"Ohmster"

How and where do you guys find schematics that you need to get a job done?


** You often have to use persistence and ingenuity to get them out of the
makers.

Looks like Carver / Sunfire are keeping theirs secret.


I am afraid to try to fire this thing up when fixed because of that Carver
"magnetic field core" power supply, I cannot variac it up slow and watch
the current nor can I use a 100 watt light bulb in place of the main fuse.


** Sure you can.

Just bridge out the T1 and T2 terminals on that triac in the AC supply.

The PSU then reverts to entirely conventional - but will produce full DC
rails with only 65% of nominal AC volts going in. Go any higher and the
tranny's magnetic core will saturate and blow the AC fuse.

Use a small fuse ( ie 1 or 2 amps) when playing about.



It seems to be a matter of replace the for sure bad ****, check all
around,
pray, keep fingers crossed, plug it in and watch for smoke.


** Recipe for disaster.



....... Phil