Tek 7904A rapid ticking - no HT...
Hi,
Bad day at the office (shack) - two failure in one day ;-( I recently turned on my trusty 7904A after perhaps 2 years of non-use... It briefly displayed both traces (linup is 2 x 7A26, 7B92A, 7B53A), and then the traces dissapeared after about 10 seconds and the scope is issuing a rapid "ticking" at about 200 Hz - more of a sharp-edged buzz really. Now when I turn it on, I only get the buzz/tick. Removing all the plugins makes no difference... I'm not a HT person. Ideas? If it helps, I'm in the Uk. Many thanks |
Tek 7904A rapid ticking - no HT...
Sounds like bad filter caps in pwr supply
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Tek 7904A rapid ticking - no HT...
"Mike Deblis" writes:
Hi, Bad day at the office (shack) - two failure in one day ;-( I recently turned on my trusty 7904A after perhaps 2 years of non-use... It briefly displayed both traces (linup is 2 x 7A26, 7B92A, 7B53A), and then the traces dissapeared after about 10 seconds and the scope is issuing a rapid "ticking" at about 200 Hz - more of a sharp-edged buzz really. Now when I turn it on, I only get the buzz/tick. Removing all the plugins makes no difference... I'm not a HT person. Ideas? If it helps, I'm in the Uk. Many thanks The 7904 has an overcurrent protection circuit, which will cause the ticking. This is a good thing. First step, remove all the plug-ins. Still get the ticking? If yes, you can isolate boards by removing connectors, one board at a time. I had one of these fail that turned out to be a bad diode on the Z-axis board. Most likely problem: a bad cap on one of the boards. The tantalums go bad and Tek used them by the truck load. Good luck. Steve. -- Steven D. Swift, , http://www.novatech-instr.com NOVATECH INSTRUMENTS, INC. P.O. Box 55997 206.301.8986, fax 206.363.4367 Seattle, Washington 98155 USA |
Tek 7904A rapid ticking - no HT...
"Mike Deblis" wrote in message ...
Hi, Bad day at the office (shack) - two failure in one day ;-( I recently turned on my trusty 7904A after perhaps 2 years of non-use... It briefly displayed both traces (linup is 2 x 7A26, 7B92A, 7B53A), and then the traces disappeared after about 10 seconds and the scope is issuing a rapid "ticking" at about 200 Hz - more of a sharp-edged buzz really. Now when I turn it on, I only get the buzz/tick. Removing all the plugins makes no difference... I'm not a HT person. Ideas? If it helps, I'm in the Uk. Many thanks wrote in message oups.com... Sounds like bad filter caps in pwr supply It could also be that one of the high voltage power supplies arching to ground. Check the HV wires for breaks in the insulation. The post deflection accelerator is very high voltage so try not to get killed. |
Tek 7904A rapid ticking - no HT...
"Keyser Soze" wrote in message
om... "Mike Deblis" wrote in message ... Hi, Bad day at the office (shack) - two failure in one day ;-( I recently turned on my trusty 7904A after perhaps 2 years of non-use... It briefly displayed both traces (linup is 2 x 7A26, 7B92A, 7B53A), and then the traces disappeared after about 10 seconds and the scope is issuing a rapid "ticking" at about 200 Hz - more of a sharp-edged buzz really. Now when I turn it on, I only get the buzz/tick. Removing all the plugins makes no difference... I'm not a HT person. Ideas? If it helps, I'm in the Uk. Many thanks wrote in message oups.com... Sounds like bad filter caps in pwr supply It could also be that one of the high voltage power supplies arching to ground. Check the HV wires for breaks in the insulation. The post deflection accelerator is very high voltage so try not to get killed. Is Jim Yanik (sp?) still around? Thanks |
Tek 7904A rapid ticking - no HT...
"Mike Deblis" wrote in
: "Keyser Soze" wrote in message om... "Mike Deblis" wrote in message ... Hi, Bad day at the office (shack) - two failure in one day ;-( I recently turned on my trusty 7904A after perhaps 2 years of non-use... It briefly displayed both traces (linup is 2 x 7A26, 7B92A, 7B53A), and then the traces disappeared after about 10 seconds and the scope is issuing a rapid "ticking" at about 200 Hz - more of a sharp-edged buzz really. Now when I turn it on, I only get the buzz/tick. Removing all the plugins makes no difference... I'm not a HT person. Ideas? If it helps, I'm in the Uk. Many thanks wrote in message oups.com... Sounds like bad filter caps in pwr supply It could also be that one of the high voltage power supplies arching to ground. Check the HV wires for breaks in the insulation. The post deflection accelerator is very high voltage so try not to get killed. Is Jim Yanik (sp?) still around? Thanks The fast ticking,IIRC,indicates a failure in the PS itself,like a shorted diode,bad electrolytic,open switcher xstr(s).Probably a primary-side failure. I strongly advise reading the serivce manual's circuit description on the PS. If you don't have a svc manual,then I would not attempt repair;it's a very complex series-resonant switching supply.There are under/overvoltage lockout circuits,several current and voltage feedback loops. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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