H7826 PSU, No Signal On Transformer Outputs

[Rob Jarratt]

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> Subject: Re: H7826 PSU, No Signal On Transformer Outputs
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> On 2017-Nov-05, at 9:14 AM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote:
> > I have moved on with the work on the H7826 PSU in the TURBOchannel
> Extender.
> > However I have found that there appears to be no signal at all on the
> > output windings of the transformer. I have posted all the details of
> > what I have been doing here
> > http://robs-old-computers.com/2017/11/05/repair-progress-on-the-h7826-
> > power- supply/, and I would welcome any suggestions as to what might
> > cause this?
> 
> "I then checked the primary side of the transformer and I could see a
signal."
> 
> 
> You don't describe the nature of the signal, but regardless, seeing a
voltage
> signal at some point on the primary is not a guarantee that current is
flowing
> through the primary, current being necessary for induction and getting
> anything out of the secondaries.
> 

I saw alternating signals on a number of the inputs to the transformer, but
I didn't note which pins at the time :-( Surely all you need is an
alternating voltage to produce an output on the secondary side?

> It depends on the primary side driver arrangement, (going by the H7861
> schematic DEC used some funky arrangements, is the 7826 schematic
> available?), For example you might see a voltage signal from the high-side
> driver, but the low-side driver could be faulty.=

I have not looked for a schematic, but I severely doubt there is one, in
this case the markings on the board don't even have component labels! I
could try to trace it out, but it is quite difficult with this board.

Regards

Rob