HP Draftmaster RX pen plotter needs love
Philipp Pap
philipp.pap at gmx.net
Tue May 9 08:26:43 CDT 2017
Hi Michael,
dear board
Did you solve your power supply problem?
My Draftmaster I did work for 1 hour, I did even manage to do a demo plot.
Then it died, right before my eyes the display got brighter and brighter and now - nothing when powering on, except a humming sound.
I think that I’m responsible for the dead, as the plotter stood in an attic for 20 years, meanwhile power was raised from 220 to 230v (+-10%)
in Europe.
I realized that the input power can be adjusted between 220 and 240v at the power inlet of the plotter (on the top
there is a small stage for a screwdriver, then the cover opens and the rotating think can be taken out)!!
Anyhow, now I have 41 and 83 Volts at the 42 and 85V test points,
but always 0 Volts at the +5,-12,+12,+15V test points.
The fuses are good and the secondary transformer seems good as well.
Right now I am waiting for an esr-meter to test the capacitors,
any clue would be extremely helpful for me!
With nice greetings Philipp
PS: tinkering with this masterpiece of engineering is fun, but now my back hurts, but it is worth it
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