I've got a H771-A (120V/60Hz) that's acting up on me. Part
of an old PDP-11/03 that I'm trying to get back on its feet.
As I've done with 4 or 5 other RX units in the past couple
of years, after cleaning it up and reforming the capacitors,
but before plugging everything together, I wanted to check
output voltages. I'm sure glad I did because this guy is
not normal!
Where you usually see 24V, I'm getting 42V! And the so-
called 'Raw DC' which is normally around 10V is 17V. At
least the +/-5V lines are more or less correct at +5.1V and
-5.3V, respectively.
I need some help here. I've checked the printset on this,
and frankly, this analog stuff is so much voodoo (to me).
I get lost pretty quickly unless the circuit is simple,
say, like a flashlight. Anyway, I've checked a number of
voltages and voltage drops at various places[1] that I
thought might lead me to something, but I can't say that
I'm any wiser now. I'm sure this is fixable, even by me,
IF I can locate out the faulty component(s).
Hints or guidance on what else I should look at would
surely be appreciated!
- Jared
[1] Here are voltage readings taken at a few locations:
- Transformer outputs (these look normal):
blue: 27.8VAC
purple: 11.2VAC
- PCB connector P1:
2 (blu): -5.3v
3 (blk): 0v
4 (gry/red): 5.1v
5 (blk): 0v
6 (red): 42v (should be 24v!!!)
- PCB connector P2:
1 (org): 17v (should be 9.5v!!!)
3 (blk): 0v
4 (gry/red): 5.1v
5 (blk): 0v
- Voltage drop across:
D5 15v Zener: 17v
D11 6.8v Zener: 7v
R12: 25v
R13: 12v