DC/DC
Converter
CT2 is
a
converter transformer which oscillates T20 and T21 and generates
voltages at the secondary side of the
transformer.
At the
same
time the
power
is switched ON, a very slight
collector current
flows
to
T20 and T21
.
Also,
voltage between
pin
3
and
pin
6
of
the converter transformer is generated, and
the T21
base
potential becomes positive. In other words, the base polarity
becomes biased in the forward direction. This voltage causes
the
T20
and
T21
base
current
to
flow, and the coilector
current
is
increased. When the current
can no
longer
increase,
because
of
transistor saturation and converter coil
resistance, the voltage between pins 3 and 6 begins to attenuate, causing T20
and
T21
to be cut off
all
at once because
of
the reverse playback action. Until
immediately
before the
transistor is cut
off, excitation current flows to the
transformer.
Because
the current is suddenly dropped as a result of the
transistor cut-off, a counter voltage is generated, the distributed capacity of the
coil is changed, and, as a result, an
oscillation voltage is generated at
the
base
coil. Then, when the
base
potential
progresses to
a half cycle of the oscillation
voltage, it is biased
in the forward direction, T20 and T21 are switched ON once
again. In this
way,
AC voltage corresponding to the number of windings is
generated at the secondary side of the converter,
and this voltage is
rectified
and smoothed by D13, D14, D15, C62, C63 and C64.
Low Power Detection Circuit
The low-power detection circuit illuminates an LED warning lamp when the
battery
voltage decreases. If it continues
decreasing,
the
system power
will
be
switched
OFF just
before the voltage becomes
so
low that the converter cannot
operate.
There
are about 20
minutes
between
the time when the LED lamp illuminates
and the
system
is switched OFF.
Battery
voltage is detected
by
splitting the resistance of R91
,
R92, R94 and
R95. When battery voltage (VR) becomes 4.2V ±0.1V, T18 is switched OFF.
T19 is switched ON, T23 is driven, and the LED
illuminates.
(The LED
is
located
on the keyboard PCB.}
In addition, the value of the
detected
voltage is changed by
R93 because of a
difference between the output
voltage of
Alkaline-manganese
and Nickei-
Cadmlum batteries.
The R1 and R2
signals are
shorted on the
memory
PCB when the internal
circuit is
modified
for use of
Nickel-Cadmium
batteries.
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