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Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***

by EADGBE <hwbosshoss@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apr 22, 2008 at 12:15 PM

Good News!

This headphone amplifier has been REPAIRED and is now working
perfectly.

Here's what happened:

I have been taking parallel measurements between the "good" and "bad"
channels since the beginning.

I took voltage measurements, resistance measurements, tested ALL
capacitors, and tested ALL transistors.

But someone in my original thread (I can't remember who offhand --
sorry) did mention checking the circuit board traces.

"No need," I thought.  "The circuit board and all solder joints look
fine to me."

But in a fit of desperation, I nonetheless decided to whip out a
tester I hadn't used yet: my magnifying glass.

That's when I found it -- a *microscopic* crack in the trace between
the emitter of Q208 and its adjoining 3.3 ohm resistor.  The crack was
so incredibly tiny that I easily overlooked it--repeatedly.

I took one of my jumper leads and clipped one end of it to Q208's
emitter and the other end of it to the 3.3 ohm resistor.

I then took voltage measurements.  EVERYTHING WAS NOW ON SPEC:

Q205's collector now measures +7.09V, and Q206 now has the following
measurements:
B: +6.51V
C: +7.08V
E: +5.84V

I was able to bridge the crack with a well-placed solder trail, and
the headphone amp now sounds great.

A BIG "THANK YOU" TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME OUT!  I OWE YOU BIG TIME.




 18 Posts in Topic:
Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
EADGBE <hwbosshoss@[EM  2008-04-22 12:15:17 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
"Richard Crowley&quo  2008-04-22 12:38:19 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-04-22 19:53:27 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
John Phillips <news080  2008-04-22 20:09:23 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-04-22 20:13:12 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
"geoff" <geo  2008-04-23 10:27:24 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
isw <isw@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-04-22 21:04:39 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
"Mr.T" <MrT@  2008-04-23 18:36:32 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
"Richard Crowley&quo  2008-04-23 10:10:42 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
"Mr.T" <MrT@  2008-04-24 12:07:05 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
isw <isw@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-04-23 20:40:41 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
"Mr.T" <MrT@  2008-04-24 14:42:49 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
"Richard Crowley&quo  2008-04-24 09:19:04 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
jakdedert <jakdedert@[  2008-04-24 11:31:30 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
"Mr.T" <MrT@  2008-04-25 11:47:53 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
EADGBE <hwbosshoss@[EM  2008-04-25 05:09:32 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
zekfrivo@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-04-25 12:13:43 
Re: Amplifier Problem - ***SOLVED***
"Arny Krueger"   2008-04-25 09:14:07 

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