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Re: model, subckt tube EC81 = 6R4
Tube life is related more to the temperature of their envelope, if the heater is reliably constructed.
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I'm not sure that you can assume a more reliable tube technology, post 1960. A fifty year old piece of equipment has not demonstrated a 50 year component life....... RL --- In LTspice@..., John Woodgate <jmw@...> wrote:
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Re: Implementing BSS138 spice model
Tony Casey
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Hi Tony and others,</snip> Hello Carsten, 1. The MN prefix tells SPICE that the device is an N-channel MOSFET. 2. An intrinsic device is a fancy name for a circuit element that is built in to the SPICE code. Please read the LTspice>Circuit Elements section of the Help for a complete list. 3. It is frequently recommended to avoid placing any user files in any part of installation tree, particularly if you expect to have to share simulation files with co-workers etc (it may also be overwritten in an update if Mike introduces a file of the same name - unlikely, but possible). This is because you cannot everyone else will have the same files there; you should only assume they will have the installation defaults. The advice is therefore to place any user files (.models, subcircuits, .meas scripts) in the folder containing the top level schematic. LTspice will always find them there. In principle, you can place a model anywhere if you provide an absolute path to the file in the .inc statement, but it's asking for trouble. Nevertheless, people continue to ignore the advice. Regards, Tony |
Re: SPICE Error
Tony Casey
--- In LTspice@..., Tan Micheline Tambayong <micheline.tambayong@...> wrote:
Hello Micheline, Your circuit won't converge because of the ideal diode model. If you add Roff=10Meg to the model, it fixes the convergence issue. Regards, Tony |
Re: Implementing BSS138 spice model
--- In LTspice@..., "Tony Casey" <tony@...> wrote:
Hi Tony and others, Three more questions: 1) If prefix for an nmos.asy symbol is stated as MN, what does that mean? 2) Could you also try to explain what an intrinsic model is, I don't think I exactly understand that? 3) Is it possible to place a model elsewhere than under the \lib\sub folder or schematic folder besides from an website? Regards Carsten |
Re: What changes would make LTspice better? Pan in schematic
--- In LTspice@..., "Randoid" <randoid@...> wrote:
There is something I would like different, but have always been so grateful for LTspice that I didn't want to rock the boat; In the schematic editor, it is not possible to pan far (or sometimes at all) past the extent of the existing schematic. For example, imagine that I have the output of a circuit and want to add some load to it. Often I end up zooming right out so I can see to the right and then place a GND somewhere over there so I can zoom in again and place my new bits. If you copy a block of circuit, it gets even worse as you try to pan past the existing circuit, and LTspice says "oh no you don't!" and bounces back. Sometimes I place a few GND points around and then have to move the entire schematic over a bit to make space on one side to extend it. I also like analoguespiceman's suggestion, and would like to have this feature added to a number of other applications that I use :) |
Re: Strange impedance curve
A collegue suggested that I put the parasitics of the kapacitor in discrete components in series, and that fixed the problem. Bug?
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Re: What changes would make LTspice better? - an improved diode type filter
Hiya Mike
Now that I have well over 100 different diode types in Ltspice I think that something that I would find useful would be a selector box for diode type "All, Germanium, Silicon, ZENER, SCHOTTKY, VARACTOR, LED" above the select window. A filter search where you could type in the first couple of characters of the diode ID for instance 1N or BZY which then only displays those models that match the filter. Regarding Ltspice recognised added parameters Vpk, Ipk, Iave, Irms and diss it would be nice to add 'Cv4' which gave the capacitance of a Varactor when negatively biased at -4 volts Thus when the select box has 'Varactor' selected it would display the Vpk and Cv4 of the device. When the others are selected the display should be as it is now. The text editor. I have spent some time using the test editor, and have found that it does have a quirk, that is that it switches from insert mode to overtype when text is pasted into the file being edited. Adding mouse select and move would be nice too. Overall It's a damn fine program, and wouldn¡¯t dream of using any other for spice. Keep up the excellent work. Thank you Best regards Suusi Malcolm-Brown |
Re: SPICE Error
--- In LTspice@..., Michael Peter Kiwanuka <michael883575@...> wrote:
Could you please post the circuit schematics, Symbols, and models and all relevant files in the Temp files of this group ? It is a lot easier with a schematic to troubleshoot.Schematic is uploaded, but the calculation is missing. Temporary P(in) is zero (as capacitor is already loaded and I(in) is zero.) That may cause a division by zero. hws |
Re: SPICE Error
--- In LTspice@..., Tan Micheline Tambayong <micheline.tambayong@...> wrote:
I already uploaded the file under name Pefficiency_analysis.asc.Methode how to calculate efficiency is missing. Please notice that R1 is not connected to gnd. I suppose you calculated like this: voltage should be: V(n003)-V(n004). Current is I(R1) so power is (V(n003)-V(n004))*I(R1) Divide Output power by input power?... Your uploaded simulation works for me. hws |
Re: SPICE Error
Hi Micheline,
Could you please post the circuit schematics, Symbols, and models and all relevant files in the Temp files of this group ? It is a lot easier with a schematic to troubleshoot. Best regards, Michael To: LTspice@... From: micheline.tambayong@... Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:21:03 +1000 Subject: [LTspice] SPICE Error Does anyone know what its means when LTspice give error: "Singular matrix: check node n002 Iteration No. 1" The circuit is made by AC voltage source, resistor (series with the voltage source), bridge rectifier, capacitor, resistor paralleled with the capacitor as a load at the output, and ground. The circuit is plotting and simulating just fine for small value of capacitor. But when I increase the capacitor value above 16uF, LTspice give the above error. But for some capacitor values (eg. 20uF) it's fine again, and when I increase it again (eg.21uF), it gives error again. So LTspice gives error for most of capacitor value above 16uF but not all.. Also, for some value, it simulating but then the plot stops in the middle. The value of the capacitor that gives an ok plot and error are randoms (no pattern). So does anyone know, what's the reason that the LTspice behaves like this? Thanks in advance.. Kind regards, Micheline [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
Re: SPICE Error
Tan Micheline Tambayong
Hi Helmut,
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Thanks for the reply. I already uploaded the file under name Pefficiency_analysis.asc. Please try to simulate the power in V1 and power in R1 since I am analyzing the Power efficiency (Pout/Pin) of the circuit. Also if you try to simulate using C = 16uF it's simulating just fine but it gives error when you try C = 17uF... You can try other value of C as well. It gives error for only some values of C above 16uF. Hope you can find out why it behaves as such.. Thanks so much for the help Kind regards, Micheline On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Helmut <helmutsennewald@...> wrote:
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Re: Strange impedance curve
--- In LTspice@..., "gasoltroll" <johan.lans@...> wrote:
Hello Johann, Please set a value for Cpar when you have set Lser. Right-mouse-click on the capacitor. Then set the following. Equivalent parallel capacitance(Cpar): 0p Best regards, Helmut |
Re: SPICE Error
--- In LTspice@..., Tan Micheline Tambayong <micheline.tambayong@...> wrote:
Hello Micheline, This error message simply means that LTspice couldn't solve the matrix. Maybe your circuit has an open nets. Please upload your circuit to this group for a test to the following location. Files > Temp > yourcircuit.asc Best regards, Helmut |
Re: Strange impedance curve
SPICE (and LTspice is no exception) can have additional shunt elements
from every node to ground, added to help convergence. ?I've kind of lost track of exact details, over the years, but there can be a gshunt (conductance) and a cshunt (capacitance) added to every node. I think cshunt is resonating with the tantalum's inductance. I don't know exactly where the value of this capacitance is set (other than an .OPTIONS statement), but I saw in the "Hacks" tab of the Control Panel, there is a setting for "Minimum shunt to main capacitance ratio". ?Changing that number moves the parallel resonance,?so I think it is the cause. ?If you make the "Hacks" value very small, or zero, the curve looks like your Octave plot. Andy |
SPICE Error
Tan Micheline Tambayong
Does anyone know what its means when LTspice give error:
"Singular matrix: check node n002 Iteration No. 1" The circuit is made by AC voltage source, resistor (series with the voltage source), bridge rectifier, capacitor, resistor paralleled with the capacitor as a load at the output, and ground. The circuit is plotting and simulating just fine for small value of capacitor. But when I increase the capacitor value above 16uF, LTspice give the above error. But for some capacitor values (eg. 20uF) it's fine again, and when I increase it again (eg.21uF), it gives error again. So LTspice gives error for most of capacitor value above 16uF but not all.. Also, for some value, it simulating but then the plot stops in the middle. The value of the capacitor that gives an ok plot and error are randoms (no pattern). So does anyone know, what's the reason that the LTspice behaves like this? Thanks in advance.. Kind regards, Micheline |
Re: wanted: opamp browsing, like transistor browsing
carlvanwormer
--- In LTspice@..., "Tony Casey" <tony@...> wrote:
Maybe I'm just a little bit lazy, since there are over 300 amplifiers to chose from in the LT selection window. Yes, they do have a one-line overview of the good specs, but being able to sort (like on the website selector page) is what I was hoping for. Thanks to those who had other suggestions (universal opamp), but I wanted to "play with real opamps" before I ordered some samples for my breadboard. |
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