RAS300 Power Amplifier

Documentation

Introduction
 The RAS300 Power amplifier is a high power 6 channel amp especially designed to be used in an 3 Way ACTIVE system. The amplifiers are directly fed from the output of 3 way
Filters with LOW, MID, & HI outputs . The RAS 300 Power-amp is designed with this in mind so it has 4 channels capable of 100Watts each and 2 channels capable of 20 Watts
each. The LOW and MID have 100W output capable Amplifiers whereas the HI has 20W capable Amplifiers. The diagram below depicts all the various modules within the system.

RAW
MAINS
1 INPUT
100W
LF-IN LF-OUT

AC SOFT
2 START-1
SIX 2 AC SOFT
6
100W START-2
CHANNEL CHANNEL
CHANNEL
DC OFFSET
3 30dB
30dB
PROTECT 12-0-12
100W BARGRAPH 2A PSU
BARGRAPH
MF-IN & MF-OUT 6 CH LED
DISPLAY
LED
SPEAKER LED
4 DISPLAY
DELAYED DISPLAY
100W 25-0-25
TURN ON 4A-PSU
AMPS 5-6
5
20W HF-OUT 35-0-35
HF-IN 9A-PSU
AMPS 1-4
6
20W RAS300 POWER
AMPLIFIER
AMPLIFIERS 1-6 SYSTEM BLOCK
DIAGRAM
Amplifier Specification:
• Maximum Output: 240 watts rms into 8 Ohms, 380 watts rms into 4 Ohms
• Audio Frequency Linearity: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0, -0.2 dB)
• Closed Loop Gain: 32 dB
• Hum and Noise: -90 dB (input short circuit)
• Output Offset Voltage: Less than 13 mV (input short circuit)
• Phase Linearity: Less than 13° (10 Hz – 20 kHz)
• Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.007% at rated power
• IM Distortion: Less than .009% at maximum power

In order to obtain the full output power each supply transformer is rated at 40VAC – 0 – 40VAC at 640VA. Unlike many designs relying on the
reservoir capacitors to supply peak currents, I prefer to have the raw power available from the transformer resulting in much faster transients. BTW the
reservoir capacitors per rail is 20,000uFD and a 35Amp Bridge rectifier. The power supply is capable of 16Amps peak currents depending on the
amplifier requirements.
Although the RAS300 specifications are moderate, when listening to it you will immediately experience the massive reserve power available and never
have any cause of anxiety that something is going to give in that one would when driving many amplifiers loud. You will hear nothing but reality with
no distortion at any level and this amplifier will divulge the best qualities of any equipment connected to it.
BOM:

Ref Qty Name Description Package

R18,R19,R21,R25 4 0E22 Resistor 5 Watt
C1,C3,C7,C10 4 100n Capacitor Cerm 63V 5.0 mm
R24 1 10E Resistor 1Watt
R8 1 10K Resistor 500mW
R9,R10 2 1K0 Resistor 500mW
R14 1 1K2 Resistor 500mW
D1
2 1N4148 DIODE
D2
R1,R23 2 2K2 Resistor 500mW
Q2,Q3 2 2SJ162 MOSFET TO-3P
Q4,Q5 2 2SK1058 MOSFET TO-3P
R12,R13 2 3K3 Resistor 500mW
C8,C9 2 4700u Capacitor Elec Radial 63V-HITANO/RUBICON
C5,C6 2 82p 5.0mm
Q9,Q10 2 BD139 TO-126
Q7,Q8 2 BD140 TO-126
F1,F2 2 Fuse 20mm PCB Mount 3- 5Amp Slow Bk
Q11,Q12 2 BC556C TO-92
RAS300 POWER AMP PCB (SOLDER SIDE)
RAS300 POWER AMP ( COMPONENT SIDE)
Description:
Although the average listening level is normally less than 10 watts, my design approach was to create an amplifier with ample reserve power, but
biasing it for class A at average listening levels reducing cross-over distortion to extremely low levels.
There is not one capacitor in the signal path, improved the accuracy of the tonal characteristics of instruments and voices significantly.
The RAS300 has almost zero phase distortion far beyond the audio range resulting in perfect resolution and totally uncoloured sound.

Physical Layout:
 700VA
TOROID

100W
100W
AMP-2
AMP-4
20W AMPS 5&6
40000uF
RESERVOIR
INRUSH CAPACITORS
INRUSH
CONTROL
CONTROL
2
1

100W 13600uF 100W

AMP-3 RESERVOIR AMP-1
CAPACITORS

300VA
TOROID

RAS300 TOP VIEW

100W
AMP-1
 RAS300 Front View

CH1 Display
CH2 Display
CH3 Display

`30dB LED Bargraph Display

CH4 Display Countdown Timer

CH5 Display Main ON/OFF Switch
CH6 Display
 CH1 & CH2 Outputs
FUSE High Current CH3 & CH4 Outputs
MAINS CONNECTOR CH5 & 6 Outputs

IN-1 IN-2

IN-3 IN-4

IN-5 IN-6

RAS300 Rear View

Connectors :