each other and from the PHONO CONNECTIONS outer shield around both as shown in must be observed for In some cartridges, the LOW side of one or both channels is grounded to the case input.
Installation The Barney Oliver Audio Amplifier The phono cartridge should be located SPEAKER CONNECTIOI\lS is convenient from any transformers, motors, or The amplifier may be located at any con other source of AC magnetic field. With proper venient distance from the loudspeakers. Twisted...
Installation Oliver Audio INSTALLING AMPLIFIER IN AN AND LINE LINE ING CABINET FUSI is to be installed in an ex- If the isting cabinet, careful attention should be power transformer outline drawing shown in III, have be connected for 230V external Because certain components, especially the power 230-115V...
The panel should be attached so that these slots are at the top of the If your amplifier was furnished in an HP amplifier and face inboard. type cabinet, it can be rack mounted by use of...
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10.9 3in. NOTE: CASE IS AN EXTRA·PRICE OPTION...
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The Barney Oliver Audio Phasing TION IV AKER PHA serving the proper This test need only Proper stereo reproduction that the be properly To check be done once. Return the MODE switch to the insert a reversing switch leads to one normal STEREO-DIRECT speaker as shown in Figure 3.
Circuit The Barney Oliver Audio UIT D TION S Because the impedance is low (about PHONO-P RE-AM P LIFIER 10 K !J cable has no effect on the The phono pre-amplifier uses a combina up to 10 or 20 feet...
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Circuit Description Oliver Audio Amplifier Transistor Q3 current to two poten- POWER AMPLIFIER tiometers R4 and which are so that the currents through R2 and R3 supply the base the power amplifier is currents of Ql and Q2. R5 with the emitter follower com- control at mini- input terminals shorted...
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The Barney Oliver Audio Amplifier Circuit Description Resistors R17 and R19 as well R1B and The 10 and 20 volt ar e ± lOY R20 are dividers to develop the reference. essentially ripple free. taken from emitter _-I: followers Q7 and...
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MODE FILTER - --- ------------- +IOV +20V o.16K TO POWER AMP .00p. F C I 9 1 2 1 ACTIVE FILTER +IOV +/OV +20V PNP�2N3906, 2N3904, Notes: This Boo,d Util'zes Two Seporate Connectors. Connector are Labled 1 thru 22 . Connector are Shown as 1* lIS W Meta;...
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r------- -------- - -- 1-040 5.11 K 50fJ-F CR3 2N5401 2N5401 2N5401 1-040 � ust for 0 V a t Output with Volume atF"" Adjust for 0 V Output with Volume at Zero 120pF .027fJ-F Amplifier Input from Daven Attenuatar 5.11K 200.0.
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+50V 5.1 1 K 90 9Jl .. These Parts on Chassis T 'OOOpF CR3 2N5401 2N5401 +40V 1.96K .05.0. 75Jl.. Audio J7, PI 51.1.0. 1-040 -40V 2N5551 5 .11K � ---�--- ----- - --------- --- 100.0. Phone 1 / 2 W Jack FLAT Power...
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2N4036 CRll 35 0 fLF Noles: eRIO CR12 Power Transformer Primary Circuil Shown for 1l5V 115/230V Models Only. Models, 1lI 02. Digit Number By Diodes and Transistors 01 1853-0045 3-045 is Derived from Pari Number: 1/8 W All Resistors Melal Film Unless Otherwise Noted.
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,---- ----- - - - ---- 2N4036 562.11 10.11 CRII 26.IK 4-071 750MA 2N2405 +20V 4-352 CRI5 350fLF 100fLF 'OOO p F R 2 5 2N2405 +10V 4-352 CRI3 21.5V 42.2K 15KfLF CRI7 2N4036 3-045 1000pF C I O 1000 p F CRIB 15 KfLF 2N2405...
Parts List The Barney Oliver Audio Amplifier PHONO PREAMPLIFIER Stock Number Reference 30pF mica 0 1 6 0-2199 C 2 , 300.uF np 3V 30D1 6 14 C 6 , C 7 , 2 0 V tantalum 0 1 80-1 7 46...
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Oliver Audio Parts List Fil TER BOARD Description Reference 0170-0086 .22J.A F 0180-0374 C6,C7,C8 F 20V C9,C10 100pF mica 0160-2204 � .0039 F mylar 0160-01 Cll, C12 .00125 F mylar 0160-0297 0160-0302 .018 C17,C18 .033 F mylar 0160-0163 0160-0161 C19, C20 F mylar .00125 F mylar...
Parts The Barney Oliver Audio A mplifier List POWER AMPLIFIER Reference Designation Description Stock Number .01 p. F ceramic 0150-0093 50 p. F 50V 0180-0141 1001-' F 6V np 30D603 tantalum 0180-0228 F 50V 0180-0141 120pF mica 0160-2205 .027 p. F...
The Barney Oliver Audio Amplifier Parts List (Continued) POWER AMPLIFIER Reference Designation Description Stock Number 5.11K 1/8 0757-0438 m.f. 0757-0449 20K 1/8 m.f. 10K 1/8 0757-0442 m.f. 5.11K 1/8 0757-0438 m.f. 20K 1/8 0757-0449 m.f. 5.11K 1/8 0757-0438 m.f. 75 n 1/8 0757-0398 m.f.
The Barney Oliver Audio Amplifier List Parts (Continued) POWER SUPPLY Number Reference Designation Description Stock 0757-0346 Rl, R2 0698-3159 26.1K 562 Q lh watt 0757-0815 0698-31$8 23.7K 42.2K 0698-3450 RIl, RI2 0684-2231 L96K 0698-0083 0757-0280 R18, R19, R20 562Q watt...
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The Barney Oliver Audio A m plifier Parts List DECK PARTS ( Continued) Stock Number J 2 0 1 20 0-0043 anodized insulators inductor 1 3 � H special � Cinch-Jones speaker output P-20 2 -C CT Motorola power transistor pnp...
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