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Power Supply Block
AC Input
When the unit is first plugged in, AC power passes through two line filters
and is applied to the Standby Power Supply. This is a switching power
supplythat producestheVcc sourcevoltage andthestandby +5V(RM+5V)
for System Control. When the set is turned ON, the AC input is applied
through RY6001 Power Relay to the switching B+ rectifier, which supplies
power to the Converter circuit. The switching B+ rectifier is monitored at
eachofits outputs. Thenegative side ofthe switchingB+ rectifier ismoni-
tored to ensure that RY6002 is activated. RY6002 is closed to bypass the
In-RushCurrent LimiterResistorwhen theset isturnedON. When RY6002
is closed, it shunts In-Rush Current Limiter Resistor so that the negative
side of the bridge is connected to ground. If the relay is not closed, a
voltage will be developed to shut down the set. The positive side of the
switching B+ rectifier is monitored to hold the secondary voltages down if
the AC voltage should be too low. This is performed by monitoring the
switchingB+ voltageandapplying thatvoltage tothe softstart circuit. This
is done because of the excessive current draw when the switching B+ is
low.
Power ON
When Power ON is selected using the remote or the front panel switch, a
signal is sent from IC1008 Main-CPU to the Vcc switch section on the G
board. The Vcc circuit sends voltage from the Standby supply to the Os-
cillator and Soft Start circuits. When this voltage reaches IC6003 Oscilla-
tor, it begins oscillating. The Soft Start circuit is activated at the same
time. This circuit keeps the oscillator at a certain frequency (175KHz) for
a specified period of time. This keeps the initial start up voltage low and
prevents excessive back EMF from destroying the converter transistors.
Whenregulation begins,the normaloperating frequencyisaround73KHz.
Converter
When the Oscillator circuit begins oscillating, it outputs two signals that
are 180 degrees out of phase. These signals are applied to the converter
circuit. The converter circuit contains two Driver ICs that drive two push
pull transistor circuits. These circuits drive two transformers that create
the AC voltages, which are rectified by the two secondary supply circuits
to power the rest of the set.
Regulation
Once the secondary supplies begin to generate DC voltages we can be-
gin to regulate their output. This is done using the +11 volt and +135 volt
lines. The +11 volt line is used to power the regulation circuit while the
+135 volt line is monitored to regulate the supplies. The +135 volt line is
sent to the regulation circuit to produce an error voltage that is fed back to
the oscillator circuit. This voltage controls the pulse width and frequency
of the oscillator. Changes in the frequency cause changes in efficiency of
thetransformers, whichinturn causethevoltage tobecome lowerorhigher.
Protection
In addition to the three protection circuits on the AC side of the supply,
thereareadditional circuitson the DCside. The +135Vline is checkedfor
OVP and OCP. If one of these conditions occurs, a voltage is sent to the
protect latch to turn it ON. The latch shuts down the set by turning OFF
the Vcc switch. A voltage is also sent to the System Control circuit for the
self-diagnostic system. In addition, the 11V line is compared to the +19,
+22 and +7 volt lines. If these voltages fall below a specified level, the
protect latch will be activated and the set will shut down. There is no
indication in the self-diagnostic menu that this circuit has been activated.