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==Symptom: No Single Family sweep== | ==Symptom: No Single Family sweep== | ||
Step Gen Rate Single Switch is bad. | Step Gen Rate Single Switch is bad. (Wrong "assumption"! Never "assume" anything) | ||
Single family mode not working. | Single family mode not working. | ||
Looking for a new switch. | Looking for a new switch. (see above) | ||
Found Q117 N-JFET bad, replaced with known-good used component. | Found Q117 N-JFET bad, replaced with known-good used component. Not certain that this had anything to do with the malfunction? (Still no function) | ||
This is a work in progress as this switch is not critical for me at the moment. | This is a work in progress as this switch is not critical for me at the moment. (REPAIRED 07/26/2019) | ||
UPDATE:07/30/2019 This issue is resolved. Further testing indicated that the switch was, in fact,good. When operating the "SINGLE" push button (SW78B), the switch portion of the circuit was producing the expected momentary "Low" at the wire connected to PIN "H" and through to Pin#5 of U69 (156-0030-00 or SN7400N). I was able to clearly see this pulse on my scope when connected to the now disconnected wire between Pin "H" of Step Family Switch and Pin "J" of the Step Generator board. Referring to the schematic lead me to swap out the IC's between U69 and U20 (same part). U20 seemed to be fully functional, since the related push buttons all produced their assigned function when operated. This part swap resulted in the single step family working, but the .5X Rate ceasing to function. This confirmed that the issue was indeed U69. I had some new SN7400N IC's in my repair parts, swapped in a new one to the U20 position, the entire circuit now functions as intended. | |||
==Symptom: Complete Unit shut down== | ==Symptom: Complete Unit shut down== | ||