Old school power supply, 300v voltage regulator?

Hi, just for fun I tried this circuit out from a Hohner symphonic 30N analog organ from the 60's. The schematic is missing the 300v voltage regulator that consists of two OA2 150v vacuum tubes in series and a 240 Ohm resistor, and run between the ground and output 1, I am not sure how to do that here. Still it seems to work with the Time domain simulation. It takes about 2 seconds for the Out 1 to get up to +300v. After a few seconds though the + and - voltages start moving toward zero again?? Only the - 12 volts stays steady. Do I need a load on the other voltages? Great fun this, now if I could only understand it!

by analogean
January 21, 2013

@analogean,

Welcome to CL.

D1 is the wrong way round.

Swap anode and cathode for a -12V output.

:)

by signality
January 21, 2013

Sorry, I'm talking rubbish ...

Your zener, D1, is the right way round.

by signality
January 21, 2013

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