[Icom] PS-125 Mods - zener diode

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:20:13 -0700

Thanks Ted,
Very complete and understandable.
73,
Ken W7TS

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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Ted Marston
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 12:32
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Subject: RE: [Icom] PS-125 Mods - zener diode

Ken:

The Black (-) wire from the fan goes to the collector of Q14 (2SC943)
via connector CN15.  The Red wire goes through a 15 ohm resistor to the
PS-125 + DC output, also via connector CN15.

The emitter of Q14 is connected to common*(ground reference).  You will
find Q14 close to connector CN15.  I recommend connecting a 6.8 Volt, 1
Watt Zener Diode across Q14 with the anode connected to the emitter
(common), and the cathode to the collector.

If you don't feel comfortable removing the PC board from the chassis,
then a simple way to accomplish the equivalent is to connect the cathode
of the Zener diode to the Fan's Black (-) wire (tap into this wire and
insulate the connection), and then connect the anode to PS-125 DC output
Negative line (again you can tap into the wire, or solder to its
connector terminal).

Asterisk (*) above is to point out that that the chassis is not common
(ground reference), so please do not connect the zener diode anode to
chassis for a common (ground) connection.

Note: There is no reason to change the Fan unless it is defective.

If the above instructions are not clear to you, please feel free to ask
questions.

Good luck

Ted Marston, WA2RPI, Rochester, NY
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