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TF10Preamplifier
Forunitssetupfor240volts,a50ohm10Wresistorisinsertedinlinewiththeincomingmains power. CAUTION:DangerousvoltagesarepresentinsidetheTF10.Servicingshouldonlybeattempted bythoseexperiencedinworkingonequipmentcontaininghighvoltages.Alargeportionofthe powersupplyisnotisolatedfromthepowermains.Anisolationtransformermustbeusedif voltagereadingsaretakeninthesepowersupplyareas.Powersupplyvoltagesonthesecondary sideofthepowertransformerandintheaudioportionscanbemeasuredwithoutanisolation transformer. ThepowersupplyisconfiguredasatwostageswitcherwithabucktyperegulatorQ1thruQ7, followerbyapowerinverterQ8Q9.Ifthelinefuseblowsafteraperiodoftime,itispossiblethat theregulatorhasfailedandexcessivevoltageisbeingdeliveredtotheaudiocircuits.The filamentsupplyshouldbearound21volts,ifmuchhighertheregulatorhaslikelyfailed. Failureproneparts:Q7,Q8andQ9.D710(replaceonlywithfastrecovery600volttype)When replacingpowertransistorsbecarefulthattheyareproperlyseatedintheirsocketsandthe insulatingbushingsarealignedtopreventcasetogroundshorts.Audio:All2N5461FETscan causeexcessivenoiseordcoffsetifshorted,resultinginloudpopswhenswitchesareoperated.

replacingpowertransistorsbecarefulthattheyareproperlyseatedintheirsocketsandthe insulatingbushingsarealignedtopreventcasetogroundshorts.Audio:All2N5461FETscan causeexcessivenoiseordcoffsetifshorted,resultinginloudpopswhenswitchesareoperated.

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