Swapping the motor control board did indeed resolve
the problem. So now I
can look at the faulty board and see if one of the power transistors on
there
has failed.
Thanks
Rob
I have been desoldering the power transistors and testing them with a DMM
using the diode tester. There are eight in all, four test OK as two diodes.
However, the other four are marked 8702 TIP125, have a Texas Instruments
logo, and do not test as two diodes. Looking at the datasheet here
http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/stmicroelectronics/4128.pdf it
would seem that it is not they are not simple transistors and so perhaps my
measurements are showing them to be working OK. Here is what I measure with
the diode tester:
1st - b-e 1.95V e-b 0.82V b-c OC c-b 0.66V c-e 0.58V e-c OC
2nd - b-e 1.91V e-b 0.83V b-c OC c-b 0.68V c-e 0.58V e-c OC
3rd - b-e 1.90V e-b 0.81V b-c OC c-b 0.67V c-e 0.59V e-c OC
4th - b-e 1.75V e-b 0.75V b-c OC c-b 0.56V c-e 0.58V e-c OC
It looks like the 4th one is slightly different to the other three, but I
have no idea if this is far enough out of tolerance as to cause the motor
not to turn.
Can anyone tell me if those values look OK, or what else to look at on the
motor control board?
Thanks
Rob