h “We 2 €ePhage MAIC 4 SONIC FRONTIERS Ne CH On RPO nea WS LINED. RPA anune SONIC FRONTIERS warranty repair work shall be performed only by qualified electronics technicians. Work done by non-authorized SONIC FRONTIERS service locations and/or dealers is not covered under the SONIC FRONTIERS warranty. Damage caused by service attempted by one other than our authorized service bureaus is not covered under the warranty. to aid the electronics technician in making the proper diagnosis in repairing the Line 2 preamplifier. Normal Operation The following points have been found to be the most frequent areas of concer from customers, no fault exists in the Line 2 in each case, 4, Some hiss in speakers. - The Line 2 incorporates 6 vacuum tubes and will inherently make more hiss noise than a solid state product. Typical noise output is no more than 420uV per phase with the volume control fully counter-clockwise. - Sensitive amplifiers and sensitive speakers will reveal this hiss more readily than average sensitivity amplifiers and speakers, example: an amplifier with an input sensitivity of 0.775V,,,, and speakers with a sensitivity of 90dB SPL @1W, ‘1m anechoic would be considered moderately sensitive. All components listed in the text will have the same designation for both channels but with an ‘L’ prefix for Left channel components. For this reason, all parts will be referred to by Left channel only. Example: resistors LR43 and R43; the resistor LR43 is found in the Left channel and R43 is in the Right channel. Fi 4. Filament voltage should be measured across pins 4 and 5 of the following tubes: LV1and LV3. A reading of 6.0Vdc to 6.3Vdc is acceptable, any voltages higher or lower must be 2. If one channel has no filament voltage present, check the bridge rectifier for the filament section, LBR1 in the Power Supply chassis. Replace if needed and place a heat sink on both the filament bridge rectifier devices; this will improve heat dissipation. 3, If only tubes LV1 and LV2 are not lighting, check regulator LIC2 in the Power Supply chassis. If only tubes LV3 and LV4 are not lighting, check regulator LIC1 High Voltage Supplies Note: The following voltages are measured referenced to chassis ground or an audio ground (RCA jack sleeve is sufficient). 1, With the Power supply switched to ON and the STANDBY position, check the voltages Power Supply Mode of Operation Pin Number [| Standby | Operate | MutedSONIC [entree N ¢ O R_POR A 54 =12.7 18 15 123 0 0.7 9.2 270 15) 6.15) 6.15 6.15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ti 8 a 10 146 11 12 13 14 15 16 Front View a G=gate O D = drain (tab) IRF510| S = sdurce fd 2. Place a voltmeter probe on the tab (drain) of Q3 or LQ3 and switch the Power supply to the OPERATE position. The voltage should ramp up to approximately 285Vde +10V within 40 seconds. If the voltage goes immediately to 300Vdc after switching to OPERATE, there is a problem in the first High Voltage regulation stages at LQ2 and LQ5. Check these components as well as each string of Zener diodes from LZD1 to LZD15. ({f the circuit board is a REV.0 board, refer to Ed's Tech Notes - Power Supply Update for the SFL-2). Figure 1 3. Measure the voltage on the tab of LQ6, the voltage should be approximately 155Vde #10V. 4, Measure the voltage at the source pin of LQ3, the voltage should be exactly 10Vde less than the voltage measured on the tab. If this voltage is not 10V less, there is a problem in the buffer regulator. Check diodes LZD10 and D4-D6. Check LQ3 and replace LIC1 if necessary. 5. 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