12ax7, 6bq5 guitar amplifier on Atarado tube prototyping pcb

PROTOTYPING PCB MODULES

Atarado prototyping modules are our patented PCB's in electronic tube device building. It is very powerful tool for electronic designers, hobbyists as well as for do it yourself makers. This type of prototyping boards are connecting mutually like modules of blocks.

ELECTRONIC TUBES - EASY

Now, building devices like electronic tube amplifiers couldn't be simpler. You just take few modules depending of your project, and make it whole from scratch. Forget complicated wiring and special made chasis for tubes, everything you need is on board. You can made whole project or just one segment, and test it. You can easily switch among various solutions to achieve your goal. No need for hard rewiring job when you have modules like this.

5W GUITAR AMPLIFIER EXAMPLE

Simple example how to make guitar amp with bass and treble tone controls (5W) is at the picture above. Used boards are PRE-MN, TN-VX, PW9 and RCT2. One 12AX7 (ECC83) tube in preamp and one 6BQ5 (EL84) in output stage.

By the way, tere's software application which makes whole job lot easier. Named Tubelizer it is useful tool to sketch schematics of each module, and see look of your layouts and component lists. Take a look at Software support.

hybrid-preamp
Example of Hi-Fi preamp for hybrid amplifier with two PRE-MN (12AU7).

FROM SCHEMATIC TO PCB

Each one of the modules can be used on several ways, and their layout is designed to cope with the most common use in desired schematics. There is a lot of ways to find it useful, or even essential in building electronic tube devices, whether being professional or hobbyist. When you decide to do it modular, bare in mind that every Atarado proto PCB have initial schematic and silk screen to make whole job easier.

DANGER! TUBE RUNS ON HIGH VOLTAGE AND DISSIPATION. IT CAN BE FATAL OR HARMFUL, OR MAY CAUSE DAMAGE. AUTHOR DOESN'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING - OR DON'T DO IT!