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Triton-540

dmsmccann·triton-540

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About the Triton-540 PCB

Triton-540 is an open source PCB design by dmsmccann, published on GitHub. It is a board, with 100 components from 52 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the MC1496P. By type, the board carries 39 resistors, 35 capacitors, 10 inductors, 5 transistors, 3 crystals and 3 diodes.

It belongs with the audio designs in this gallery.

From the project

Ten-Tec Triton IV Model 540 RF KIcad Schematic

This project recreates the Ten-Tec Triton IV Model 540 in KiCad, one original assembly at a time. The schematics preserve the historical topology and reference designators while adding project-local SPICE models, reproducible simulation studies, and explicit documentation of estimated values.

The 80287 study demonstrates conversion between a 3.499 MHz SSB spectral component and the fixed 9.001 MHz IF in both directions. It includes settled MC1496 service-voltage comparisons, receive/transmit product plots, and separate sweeps of the two mixer-balance controls.

Main components on the Triton-540

MC1496P

Triton-540 bill of materials (BOM)

100 components, 52 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
MC1496P
U89-1
2
2N5486
Q89-1, Q89-3
2
MPS6514
Q89-2, Q89-4
1
MPS6512
Q89-5
1
7.5MHz
Y89-1
1
11MHz
Y89-2
1
6.99MHz
Y89-3
1
Band Switch
S89-1
1
13.8
V89-1
1
8.0
V89-2
1
3.1
V89-3
1
1N4154
D89-1
2
MV2201
D89-2, D89-3
3
L_Trim
L89-1, L89-2, L89-3
1
L_Small
L89-4
4
1m
L89-5, L89-99, L89-100, L89-103
1
{VFO_T1_L1}
L89-101
1
{VFO_T1_L2}
L89-102
11
.01u
C89-1, C89-2, C89-3, C89-13, C89-14, C89-15, C89-16, C89-17 +3
4
.1u
C89-4, C89-23, C89-25, C89-26
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QtyPartRefs
3
10p
C89-5, C89-6, C89-30
1
{VFO_C7}
C89-7
1
{VFO_C8}
C89-8
1
{VFO_C9}
C89-9
1
{VFO_C10}
C89-10
1
{VFO_C11}
C89-11
1
{VFO_C12}
C89-12
3
47p
C89-18, C89-19, C89-24
1
360p
C89-21
1
100p
C89-22
1
18p
C89-29
1
24p
C89-31
2
150p
C89-32, C89-33
1
2200p
C89-34
1
3p
C89-35
2
2.2k
R89-1, R89-35
5
1k
R89-2, R89-5, R89-19, R89-23, R89-27
2
1.5k
R89-3, R89-10
8
100
R89-4, R89-7, R89-13, R89-14, R89-25, R89-28, R89-32, R89-36
3
470
R89-6, R89-8, R89-9
2
47
R89-11, R89-18
2
680
R89-12, R89-20
3
12k
R89-15, R89-16, R89-17
1
27
R89-21
1
10k
R89-22
1
330
R89-24
3
100k
R89-26, R89-38, R89-39
1
560
R89-29
2
22k
R89-30, R89-34
1
6.8k
R89-31
1
47k
R89-33
1
50
R89-89

Triton-540 design files

The KiCad project lives in the dmsmccann/triton-540 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Triton-540: common questions

How many components are on the Triton-540?

100 components, from 52 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Triton-540 design files?

From the dmsmccann/triton-540 repository on GitHub, which has the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Triton-540 design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with dmsmccann. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

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