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Summary of Contents for Thermionic Culture The Purple Bustard
- Page 1 THERMIONIC CULTURE IONIC CULTURE LTD. The Purple Bustard vall'e su111111i11g 111i --cer u,ith attitude OPERATING MANUAL...
- Page 2 It is not advisable to operate this equipment if all valves are not in place and working, as voltages will rise and components may overheat and fail. Thermionic Culture Ltd, April 2018...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Section Page Introduction Controls Channels 1 to 12 Channels 13 to 16 Attitude Output Level The Eyes Inputs and Outputs Servicing and Maintenance Valves Operating Voltage / Fuse Specification Thermionic Culture Ltd, April 2018... -
Page 4: Introduction
A ‘balancing box containing 2 Sowter 1:1 transformers can be supplied. The Purple Bustard can easily drive a DAW to full level without saturation, or it can be plugged into the aux inputs on a Fat Bustard to give 28 input channels. -
Page 5: Controls
2 channels will equal the output with Attitude at 1 and Output |Levels at 0 dB. As the Attitude is increased the gain will increase by up to 12dB, so levels will have to be reduced. Thermionic Culture Ltd, April 2018... -
Page 6: The Eyes
However, we have chosen not to make this a serious feature of The Purple Bustard due to our choice of output valves. The Purple Bustard stays remarkably distortion free provided that the input stages are not overloaded. -
Page 7: Inputs And Outputs
Inputs & Outputs All audio connectors are standard XLR type. The Purple Bustard, as the Fat Bustard, works on an unbalanced system. The 16 input connectors are wired Pin 1 Earth, Pin 2 Signal ('hot') and Pin 3 Signal negative ('cold'). Pins 1 & 3 are... -
Page 8: Servicing And Maintenance
2 x 6189 / 13D5 / ECC82 /12AU7 5 .2 Operating voltage / Fuse The Purple Bustard is switch selectable to operate from either 230V or 115V 50/60Hz AC mains supply. NOTE: Mains fuses may be replaced in accordance with the... -
Page 9: Specification
Frequency response +/- 1dB: 12Hz to 55kHz Phase shift @10kHz: 5% (18°) Crosstalk: 1kHz < - 60dB 10kHz < - 50dB Power consumption 35 watts Weight 5.3 kg THESE SPECIFICATIONS CAN BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Thermionic Culture Ltd, April 2018... - Page 10 Thermionic Culture Ltd., Harlow, Essex, UK Tel: +44 (0)1279 414770 email: technical@thermionicculture.com Thermionic Culture Ltd, April 2018. Printed in UK.
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