There is continuity between A2L fourth pin and capacitor. After further inspection it seems that the trace between the cap and A3L is somewhat altered, I need to desolder the cap. I'll do so in an hour or two.
Thank you for your help, I wouldn't be able to do much without you.
How can I fixe a damaged trace?
If it's just got a small crack you can scrape the soldermask off and blob some solder over it. If it's a stubborn break that can't be fixed that easily solder a jumper wire between the caps on A2L and A3L on the bottom side of the board. Glue the wire in place after so the wire doesn't fall off in the distant future.
Progress…
This is my second post to this thread, and I’m coming up on a month since acquiring these boards. I am finally making progress on my build. It seems the supply houses are short on supply of many things, but I have managed to find nearly everything.
In addition to this preamp, I am also building Douglas Self’s Signal Transfer unbalanced phono preamp. That project is taking precedence as it is the more pressing need in my system right now. I hope to have the phono preamp running through my BA2018 line stage in the next week, as long as the last few remaining parts arrive to complete it.
I found that the PSU board Carl is supplying here is ideal for the phono preamp too. Good thing I bought two of Carl’s kits! So this PSU is really going to that use, and I’ll start building the second one for this line stage project…
This is my second post to this thread, and I’m coming up on a month since acquiring these boards. I am finally making progress on my build. It seems the supply houses are short on supply of many things, but I have managed to find nearly everything.
In addition to this preamp, I am also building Douglas Self’s Signal Transfer unbalanced phono preamp. That project is taking precedence as it is the more pressing need in my system right now. I hope to have the phono preamp running through my BA2018 line stage in the next week, as long as the last few remaining parts arrive to complete it.
I found that the PSU board Carl is supplying here is ideal for the phono preamp too. Good thing I bought two of Carl’s kits! So this PSU is really going to that use, and I’ll start building the second one for this line stage project…
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Hey jwilhelm,
Im not getting any continuity between pin 4 on A2L and pin 4 on A3L, yet I soldered a wire between A3L left capacitor and A2L right capacitor / A2L pin 4
No voltage on pin 4 on A1L and A2L, no voltage on A3L left capacitor (bottom pin) while get get +17 on the same capacitor top pin and voltage on A3L pin 4.
Thank you for your continued help.
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Ah, okay - That’s where the tantalum cap goes. I did find that part of the thread, but didn’t walk the thread carefully enough to realize this is where it goes.
Many thanks Mnk21!
Glen
It is not a mandatory but it is a vital part.. see TI note page 5
"TheTL750L,TL751L series are low drop out regulators. This means that capacitance loading is important to the performance of the regulator because it is a VITAL part of the control loop"
Also see post # 1211
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Hey Jwhilhelm, Hey guys
Main board is now fixed all sockets read 34V but the IO board issue I had before is still there unfortunately...
As soon as I connect the IO board, voltage drops from 17v to 4,5V (measurement taken on power input on the main board).
The 47uf capacitor reads 2,50v, I added a tantalum, and a zener instead of the top BC550 to no avail.
Any idea to troubleshoot it?
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Make sure the orientation of the ribbon connectors is correct. The stripe on the cable should be at the same end as the square pad on the board on both ends. Also make sure the correct connections are used. The preamp board should plug into the connector at the end of the input board. The connector towards the center of the input board goes to the switch.
Something is pretty much dead shorted which is why I thought of the connections first. Reversing the power connections is the fastest way to cause things to short.
Check the diodes on the relays of the output connectors for shorts and correct orientation. Measure the resistance between the input of the regulator and ground. If it's very low the regulator is likely shorted.
Check the diodes on the relays of the output connectors for shorts and correct orientation. Measure the resistance between the input of the regulator and ground. If it's very low the regulator is likely shorted.
Sounds like the regulator is shorted.
With the regulator removed now would be a good time to verify everything else is correct. Measure the voltage between the regulator input and supply ground. It should be +17V there, pay attention to polarity to make sure it's correct. Do you have a bench supply? If so with the regulator removed apply 12V to the output relays one at a time to verify they engage and there's no problem there.
With the regulator removed now would be a good time to verify everything else is correct. Measure the voltage between the regulator input and supply ground. It should be +17V there, pay attention to polarity to make sure it's correct. Do you have a bench supply? If so with the regulator removed apply 12V to the output relays one at a time to verify they engage and there's no problem there.