50 Watt Amplifier

This is a handy, easy to build general purpose 50 watt amp. The amp has an input for a radio, TV, stereo or other line level device. It also has a phono input for a record player, guitar, microphone or other un-amplified source. With the addition of a low pass filter at the input, it makes a great amp for a small subwoofer.

Schematic

This is the schematic of the 50 Watt Amp

Parts

R1__________200 Ohm 1/4 W Resistor
R2__________200K 1/4 W Resistor
R3__________30K 1/4 W Resistor
R5__________1K 1/4 W Resistor
R6__________5K 1/4 W Resistor
R7,R10______1 Meg (5%) 1/2 W Resistor
R8,R9_______0.4 Ohm 5 W Resistor
R11_________10K Pot
R12,R13_____51K 1/4 W Resistor
R14_________47K 1/4 W Resistor
C1__________100uF 35V Electrolytic Capacitor
C2__________0.011uF Capacitor
C3__________3750pF Capacitor
C4,C6_______1000pF Capacitor
C5,C7,C8____0.001uF Capacitor
C9__________50pF Capacitor
C10_________0.3uF Capacitor
C11,C12_____10,000uF 50V Electrolytic Capacitor
U1,U2_______741 Op Amp
U3__________ICL8063 Audio Amp Transister Driver thingy
Q1__________2N3055 NPN Power Transistor
Q2__________2N3791 PNP Power Transistor
BR1_________250 V 6 Amp Bridge Rectifier
T1__________50V Center Tapped 5 Amp Transformer
S1__________SPST 3 Amp Switch
S2__________DPDT Switch
F1__________2 Amp Fuse
SPKR1_______8 Ohm 50W Speaker
MISC________Case, Knobs, Line Cord, Binding Posts Or Phono Plugs (For Input And Output), Heatsinks For Q1 And Q2

Notes

1. I know I skipped R4, that is not a problem :-)

2. Distortion is less than 0.1% up to 100HZ and increases to about 1% at 20kHz.

3. I haven't been able to find anyone who sells a suitable T1. You can always use two 24V 5A units in series. If you are building two amps (for stereo), then I would suggest using an old microwave transformer and rewinding it. Follow the instructions in the 12V To 120V Inverter, execpt wind 26 turns, twist a loop (center tap) and wind 26 more turns. That should work out to around 50 volts. You may need to add or remove turns depending on your transformer.

4. Q1 and Q2 will require heatsinks.

5. You may have trouble finding U3 because it is discontinued. Please don't email me about sources...I can't find it either. See if any of the sources in Where To Get Parts has it.