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True to the Music

®

Radial Engineering Ltd.

Space Heater 500

 Module

BLOCk DIaGraM*

SPaCe HeaTer 500 MODULe SPeCIFICaTIONS*

* Subject to change without notice.

9

CONNeCTOr WIrING

GrOUND

HOT (+)

COLD (-)

GrOUND

TrS ¼” Phone Connector

HOT (+)

TS ¼” Phone Connector

1

2

3

HOT (+)

COLD (-)

XLr Connector

GrOUND

Audio circuit type: .................................... Thermionic gain stage with solid state input and output buffers
Frequency response: ................................................................................................. 20Hz - 20KHz ± 1dB
Total Harmonic Distortion: (THD+N) .................................................... Varies with drive and level settings
Dynamic range: ..................................................................................................................................92dB
Input impedance:  .................................................................................................................................50K
Input impedance: Instrument .................................................................................................................1M
Maximum input: ..............................................................................................................................+20dBu
Maximum gain: ......................................................................32dB @ 140V / 27dB @ 70V / 13dB @ 35V
Clip Level - Output ..........................................................................................................................+22dBu
Output impedance: .................................................................................................................... 100 Ohms
Equivalent input noise: ................................................................................................................. -102dBu

Noise floor:

 ..................................................................................................................................... -70dBu

Intermodulation distortion: ................................................................... Varies with drive and level settings
Common Mode Rejection Ratio........................................................................................................ -60dB
Omniport: .....................................................................................................  Unbalanced instrument input
Power requirement: ...........................................................................................................................80mA
Weight: .................................................................................................................................1.5lbs (0.7Kg)
Size:..............................................................................................................................9 x 6.5 x 2 (inches)
Warranty: ...................................................................................................................3 Years, transferable

Summary of Contents for Space Heater 500

Page 1: ...True to the Music User Guide Space Heater 500 500 Series Module Tube Drive Radial Engineering Ltd 1588 Kebet Way Port Coquitlam British Columbia Canada V3C 5M5 Tel 604 942 1001 Fax 604 942 1010 Email...

Page 2: ...r recording studio setup Although its standard operation and connections are no different than any other 500 series module we recommend that you take a few minutes to read through this manual and fami...

Page 3: ...hile your Workhorse or other 500 series rack is powered Hot swapping can cause connection shorts at the card edge connector that could damage other equipment This also greatly reduces the life span of...

Page 4: ...ass filter is used to tame excessive harmonics when using heavy distortion 5 EQ Assigns the filters pre or post tube circuit or turns them off completely 6 LOW CUT Variable high pass filter from 5Hz t...

Page 5: ...e path at all they can be bypassed When used with Radial s Workhorse 500 series racks the Space Heater 500 supports Omniport functionality by becoming a hi Z instrument input Simply plug the instrumen...

Page 6: ...sional line level inputs and outputs INPUT OMNIPORT FEED LINK 1 2 3 INPUT FEED LINK INPUT FEED OFF OFF CARD SLOT 1 CARD SLOT 3 CARD SLOT 2 OMNIPORT OMNIPORT OFF OFF OFF OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INP...

Page 7: ...pace Heater 500 allowing for infinite tone shaping HEAT The HEAT switch allows the user to adjust the B voltage of the tube There are three selectable voltages 35V 70V and 140V At 35 volts the tube is...

Page 8: ...sonance and cleaning up the bottom end Getting started The Space Heater 500 can be used on any source where analog warmth or harmonic distortion is desired Like an analog EQ or compressor the Space He...

Page 9: ...to dial in your sound even more quickly Bass Bass guitar is an instrument that can definitely benefit from some grit First the Space Heater 500 can reduce the amount of compression needed as the dist...

Page 10: ...ke you quickly forget that the guitar was ever clean in the first place and leave others thinking that you recorded a tube powered half stack Distorted Delay or Reverb A bit of distortion on an EFX re...

Page 11: ...quency response 20Hz 20KHz 1dB Total Harmonic Distortion THD N Varies with drive and level settings Dynamic range 92dB Input impedance 50K Input impedance Instrument 1M Maximum input 20dBu Maximum gai...

Page 12: ...dification by any other than an authorized Radial repair centre THERE ARE NO EXPRESSED WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE ON THE FACE HEREOF AND DESCRIBEDABOVE NO WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCL...

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