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MAG DJ530
I've got a MAG DJ530 monitor that suddenly crapped out. The standby
circuit appears to be functioning, as when I depress the momentary on switch the front LED lights for about a half a second, and the relay clicks. But it shuts down immeadiatly. I can keep depressing the on switch and it will keep up the same pattern. It SOUNDS to me when it tries to start that the main power supply MIGHT be overloaded (i.e. there is a short somewhere) but it's hard to tell (by ear anyway). I have tested just about every semiconductor on the board, including the HOT and several MOSFETs, everything checks out clean (I tested them out of circuit, with a professional tester). I have checked and double checked all DIODES. I ESRed all the capacitors and found a couple that were bad (or borderline) but it still did not make any difference. I removed the HOT and it does the same thing. I have been over the board several times with a magnifying glass and I can find no evidence of any burnt components. The board has a 7812 voltage regulator whose soldered connections were heat cracked, so I resoldered them and no difference. Then I replaced the 7812 just to be sure with a known good one and no difference. Anyone have any suggestions? It's my own monitor so I don't mind spending the time on it, but I'm only willing to put another couple of hours into the project before I relagate it to the spare parts bins. Thanks -Bill |