2.4.PeakPowerIndicator
Fig.
2.8andFig.2.9show,respectively,thecircuitdia-
gramandtimechartofthepeakpowerindicator.This
circuitSwitchesthepeakpowerindicatorofR-channelor
L-channeltoredorgreendependingupontheOutput
power.level.
TheLOWandHIGHpowerindicatorthreshoid selectors
locatedontherearpanelofthe620select
1/5/25
watts
and25/50/Max.wattspowerlevels,respectively.The
greeniampglowsforoutputpowerlevelsof
1,5,25
watts
(LOW)ormore,whiletheredIampglowsforoutput
powerleveisof25,50orMax.watts(HIGH).(Ref.8^
ioad.
ifa 1617loudspeakeristobeused,dividethe
indicatedpowerlevelsbytwo.)
Thegreeniampremainsoffwhiletheredlampison.if
bothswitchesaresetfor25watts,thepeakpower
indi-
catorlampswillglowredonlyatthatpowerpointThe
peakpowerindicatinglampsareextremelyfastin
respondingtotransmitSignals.A 0.1millisecondpower
pulse
will'
causethepeakindicatortolightandstay"on"
for0.3second.
AMP1isafull-waverectifierforinputwaveforms(nameiy
outputwaveformstotheloudspeaker).
AMP2isa peakdetector.
CapacitorC151andresistorR156determinethetime
constantforholdingthevoltageofwhichpeakhasbeen
detected.
AMP3andAMP4forma comparatorthatcomparesthe
outputvoltageofAMP2withreferencevoltage(corre-
spondingtopowerievel1,5,25orMax.watts).
AMP3andAMP4areoperationalamp.ICswithopen
collectoroutput.Outputoftheseamplifiers is-5Vifthe
AMP2outputvoltageisIowerthanthereferencevoltage.
InthisState,transistorsQ151andQ153arecutoffand
thelampsareoff.
InAMP3,iftheAMP2outputvoltageexceedstherefer-
ence,
theAMP3outputisopenedandbasecurrentflows
intoQ151viaresistorR164.Asa result,Q151isonand
theindicatinglampglowsgreen.
InAMP4,iftheAMP2outputvoltageexceedstherefer-
ence,
theAMP4outputisopenedandbasecurrentflows
intoQ153viaresistorR163.Asa result,Q153isonand
theindicatinglampglowsred.
Then,
thecoilectorofQ153isdroppedto—5Vandno
currentflowstoQ151viaR164.ThusQ151iscutoffand
thegreenlampgoesout.
AMP4hashysteresisinitsinput/outputcharacteristic.
0151,
0152,andQ153, Q154makeupa sortof
monostablemultivibrator.
When0151isonandQ152isthereforeon,a positive
differentialpulseisappliedtotheQ151baseviacapacitor
C152.
ThusQ151isheld"on"foracertaintime.
Q153and0154operateinthesamemannerasabove.
R157(R165)isa resistorcausinga lamptobepre-biased.
AMP
1
AMP
2 ov
+6V
AMP
3 (L0W.5W)_5V
+6V
AMP
4 (HIGHI50W)_5V
+6V
Q-151COLLECTOR_sv
+6V
Q153
COLLECTOR_5V
GREEN
Fig.
2.9
infinf
=-3.__5W
13K//390K
?[|]
F.!
—25W—6.8K//55K
^"7
-425\V
6.8K//56K
--5V
^5
50W
3.3K//1OK
Fig.
2.8