Q: What would happen if a 7805p transistor received too much ripple input voltage.
Back story: On my HK avr 7000 the smoothing cap on a 3.3 and 5v line, a 10000 mf 16v cap was swollen.
That feeds to a few transistors and the 3.3v and 5v - 4 different voltage outputs infact have other smoothing caps - both electrolytic and smd caps. I found all 4 electrolytic caps swollen.
I am replacing all 5 of the electrolytics. However I am wondering what will have happened to the transistor and the rest of the mess of components in the way and past them.
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Srinath.
Back story: On my HK avr 7000 the smoothing cap on a 3.3 and 5v line, a 10000 mf 16v cap was swollen.
That feeds to a few transistors and the 3.3v and 5v - 4 different voltage outputs infact have other smoothing caps - both electrolytic and smd caps. I found all 4 electrolytic caps swollen.
I am replacing all 5 of the electrolytics. However I am wondering what will have happened to the transistor and the rest of the mess of components in the way and past them.
Cool.
Srinath.
See this amp worked with the swollen caps but only in 2 channel.
It turned on without the dts board in.
After I replaced the smaller caps the amp never got out of stand by.
I either screwed up something or the other swollen cap gave up in the few times I powered it on after the removal of the dts board and it refused to get past standby state.
I guess I put the amp back with the new cap and see what it does.
Cool.
Srinath.
It turned on without the dts board in.
After I replaced the smaller caps the amp never got out of stand by.
I either screwed up something or the other swollen cap gave up in the few times I powered it on after the removal of the dts board and it refused to get past standby state.
I guess I put the amp back with the new cap and see what it does.
Cool.
Srinath.
When one electrolytic cap goes, and the amp is over 15 years old, I change them all. Low grade consumer products, e-caps are suspicious after 5 years. My DTV converter came from ****-Mart with bad e-caps- diagonal lines across the screen that disappear after a couple of minutes. ****-Mart always has better "bargains" than every other store.
If the manufacture is saving one cap, they saved money on them all. How many times do you want to take it apart? And diagnose what is wrong this time?
If the manufacture is saving one cap, they saved money on them all. How many times do you want to take it apart? And diagnose what is wrong this time?
The amp is commingup on 15 yrs, maybe in a few years. 2002/03 if I recall.
I cant replace all caps ... not just yet, its just too many. Lets see if it powers up tommorow. If it does, I will be good. I may work on it a bit more after that replacing stuff. The bugger worked just days before I pulled the board to replace the dts board caps.
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srinath.
I cant replace all caps ... not just yet, its just too many. Lets see if it powers up tommorow. If it does, I will be good. I may work on it a bit more after that replacing stuff. The bugger worked just days before I pulled the board to replace the dts board caps.
Cool.
srinath.
If you have been into it and it died soon after, then bad connections are always a possibility. Powering down, pulling and reseating boards is useful.
As far as all the little E-caps, I bought a couple of dozen fresh 47 uf @ 35 v ones rated 5000 hours last year for $.09 each, so they are not all as expensive as the $5 main power supply cap pair. But the little ones can stop the sound just as surely when dried up. Have recapped an organ, a FM radio, a disco mixer, a preamp and 3 power amps since retirement. The difference is between day and night, except the preamp (had a bad paper cap). Although I replaced other parts to two power amps and the mixer, too, after I was sure the >20 year old e-caps were all good.
As far as all the little E-caps, I bought a couple of dozen fresh 47 uf @ 35 v ones rated 5000 hours last year for $.09 each, so they are not all as expensive as the $5 main power supply cap pair. But the little ones can stop the sound just as surely when dried up. Have recapped an organ, a FM radio, a disco mixer, a preamp and 3 power amps since retirement. The difference is between day and night, except the preamp (had a bad paper cap). Although I replaced other parts to two power amps and the mixer, too, after I was sure the >20 year old e-caps were all good.
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Actually that 10,000 mf 16v cap wasn't even bad, it had a plastic top that swelled, but when I pulled it off, under that the metal top of the cap with the score pattern so it will pop when it swells, it was intact.
I pulled a lot of flat cables, and have re connected them a plenty. It still wont power up.
I have it nearly all back together, but a pulling it apart again, I left out 1 7 pin connector from the front board to the main board.
I am nearly certain the problem is in that small supply and relay board in the front - and I refitted the amp so I can take it off without pulling the whole amp apart.
Thanks for all the help guys, I am going to fit it back proper and try it and see, maybe do a system reset after that and see what gives.
Cool.
Srinath.
I pulled a lot of flat cables, and have re connected them a plenty. It still wont power up.
I have it nearly all back together, but a pulling it apart again, I left out 1 7 pin connector from the front board to the main board.
I am nearly certain the problem is in that small supply and relay board in the front - and I refitted the amp so I can take it off without pulling the whole amp apart.
Thanks for all the help guys, I am going to fit it back proper and try it and see, maybe do a system reset after that and see what gives.
Cool.
Srinath.
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