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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