FAULTFINDING/DISASSEMBLY
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CAUTION!LIVEMAINSVOLTAGES!
WhenundertakinganyrepairworkontheCDplayer,engineersshouldnotethattheplayer
includesaswitchingpowersupplyconnecteddirectlytolivemainsandotherhighvoltages,
locatedonthemainPCB.CapacitorsinthepowersupplywillretainveryhighDCvoltages,even
whendisconnectedfromthemains.Exerciseextremecarewhenremovingorhandlingthe
mainPCB.
Powersupplyrepair
Ifapowersupplyfaultissuspected,checkthevoltageofthe5Vand10Vpowersuppliesonthe
mainPCB.ThesecanbefoundattheSMDelectrolyticcapacitorsC506andC507.Ifeitheror
bothofthesepowersuppliesismissing,theremaybeapowersupplyfaultorashort‐circuitto
thepowersupplyinquestion.
TheprimarysideofthepowersupplycanonlybetestedwithanisolatedDVMwhenthemain
PCBisinstalledcorrectlyinthechassis.NeverconnectpowertothemainPCBwhenithasbeen
removedfromthechassisoruseanygroundedtestequipmentsuchasoscilloscopestocheck
forprimaryfaults.
Initially,checktheDCsupplyvoltageacrossthe'+'and'‐'pinsofD501.Thevoltagefoundwill
dependonthemainsvoltage,butwillbebetween300‐350V.Ifthisvoltageisnotpresent,
disconnectmainspowerandchecktheminiaturefuseFS801.IfthefuseisOK,removethePCB
andchecktheprimarycomponentswithaDVMresistancemeter.
IftheDCsupplyvoltageispresentandthepowersupplyisnotrunning,checkthevoltage
betweenpins1and8ofIC501.Thisisabout0.9Vinnormaloperation.Ifthisvoltageislow,
checkR501.Checkalsothebiassupplybetweenpins2and8ofIC501.Thisshouldbearound
6V,butwillonlybepresentiftheswitchingsupplyisswitchingcorrectly.Ifthesupplyisnot
switching,suspectaproblemwithIC501orTX501.TX501canbecheckedwithaDVMsetfor
resistance.
Thesecondarysuppliesaresimplerectifiedsupplies.The'FEEDBACK'lineprovidesclose
regulationforthe+5Vsupplywhilethe+10Vsupplymayvaryalittleinvoltage.Ifthe+5V
supplyisnotaccuratelyset,thisismostlikelyacomponentfaultinIC502orthenetworkof
componentsaroundit.
Discwillnotread
Ifthediscwillnotread,checktoseeifthediscisrotating.Ifthediscisrotatingthenitmeans
thatthelaserhasfocussedonthedisc,thereforeallpowersuppliesareok.Ifthediscdoesnot
rotatethencheckthepowersuppliestotheservoPCBatpins+5V_MOTORand+5V_CDon
connectorCON405oftheservoPCB.Ifthepowersuppliesareworkingcorrectly,removethe
loaderandsubstitutethelaserpickupwithanewreplacementunit.Ifthediscwillstillnot
read,substitutewithanewservoPCB.
CAUTION!WhendisconnectingtheflexfoilcablefromthelaserpickuptotheservoPCB,always
ensurethatstaticprecautionsaretakenwithagroundedstaticmatandwrist‐strapasthelaser
pickupcaneasilybedamagedbyrelativelylowlevelsofstatic.Whenthediscreading
mechanismorlaserpickupareremovedfromthechassis,itispreferabletofitaflexfoiland
useametalpapercliporsimilartobridgeallopenconnectionsasstaticprotectionwhen
handlingthepickup.