ARCAM DELTA DELIA 9O INTEGRATED STLkEO AMPLIFIERBELT 90 SERVICE MANUAL Precast Description Ise 26.2000 Dine Tap EoH1 tteC.) cartridame. For moving Corl car tridece an nee of the amplifier. The moving maanet and RIAA saual ization eee, a based around @ NESTA low horse On-amo. Capacitors Chand Ce dependent deedback for RIAA correction is pravided hy melunne FS and CS at lew frequencies and Ro and CO at Regn tredeene ee Capacitor CS provides hiah frequency stabilisation of the ie. Input and Record Setection Line Vevel stanal from the disc stage output or any other input can be selected for amlitication by the listen tuiten, < h cenee record switch andependently selects signals fur reiting co eee outputs. Note that the record switch te wired tomrocent foe 1 input fron being fed tape 1 output to prevent. feedback wrobicee £:. input signals are attenuated by KO sna RY to match ene ie Signal passes via the listen switch and volume contrel to # line anelitier stage which provides 16de of asin. Teansraters OF eed 2 Brovide gain which is Set by R16 and Ri%., Transistors Ge an hace 2 current source load for the cellecter oF OS D.C. bios for this stage 15 provided by R220. RID) vie RIS. Tone contral and direct amitch # non-soverting tone contrel based around IC2 allows a jim ted Tange boost and cut (approx. *-748) ‘oF bess and trebles Bat ang treble control potentioncters vary the feedbach srenna tect ey (romueys |The resistors on either ends oF wack potenti omceee wiven the direct switch is out or directly trom the line sant iriee shen the amitch is in. “To prevent. ewitching cliche fused be gittering DC levels on C12 and C17, equal voltages. are mernt otned anThe Foner Amplitier tas @ single transistor input stage rather than the more common luna tailed air. Signal on 0h base modul aves the collector current and the resultant voltage variation drive chase a amplitier 07 via emitter follower 06. Trancistor 69 1a lauded bys current source 08. U7. fp A.C. signal equal in amplieude ta the negative half cycles driver transistor G13 and output trancitor O15 provide the current handling capability to drive the lowsescater Yoad. " Similariv on positive halt cycles U1? ond G14 provide the Same function. “The amplifier operates im clace AB mole with 5 standing current of approximately Soma in the output meaue Eransistors O13. O15. The output stage i= biessed in thie condition by the voltage acrose Ra? which i= tet by current source 0G. G9. Preset potentiometer RVI allons adjustment uf the current sotrce and consequently the output stage standin es Resistors RSG and RSP Limit the possibility of the thermal runamay Eogether with Of which is mounted adjacent tw the hestsink Co alice thermal feedback: to the current source. Two identical protect ies 2 On O10 and B11 sense output curren: arrose RSG and Roo overvaltaqe threatens ta damage the output tranuister a, Feedback trom the amplifier output iz returned to the emitter et the first ‘stage transistor Of via RSG, Resistors Ra. Se define the Stability against nigh ¢requency osesilation in the amplifier i maintained by C23, C21 and RS? and also C23. There ts 4 D.C. servo 1-C.3 which provides D.C. bias to the input Beane and maintains a low D.C. offant on the loudspeaker cutpor, The circuit functions by having an extremely large gain at Beey but the main servo time constant with residual filtering by Id. Te.3, 3s powered by the preamalifier ISV supplies. Power for the input and class A stage is filtered by use of 215, C205 and D214, C204 to provide isclation from the cutoutThe amplifier output is connected to the output termnals via a relay abich performs 2 functions. On sei tehing or the pacer there 15,2,5 second time delay before the relay clones, on cereceney the relay opens immediately. “Bangs and pon are this precenen tet reaching the speakers." the relay circuit ala monitor the Se offset on Both loudsoeaker outputs and if this ie urecter eae Jopranimately +-0.7 Volt the relava mill open, arotecr ney Toudspeavers from Bc. current, Commonents R215, C220 provide the switch on delay. When 6220 Eharaes to above 15.7 Volts U200 switches on and in tee oSae Note that for C220 to charae up 9208 and 0207 must be off D.C. offset on either power amilitier mill cause ene of tewe’ Signals from operating the circuit, . With the @.G+ power on. 6217 will be neaatively charged by Acc. trom the transformer Secondary rectified by D207. On emttennte tole ALG. disappears and C217 wocomes positively charged Mae Transistor 0207 will switch on and! consequently the citccrt mill open Preamplifier power supplies Fositive and negative ¢4fteen volt supplies tor all preamplifier Zigges and the D.C. servos are provided by to regulator ciscatts of Eistlar configuration. "In the positive regulate: the man eases supply of 44V is dropped to apprawimately So volte be eRDote Transistor O201 is switched on by current through Roo? sey R203 and the emitter of 0201 rises in voltage until at snprontaatary. 15.7 volts D201 conducts and turns on 0202. Transi ton Boge tase ade Evcrent from the base of O201 so that a staate operatic, sen Toe Teached. Capacstor C208 provides high treauence state oor foe ee: etreuit. The negative regulator operates in an sdentical weeHost of the conanents in the amplifier can if necessary be replaced by similar types or manufacturer providing valtene, current and tolerance ratings are equal or better. The main excepsions ¢9 this are the driver and output transistors O12.13,14,15. These Transistors ere gain matched 20 that if Qi? needs relac ng then G13 should alsa be changed. Similarly G18 and O18 should bo replaced By replacing in matched pairs the distortion measurements wilt remain low, also anv later failure by gartsal damage in the other Gmvice mill be avaided. SAFETY WARRING This fuse promotes the main protection to the whole amplifier and mist NEVER be replaced by a fuse of igher rating or mifterent type. The (use value i= listed below Supply Voltace Fuse rating 110 = 120¥ S.15AcT) 220 ~ 240v s.zsacryDise Input 10 Stecron ler SWS NB. FOR RIGHT HAND CHANNEL, ADO 1070 AL COMPONENT REFERENCE NUMBERS * COMPONENTS ARE 1% TOLERANCE METAL UL ‘A&R CAMBRIDGE LTD, [ARAM DELTA 80 ‘mRCUTT DIKGAAM 1/6 ISSUES 9.267 SERIAL NOS 001 4.00Input and Record Switching nous oureurs Wea Twee1 co TUNER Tae THRE ‘ABR CAMBRIDGE LTD. ARCAM DELTA 90 GIRCUT DIAGRAM 2/6 ISSUES 9.1287 ‘SERIAL NOS 001 — 400Line Amplifier Tone Controls A&R CAMBRIDGE LTD. ARCAM DELTA 90Power Amplifier our fe @ sowvstienr uescenr oa “ze BR wecos Toorrser PROTECTION waste ReUy &%e 9,13 maybe A958 Q7,Q12maybeC2168 oes e] DC Servo ‘ire 8 ‘ASR CAMBRIDGE LTD. ARCAM DELTA 90On/Off Mute and DC Offset Speaker Protection ‘A&R CAMBRIDGE LTD, ‘ARCAM DELTA 90 GIRCUTT DIAGRAM 516 ISSUES 9.1267 SERIAL NOS 001 —4-€00Main Power Supply +1V Discrete Regulators p—eaisv [tay x0 a aaaneo0 Se fuse in raat —— any 1 ves w a WAI FOR 204 NB FOR zav USE 0-110 0-110 .WINONGS WRED AS ABOVE wring Fon zo NB.FOR TOV USE 110.0-110 WRONGS WRED AS ABOVE SAFETY Wasvan: WAYS REPLACE WITH THE SAME FUSE RATING AND TYPE ‘SCONNECT SUPPLY BEFORE CHANGING FUSE Q201 maybe C2168 Q203 maybe A958 $$ isy ‘A&R CAMBRIDGE LTD, ARCAM DELTA 90 ‘CRRCUTT DIAGRAM 6 6 SSUES 9.1287 SERIAL NOS 001 — 4800