Thanks, Jean-Paul, Mark, and Tom,
The relaxation oscillator I was referring to is the one that makes the neon flash which is comprised of R3019-C3019-DS3019.
I was originally writing the above email when it suddenly occurred to me that after removing the power supply from the scope, I had not connected the dummy load so, of course, it was ticking! I connected the dummy load and the PS came to life normally.
I now need to find out what has gone bad in the scope itself. As has been suggested, it's likely a shorted tantalum and, if I had my guess, it's probably one of the ones on the main interface board where the sense line connects. At least now I know better where to look for the problem.
Thanks to all who replied,
Barry - N4BUQ
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When there is an overload, the PS shuts down and tries again a bit later. Each
tick is the sound made by the magnetics as current starts to flow then shuts
off. No master oscillator drives the tick frequency. The whole PS is acting as
a relaxation oscillator in response to the overload.
Most likely you have a shorted tant somewhere, but whatever the cause, just
follow the standard debug tree. There¡¯s a terrific writeup for the 7000 series;
it¡¯s been referenced here a lot.
Good luck!
Tom
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On Dec 7, 2024, at 15:38, n4buq <n4buq@...> wrote:
?I powered up one of my 7704As which worked fine the last time I used it several
?months ago. This time it worked for about 30 seconds and stopped with the
?power supply going into a rapid tick mode which I presume the frequency of the
?relaxation oscillator.
