Well, I've been messing with the 11/34 on and off now for a few months as I
feel like it.
The problem right now is that I have no light on the H745 power regulator.
Both lights are on, on the two H7441s in the other slots.
Before you go any further, have you checked the -15V rail on the
backplane connectors (blue wire IIRC, black wires are the ground
refeernce)? Some of the older power bricks used filament lamps, which
were always burning out.
If I need to measure draw on the backplane to solve the problem, where do I
do it from? If on the power distribution board or backplane, then at what
points?
Start by checking the voltages on the 15 pin conenctors that the
backplanes plug into. You should find a pioout in the processor printset,
if not I'll try to find it.
Secondly, do certain modules need to be installed to utilize the H745's
resources? (i.e. a device that uses -15vdc) or should the light come on
anyway from just being connected to the power distribution board? I've
That lamp is just in parallel with the output. It'll light if the
regulator is producing -15V, whether there;s a load or not,
tried with both those modules in and removed from the
system, and it didn't
seem to make a difference.
What do I need to do to diagnose this problem? It's really driving me nuts.
Well, First check to make sure the -15V suppply really is missing. Then
check the +15V supply -- the H745 is odd in that it needs a +15V input
(at a low current) as well as the 20-30V AC input from the transformer.
If there's no output and the inputs are correct you need to pull the H745
and start debugging it. It is a switcher, but a relatively friendly
one. When you know the fault is in that brick, I'll talk you through it.
-tony