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7603 voltages ok but no trace


 

Hi!

I got two non working 7603 so I¡¯m trying to get at least one of them to work.
Just got one of them (which is in very good external shape!) for free from a very friendly man here in Sweden who has a huge collection of electronic stuff.

The one I just got had a faulty power supply so I¡¯ve borrowed a few parts from my other 7603 got good results for the +5, +15, +50, +130, -15, and -50, they are all well within specs. But I got nothing showing up on the CRT.

This is what I got when I look at the horizontal deflection plates:


What¡¯s the next step? Swap some boards from the other 7603?

I mainly work with guitar amplifiers so I don¡¯t got much experience working on scopes but I got some ¡°basic bench equipment¡± and can measure up to 30kV if needed. ?


All the best,
Henric

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Henric,
I once had a 7603 with a problem intensity circuit. Turned out to be a failed transistor. .
Bob


 

I realized that I didn¡¯t see any CRT filament/heater glow in this newer 7603 so I put the working PSU in the other 7603 and in that scope I see the CRT is glowing. I can see a dot on the CRT screen for one second the moment I start it up then it¡¯s gone. Got nothing on the horizontal deflection plates on this other older beat up 7603.

I would really like to get the newer 7603 up and running since it¡¯s in very good shape and if got the readout board which my other 7603 is missing. I¡¯m planning to use my 7L5 (which I was lucky enough to score on eBay recently) in this 7603.

I¡¯ve replaced the CRT in the older 7603 before (it was cracked when I received it) and hoped that was the only problem with it but when it had some other issues and since it was lacking readout option I didn¡¯t spend any more time on it.

Anyone who knows a spot where I could measure the 6,3VAC filament/heater for the CRT? Looks like it¡¯s elevated almost 3kVDC above ground?!