Found a steering diode, D506, near the vertical output IC had high resistance leakage (15meg). Seems like this is part of a safe-to-run proving/latching circuit for the relay and sweep circuits. Looks like the ABL is tied into it, also. Dominic DiLeo Atlantic TV Freeport, Maine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 11/24/04 12:54:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, woodman1@xxxxxxxx writes: << Dominic, Can't help you with the print.. But we had one just like, Base of relay transistor would not toggle on/off...tracing base back to micro we found a small smd shorted to ground.. Bob, Bobs TV Worcester, ma woodman1@xxxxxxxx Main 508-853-1482 Fax 508-853-1480 ----- Original Message ----- From: <MDileo0000@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 12:33 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Panasonic PV-M1368 RelayDriver Problem 2ND Request > This thing is a buster. Need a scan of the relay control and peripheral > circuitry Q801,Q505, 506, 507. Something is holding the base of Q801 down. > Bootlegging from a 12 volt source will let it turn on and all appears normal. Please > help. > Dominic DiLeo > Atlantic TV > Freeport, Maine > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > In a message dated 11/22/2004 3:28:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, > MDileo0000@xxxxxxx writes: > Thanks for the reply, Eric. Q505 and 541 are OK, changed them to be sure. > also Q506 and Q507. As you mentioned, the tape transport operates normally. > Forcing the relay on brings up a normal picture and functions. The only thing > that > is missing is the base voltage on Q801. The 12 vdc scan supply comes up and > seems to be shunted by Q506 or Q505. No schematic and no common sense on > this. > Anyone else have something? A scan of the HVT and relay cicuitry would really > help. > > Dominic DiLeo > Atlantic TV > Freeport, Maine > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > In a message dated 11/22/04 1:13:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, > tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > << Hi Dominic is your tv like this..Eric > PVM1368 VCR takes tape but no pwr.to TV. No relay Replace Q505 and Q541 > both 2SA733 > E M Electronics > Deer Lake NL > Canada > tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > eric.manuel@xxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MDileo0000@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:19 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Panasonic PV-M1368 RelayDriver Problem, manuf.'98 > > > > The base of Q801 relay driver does not see enough voltage at turn on > > ~0.3vdc. Tracing back to the base across a resistor there is 4.0 vdc that > I assume > > is coming from the micro. The base of Q801 is also tied to Q506 and Q507 > thru a > > wire jumper and low value resistor. Lifting the jumper restores sufficient > > voltage to allow the set to function with no apparent loss of any control. > TV > > and VCR operate normally. > > Any tips or scan of the power supplies would be much appreciated. Thanks > to > > all and Happy Thanksgiving. > > > > Dominic DiLeo > > Atlantic TV > > Freeport, Maine >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/