MODEL 300 OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
MAINTENANCE
Amplifier will have these values ilO%/,.
Voltages were measured with the Model 153.
Refer
to the Circuit Description in Section 3 to find the more critical components and to determine their function in the circuit.
4-5. TROUBLESHOOTING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE POWER SUPPLY REGULATORS.
a. Check both the positive and negative power supplies to the Model 300 to make sure
they provide between 16 and 25 volts.
Check the input power supply currents with the
Model 153 or 610B: with no output load,
the positive power supply should be approximately
-1-35 milliamperes and the negative power supply approximately -8 milliamperes.
Higher in-
put currents indicate one or more transistor has shorted in the regulator or the amplifier.
b.
Check the positive regulator output by measuring for 113.5 volts "1% with the Model
153 at the positive reference output (pin 9, Figure 2). Internally check the negative
regulator output by measuring for -14 volts f5% with the Model 153 at the Negative Regu-
lator Check (Figure 7).
c. Check the regulation of the positive regulator by varying the input voltage. CO*-
nect the Voltage Supply to the positive supply (pin 10, Figure 2). Use the Model 153 to
monitor the output at pin 9, Figure 2.
If the regulator is operating satisfactorily, the
positive reference voltage will change no more than 2 millivolts for every l-volt change
to the input between +16 and +25 volts.
d. Check the regulation of the negative regulator similarly. Connect the Voltage sup-
ply to the negative supply (pin 6, Figure 2).
Use the Model 153 to monitor the signal at the
Negative Regulator Check (Figure 7).
If the regulator is operating satisfactorily, the
Model 153 will show less than 20 millivolts change for every l-volt change to the input
between -16 and -25 volts.
e.
If either regulator is not operating (zero regulation), the series transistor is
probably shorted and should be replaced.
For the positive regulator, replace Q203 (Fig-
ure 23). For the negative regulator, replace Q202 (Figure 23).
f. If the positive regulator has poor regulation, use the following procedure:
1. Remove the positive power supply from the Amplifier.
2. Apply +13.5 volts to the iREF Terminal (pin 9, Figure 2).
3.
Measure the voltage at the wiper of potentiometer R209 (Figure 22). The voltage
should be about 9 volts. If 113.5 volts is present, then resistor RZLO (Figure 22) is
either faulty or it is not connected.
If 0 volt is present then resistor ~208 (Figure
2,2) is either faulty or it is not connected.
If neither +13.5 volts nor 0 volts is pre-
sent and if the voltage is not about 9 volts, then potentiometer R209 is faulty.
4. If the voltage is about 9 volts,
adjust potentiometer R209 a few turns to make
sure that this voltage varies.
Then check the base voltage of transistor Q206 (Figure
23). This voltage should be between 8.55 volts and 9.45 volts.
If it is not, then
either resistor R205 (Figure 22) or diode D204 (Figure '23) is faulty. Next, check the
collector of transistor Q206 to see if the voltage here varies when potentiometer R209
is adjusted.
If it does not vary,
then either transistors Q206 or Q207 or both are faulty.
5. Finally, check the voltage at the collector of transistor Q204 (Figure 23) and
make sure that there is a response to adjusting R209. If there is no response at the
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