
MainPowerSource
TheinputACvoltageisfullwave-rectifiedbyD1(KBPC-
2502bridge),issmoothedbyC1(15,000MF),andisfed
totheCurrentAmplifier.
AuxiliaryPowerSource
Thispowersourcefeeds±15Vregulatedvoltagestothe
voltagecontrolcircuitandprotectivecircuit.Theinput
voltageisfull-waverectifiedbyD101throughD104and
isregulatedto±15V byOt01,D105,Q102andD106.
The+15V voltagealsoisusedtocreatea highly-stable,
accurate6.2V referencevoltagethroughD107a high-
temperaturecompensationzenerdiodeD108.The
vol-
tageobtainedatD107isusedasthereferencevoltagefor
theovercurrentprotectivecircuit.
DifferentialAmplifier
Thisamplifiercontrolstheoutputvoltage,beingcom-
prisedof
IC101,
Q103,Q104andQ105.Theoutput
voltagecanbevariedwithVR1.Theadjustedvoltageis
amplifiedby
IC101,
ispassedthroughQ103,andis
voltageandcurrent-magnifiedbyDarlingtonamplifierof
Q104andQ105.Themagnifiedvoltageisfedthrough
theemitterfollowertothesucceedingCurrentAmplifier
stage.TheDifferentialAmplifierisstableandquickin
respondingtoa loadchangeandthelikesothatIC101
isofopenloopamplifier.
OvercurrentDetector
Thisdetectorisa protectivecircuitthatpreventsan
overcurrent,beingcomprisedofQ106,IC102andQ107.
Thevoltageinducedacrosstheoutputcurrentdetecting
resistorR12iscomparedwiththereferencevoltage
givenatD107inthecomparatorcircuitIC102.Ifthe
outputcurrentreachesitsovercurrentlimit,IC102
operates,theoutputofwhichpromptsQ106toturnon
tosuppressthebasepotentialofQ104.Thisprevents
theoutputcurrentfromincreasingmorethanlimited.
TheOvercurrentDetectorI hasa droopingconstant-
currentcharacteristic.Whentheprotectivecircuitisin
action,
Q107turnsonthelight-emittingdiodeD3,
whichindicatessuchanaction.
CurrentAmplifier
ThiscurrentamplifierconsistsofQ1throughQ7,01
beinganemitterfollower.TheremainingQ2through
Q7areconnectedinparallel.
Light
Thislightisanovercurrentindicatorlight-emittingdiode
(LED).
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