I have the M-790 manual,what's your fax # ??? The PCB's(front and rear) including the outputs can be purchased from Pioneer if they are still available. 800-457-2881 Front rwz3697, $33.54 Rear rwz3698, $33.54 Remember to always discharge(bleed resistor) the B+ and B- Voltages when your turn it off. Manual says before performing Idle Current or operating Temperature of Fan Motor adjustments, Short the Blow Trigger Shorting Pin (CN7504 AKC-113 Blow Trig) of the Front Assembly to prevent the protection IC from malfuctioning. Peggs At 10:31 PM 11/3/03, Bil Green wrote: >Pioneer M-790 (and many other similar models) >Audio output transistors (6) shorted > >Need the procedure to disable the Blow Trigger circuit so >the new outputs will not be ruined during testing. I don't >want to replace the module or boards, due to the high >repair bill. > > >These Pioneer power amps contain the output transistors >within a cube like circuit boards/ heat sink/ fan assembly. > >And if it even thinks that something is wrong, it is designed >to pop the output transistors, and thus blow the fuse. Someone >should go to jail for this dirty trick. > >"The action of the "Blow Trigger" line is to INTENTIONALLY blow >the outputs, so that the fuse will blow. It is a resistor ladder >arrangement, the summed output of which is zero volts under normal >conditions. > >Interestingly, DC offset is NOT monitored. If any of the supplies >sags, the sum is no longer zero, and the BLOW line goes to .6volts >or so, at which point the bias is slammed HARD. For example a bad >cassette motor will cause the outputs to blow. > >There are surface-mount transistors which can be shorted base- >emmiter to defeat the BLOW line for testing purposes." > > >-- >Best regards, > > Bil Green > 2001 TV VCR > Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 > 760-934-2001 mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx > >***************************************************************************** >Classifieds! Buy or Sell! >http://sell.tech-assist.org >The Tech Address Book: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm >Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/