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Larry, I don't want you to worry about the driver board..I want you to do what I ask so we can figure out if there are any problems with the back wall or power supply. I will then send you a complete set of outputs and an assembled White Oak Rev A driver board. You will then follow very explicit step by step instructions to desolder the old board and install the new board. The board is one of 4 boards that were built and sent to me as a gift from Dr. Lucitt when he thinned his herd. They did not cost me anything nor will it cost you anything. I have some band new MJ 21194's which are perfect for the 400. I don't use those in 700's so you can have them too. But to do this you must listen to me and do only what I suggest and when I suggest it. I Don't Believe At your present skill level you can troubleshoot the board and repair it. I do believe you can change one out with help.
These boards are also complete with the Phoenix connectors so no soldering is needed to install them, and a wiring mistake can be spotted abd changed without desoldering and resoldering....
Good price on a 51 here--- http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WES51-Analog-Soldering-Station/dp/B000BRC2XU
Those will come with the outputs...,Those little glass lookin diodes on the 3 tab terminal strips, and the one to the right of those that look like them are next, give em the diode test...
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I have a piece of crap one that may melt solder. I have some small gage silver solder and some larger rosin core.
Would I be correct in saying one of those diodes are bad?
That is the transformer. The power supply consists of the AC line cord, transformer, bridge rectifier, the big caps and associated fuses and wiring. The DC side of the power supply is the rectifier, caps, and wire and fuses. Please take a pic and post of the components I asked you to test. I gotta do this for a bit until I know we are on the same page.
Solder will have an alloy designation like 60/40, or 63/37. Those numbers indicate the lead/tin ratio. Can you find that designation on the solder you are using?
Not yet, we are getting there. Do you know why we have to unmount some components to test them?
Everthing in that amp runs around in a circle. There are exceptions, but a component in circuit is affected by all other components in that circuit. Some components we can test in circuit, because the effect of the other componenets do not have an affect on it, or the affection is to small to to matter.
You were not wrong about the supply. In order to be able to communicate effectively we have to talk apples to apples. No biggie, just terminology. The transformer is a part of the power supply, but not the only component of the supply.....