736 INitele- Meda ate) Microvitec Series 13 Stephen Moorhouse explains the operation of and the reason for the unusual line scan/EHT generator system used in this monitor chassis nn his article on servicing the Microvitec Series 13. ‘monitor chassis (May issue) Russ Phillips refers to its “unusual” line output stage. The main teason for the development of this circuit was the need to be able to compete on a global scale in what had become @ very price-sensitive section of the monitor market, In fact however the Series 13 line deflection system was a devel- ‘opment ofa previous circuit that was used for many years in earlier Microvitee designs, including the Series 7 and Series 9 generic chassis. Microvitec owns & patent for it Basic Concept An essential requirement ofan autosyn: monitor, ie one that will operate at diferent line frequencies, is Tine deflection substantially constant lependently of the line frequency, as well as providing suitable EW geometry correction. This means thatthe HT supply that powers the line output stage must be proportional to the line fre- ancy. "This can be achieved by inserting an additional “Buck. regulator” between the main chopper power supply cit- Cit and the line output stage, see Fig. 1. This consist of {series chopper FET, an efficiency diode D, a reservoir indoctor and a smoothing capacitor C. The output volt- age Vo = Vinx (Ton/Th), where Vin ithe HT produced by the chopper power supply, Toni the on period ofthe pulse-width modulated drive to the Buck regulator FET ad This 1, in te Series 13 circuit the Buck regulaor and line out- pul stage cireuils are combined, see Fig. 2. The line out- pul wansformer’s primary winding and the scan-comec- tion/ecupling capacitor now perform two roles: in addi- tion to their nornal functions they act as the storage ele- tents forthe Buck regulator. The result sa considerable Saving in materi “The use of whats called « “negative Ayback” system (dhe Tine Ayback pulse, produced atthe junction of the Tine output wansisor’s emer and the input to the line output transformers primary winding, is negative-going) Js a costefective way of carrying out this combination. By tuming the line output stage Upside down, drive for the n-channel FET becomes very simple as itis now “pround-eferenced”, Because i's connested t0 the lj- back pulses, additional isolation is required in the line diver wansformer Active Breathing and Class D EW Correction ‘The cther “novel” features of the circuit are the ways in Which EW and picture breathing correction are implement ed (see Figs. 4(b) and 5 on page 509 of the May issue. ‘Traditionally @transductor or a diode modulator is used to apply EW corection to the line scan current. Both are relatively costly, particularly in an application where @ fixed raster “width” will suffice. The technique adopted here isto use the class D, pulse-width modulated FET drive to generate the EW correction forthe tube in addition to its main role in controlling the EHT and line scan, An EW parabola obtained from the TDA4851 syne processor chip 4s fed to pins 6 and 7 of the NESSS chip ICI0I that pro- ‘duces the drive for the FET. The NESSS is arranged as 2 monostable excillator, and the parabola modifies the on time ofits output. In this way the degree of EW correction applied automatically tracks with the line frequency. "The arrangement requires an integral EHT capacitor GnF inthis case) inthe line output transformer. In addition to improving the short-term EHT source impedance, this capacitor prevents excessive modulation of the HT volt- age by the parabola. Otherwise there would be unaccept- able geometry distortion when the CRTs beam current is high, ‘Since the Source impedance of an EHT supply is typical ly 2-22MO, a I-1-SkV EHT change is not uncommon between CRT beam current extremes — between a black and a full white sereen, Without corrective ation the result js unacceptable variations in the picture width. The usual technique adopted in TV sets and monitors that don’t have 1 diode modulator is to add an ant-breathing resistor in series with the HT supply tothe line output stage, The volt- ‘age drop across this resistor varies with the EHT current, providing roughly the right correction. In the Series 13 chassis this approach is implemented using active circuit- ¥. "The voltage atthe lower end of the EH bleed resistance (ypically some SOOMO, and part of the line output trans- former) is sensed to generate limited amount of ‘positive feedback’ which is applied ot the timing pins 6 and 7 of the monostable circuit (C101), together withthe EW correc- tion parabola. As @ result the EHT is reduced with increas- ing beam current, along with a corresponding reduction in the scan current. Since the picture width is proportional to the scan current and is inversely proportional tothe square root ofthe EHT voltage, the technique produces a constant- width display. Ttis worth mentioning the role of VR302 which is within the feedback loop i's associated with 1C303 (see Fig. 5, page 509, May). This potentiometer is included to ensure ‘optimum correction: it provides compensation forthe +20 per cent tolerance associated with the EHT bleed resis ‘August 1998 TELEVISIONtance. Ifa replacement line output transforme has to be ted, it will nearly always be necessary to readjust VR302. The procedure is given in the relevant Microvitec service manu- als, Conclusion ‘Although the line deflection system employed inthe Series, 13 monitor chassis is somewhat unusual, it provides an extremely cost-effective means of generating the EHT and Tine sean with an autosyoe monitor. Finally, there were a coupe of errors inthe cet diagrams in the May anle. Inthe chopper power supply circuit (Fig 1) TR2 is shown as type BFS47B: i is infact type BCS47. This transistor is used to lock the chopper power supply’ operating frequency to that of he ine output stage, via a iso- lated winding onthe line ourpot wansformes. 2 terminates the oscillator ramp generated within the UC3842 conto chip by driving pin 4 high during the line flyback, ths initiating, alter ashor dead time, the next eye Secondly Fig. 4(b)is incoretin that TR102's drain should be shown connected tothe contol pin 5 of ICIO1, not to the timing pins 6 and 7, TR102 implements power management by shuting down te line output stage in the absence of line syne pulses. In this condition there i no clamp pulse ourput ffom IC201 (TDASBS1) to dive the NESS F-V convener chip IC401. TR6OD (on the geomery module) switches off and TRIO2 switches on. Editorial note: Our apologies for these errors, which are also present in the Microvitec circuit diagram we used asthe basis ‘of our drawings. Atleast we showed TRIQ2 as a FET MONITORS Fig, le) Use of a Buck regulator and separot line outputs onivide, wih en autosynt monisn 4 cengtant EAT ond line Celeron current independently ofthe line frequency. Fig. 2 (right: The arrangement used in the Micovitec Series 13 Monitor gots combines the Buck regletor and ne ou sage Driersenstve section ofthe markers oe ” shown asa bipolar transistor on the original circuit diagram. ‘We would have spotted the incorect transistor type bad We ‘gone by the pas list A whole station for the price of a London - Edinburgh return. For ust £99 we wal provide you with our $0 watt oldrng sation, bench stand ind a temperature feedback controled soldering ion Unie ‘energy controle ths satin wl elcroricly control the tp temperature of your choice between 65°C and 450°C with excelent repeatabity. At a slightly higher price platform is cur 69050 ESD sale tation which has Gigtal readout electronically lockable settings and many ater features. 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