See schematic:
http://www3.telus.net/~bhilpert/tmp/mitsubishi8fdd.pdf
On 2015-Mar-19, at 11:36 AM, Enrico Lazzerini wrote:
Well the verifications taken here:
- Observe (C358)pin7 while alternating the 0/+5 test voltage on the 3rd
connector pin, pin 7 should change accordingly to 0V & 9V. => NO it remain
statically at 7,76V
- Similarly (LB1620)pin11 should be changing. => NO it remain at 3,44V
- The hall sensors may still be suspect. They are
supplied by being stacked
in series with two resistors, one each in the ground leg side and +9V supply
side. First thing to do would be to measure the V on the two supply pins of
each hall sensor (the pins closer to the motor center). The supply voltage
should divided between the 3 sensors and 2 resistors.
=> The chain is :
- from the +5vdc to R109 = 6,76V
- then from R109 to the 1st hall sensor = 5,17V
- then from the 1st hall sensor to the 2nd hall sensor = 3,62V
- then from the 3rd hall sensor / R110 to the gnd = 2,2v
So at each hall sensor we have (potential difference):
1st = 1.59V
2nd = 1.55v
3rd = 1.42v
This may be a concern. We don't know just what hall-effect sensors are being used but
I found a datasheet for functionally similar 4-pin sensors.
The specs may of course be different, but the supply voltage range in that datasheet is
2.2-12V with 3.25-5mA current.
From calculations, operating at 9V, I was wondering if
the voltage drop across the resistors left what may be too low a voltage on each sensor.
Recall we concluded the regulator voltage would be 9V because that fit inbetween the
limits of the 9142 and 1620 specs. However we now know the 9142 GND is raised by 3.5V,
lowering the supply to that IC.
Ii may be the regulator voltage is supposed to be 12V rather than 9. This would give:
- 12V for the 1620, within spec,
- 12-3.5=8.5V for the 9142, within spec,
- and raise the voltage across each hall sensor.
The halls sensors feed the LB1620 with a differential
drive from each sensor
to avoid having to make a fixed GND reference, which allowed them to be
stacked in series for the supply. In theory you would be able to observe a
change on one of the drive pair of each sensor with the scope as you
manually rotate the rotor but the change may be too small to observe within
the bias from the stacked supply. Properly one would use two scope channels
in A-B difference mode to observe the drive pair.
=> confirm that rotating the motor my voltmeter change a bit its measured
value
How much (voltage change)?
- Instead, or in addition, you might try watching the
(LB1620)pins1,2,3
outputs while spinning the rotor manually to see if they change.
=> confirm that rotating the motor my voltmeter change a bit its measured
value
Could at this point the problem to be on c358c or the transistor q101?
The 358 could be a concern, or the diode at location R117, or Q101.
R117 looks like it was supposed to be a pull-down resistor but was installed with a diode
as a reverse-bias clamp instead, for who knows what reason.
You could try removing Q101, then with the limiting resistor feeding the 3rd connector
pin, watch what happens to (LM358)pin7 while toggling the control voltage into the
limiting resistor. But also watch what happens at (LM358)pin5 to ensure it changes. The
concern is that the R117 diode, if damaged/shorted, could be clamping the input voltage to
the op amp comparator.
Expected operation of the 358 half with pin 7 open (Q101 removed):
pin 5 pin 6 pin 7
------ ------ ------
0V 1.25V ~ 0V
1.25V 1.25V ~ 9V
Also with Q101 removed, you could try connecting (LC9142)pin11 to pin 1 (see 9142
datasheet). If the motor still doesn't run it may be time to consider changing the
voltage regulator to 12V.