Help! F2 /F2J Issue-Resolved
Hi guys,
Finally I got to make my F2's right channel. Unfortuantely am not able to make it work.I did complete left channel and working fine. PCB are made by myself but should not be the reason as the left if working fine
How should I start trouble shooting?
I started with F2J on right side as I did F2 on left. Now when it is not working I changed my SJEP JFEt and put 100K for R6 and put R2 and Zener back.
There is 25Volt supply and reading 8v across C-E pins of ZTX550. But cant get any other voltages. What should I be looking for?Spent almost 3 hours changing of mosfets etc. No luck.
Any suggestions?
Found out to be layout issue. Made it work but will get new ones made.
Hi guys,
Finally I got to make my F2's right channel. Unfortuantely am not able to make it work.I did complete left channel and working fine. PCB are made by myself but should not be the reason as the left if working fine
How should I start trouble shooting?
I started with F2J on right side as I did F2 on left. Now when it is not working I changed my SJEP JFEt and put 100K for R6 and put R2 and Zener back.
There is 25Volt supply and reading 8v across C-E pins of ZTX550. But cant get any other voltages. What should I be looking for?Spent almost 3 hours changing of mosfets etc. No luck.
Any suggestions?
Found out to be layout issue. Made it work but will get new ones made.
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It is the standard schematic of F2. Not sure where I messed up. But happy to hear from you Zen mod!
Placed an empty PCB to make comparison easier.
Placed an empty PCB to make comparison easier.
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I do t think it is reversed, I checked with multimeter to confirms ( BE junction has higher voltage reading ). The ZTX550 has a flat face and semi flat face where they put the marking on. Usually flat surface faces us when reading the pin out configuration. But that surface also will have device labeling. Here the flatter surface is empty with a dot.
if you really have a problem with pinout of part , buy one of cheap universal testers
those shiny "LRCand everything" .... , like this one : 2017 Version Transistor Tester LCR Diode Capacitance ESR meter Signal Generator | eBay
ZTX550 - semi flat face to you , legs down
from left to right C , B , E (according to ECA VRT Database)
those shiny "LRCand everything" .... , like this one : 2017 Version Transistor Tester LCR Diode Capacitance ESR meter Signal Generator | eBay
ZTX550 - semi flat face to you , legs down
from left to right C , B , E (according to ECA VRT Database)
check R20, R21, R27 and traces for them
not fastest but somehow easiest approach - comparing good and bad channel - take ohm reading across every resistor
of course , amp off
write here when you find something suspicious
I checked twice for resistors, except R21 I guess charging cap shows climbing resistance in both channels. Nothing suspecious in values .
Voltage now exists between source and gate of IRFP9240, about 18V
Wish I know what is wrong?
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