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I recently bought a RB1000. The seller said that if ran hard will go into “protect”. I received it and put it on the bench and did a few tests. With no load the amp appears to be putting out a large healthy signal. I had a signal generator on the input and scope on output. The first sign of trouble was I found -2.5v DC on output. I am assuming this is playing a role in it faulting out. Visual inspection shows that r520 has been replaced and possibly Q513. I quickly (in circuit) ran through resistors and diodes, also tested all output devices for shorts. No problems found. Schematic shows rails at 40v and 80v pos and negative. They are actually measuring closer to 45 and 95v. I was checking some basic voltages at some of the transistors and found what to my novice eye seems incorrect (I wrote some notes in pencil in one of the pic I included, I also added the complete schematic for power amp section). Q534 base voltage is at 1.2v, emitter at 1.7v. Q539 base is at -8.25v with emitter at -7.68. Looking at the circuit(again to my novice eye) I would expect them to mirror each other? But they don’t. The 1 ohm collector resistor on each of them shows a .002v voltage drop. Suggesting that both transistors are flowing 2ma. I backed up to Q535 and Q538 and checked voltages. I made some notes on those too. Those seem to to mirror each other. Zener diodes d519 and d530 have 5v dropping across them and Q514 supporting resistors check ok. I did not test Q514 yet because I would need to pull it. Now that I’m written this I guess I could have checked the voltage drop from E to C. D522 and D527 also are showing voltage drops I would expect to see (can’t remember volts at this point). Checked voltage across bias adj circuit and appears to be changing with pot adjustment.
With all this info I ask.....am I on to something or am I barking up the wrong tree?
When reading about typical offset issues people often talk about the differential amp not being properly balanced. This amp is not using the typical configuration I am more familiar with. Are Q484 and Q485 (2 in 1 transistor packages) acting like the Diffy pair? I can see neg feedback coming in.
Most of my back ground is with tube gear, but I am totally interested in any wisdom any of you might have share. This is a hobby for me but am always excited to expand my understanding of these solid state circuits. Thank you very much in advance.
Fred
With all this info I ask.....am I on to something or am I barking up the wrong tree?
When reading about typical offset issues people often talk about the differential amp not being properly balanced. This amp is not using the typical configuration I am more familiar with. Are Q484 and Q485 (2 in 1 transistor packages) acting like the Diffy pair? I can see neg feedback coming in.
Most of my back ground is with tube gear, but I am totally interested in any wisdom any of you might have share. This is a hobby for me but am always excited to expand my understanding of these solid state circuits. Thank you very much in advance.
Fred
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