TABLE OF CONTENTS SEC TION PA GE GENERA L DESCRIP TION A . G eneral B. Featur es Pres entation D. Incoming I r . spection Mechanical check Performance check SPECIFIC A TIONS A . Standard A ccessories B. Extra A ccessories R emote indication &...
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18. Model B32-2 0R, 19 . Model B6 0- 10R, remaining parts 2 0 . Model B32-30R, remaining parts 2 1 . l\Iodel B6 0- 15R, remaining parts D . Oltronix Transistor Identification C ode CIRCUIT DIAGRAM...
GENERAL DESCRIPTION G E N E R A L Oltronix RA C PA C 150, 300, 600 and 1000 is a line of low voltage, high power, regulated DC power supplies. There is no derating in any part of their voltage or current ranges . They are fully protected against overload and overvoltage.
Figure 1 . Pilot lamp, monitoring A C input 2 . C onstant voltage - constant current indicator 3. Output D C voltmeter 4. Output DC ammeter 5., Voltmeter range indicator Ammeter range indicato1· ro� Overvoltage protection (OV P) cont Current limit control &...
in shipping. Visually check inside the instrument for loose or damaged components. To facilitate pos sible reshipment, keep the original packing. If damage is found, file a claim with the responsible carrier or insurance company and refer to the warranty, last page in this manual.
SECTION SPECIFICATIONS DC output Load regulation Ripple Dimensions l.lne regulation height x width Weight (10 'lo (100 'lo Model mains Load Data Power and Noise nil/ change) depth mm Voll Amp. swing) mV or mV or •;, 0.03 B32-5R 0.01 88x19"x320 mV or mV or...
STA N D A R D A C C E S S O R I E S (=BENCH MODE L) NUMBER ITE M PART NO & Handles 150 3 00W lOOOW 2923 & Handles 6 0 0 3 3 74 Decoration strips 88mm 3 13 1 Decoration strips 1 32mm...
SECTION 3 OPERATION l� E N E R AL LINE VO:LiTAGE l'nlcss otherwise specified RAC PAC is wired and calibrated for 220 V, 50 Hz when delivered from the f a ctory . For other line voltages , connect the transform er as indicated on it, and adjust the line voltage indicator accor...
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This circuit permits sensing the voltage at the load terminals instead of at the power supply terminals. Thus regulation loss caused by drops in the load leads is compensated for. The influence from the resistance in the ''sens e" leads is negligible as a low (a f ew mA) and almost constant current flows through these.
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NotA : Do not increase R over the value that gives maximum specified output voltage. 32 V models� 5 kohms 6 0 V models with K 1 7 , kohms 6 0 V models with K 3 , 75: 1 6 , 3 kohms Programming may lf e performed by the receptacle at the rear side as well.
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0 _I O ---- I N T Load Figure The power supply output voltage can be modulated by an external low power signal. This mode of operation is initially intended to give a possibility to add a variable amount of ripple to the output voltage. This is useful for example, when a circuit has been developed using a practically ripple free regulated power supply as power source,...
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The relation between the modulating voltage E , the output D C voltage U and the output vo lt age de fl ection U is : � U = U � mode l s 0 , 27 for 32 V 60 v wit h K mode l s...
- -b + L o ad Figure S et 11sense11 s w.!tch at " INT". S et current limit on both units well above the expected peak output current, but below the value that can damage the load. I. S E R I A L O P E R A T I O N , R E M O T E S E N S I N G -s - 0 o-o...
switch at S('t ''sense'' ' ' EXT" . The output voltage is controlled by the rcs is to1·s R and R The relation between R and output voltage U is : is given in s ection 3 E . voltage variation range wanted is less than the control range of one of the power supplies , one R can b e omitted and the corresponding power supply is arranged for serial P operation in the usual way.
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Slave Master Slave � � -s - - s - -5 - -+-s Load Figure long as the output current is less than the RAC PAC s et to 3 0 , 2 V can �;upply, the output voltage will b e 30, 2 V . 'Nhen this unit reaches its current limit, the other RAC PAC will take over the remaining current and stabilize at 3 0 , 0 Vo this output characteristic cannot b e accepted, use the ''Master-Slave paral...
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Load Figure Connect as shown in figure "Sense" switch in "IN T" position. Set the voltage control to some higher value than is necessary to operate the load, but not so high that the load could be damaged. Note that the voltage control acts as a "voltage limit" in this application. Set the current limit to the desired constant current.
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1. "Sens e" switch in " EX T" position. 2 . Set the voltage control to zero and the " Current limit'' control to a value, well above the current desired, but below the value that could damage the load. The output current cannot exceed the CL value in this application . 3, Increas e the voltage control, until the current reaches its desired value .
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If such conditions cannot be assured, RA C PAC should be equipped with a Coolrac . This is a box which is mounted on the rear side of RA C PAC and it contains a fan. To make sure the ventilation through RAC PAC is correct, the perforated cover plates will have to be removed and replaced by non-per...
b. RACK l\IOllNTING EARS For mounting RAC PAC in a standard 19" rack, special rack mounting ears be delivered. Sizes are indicated below . ca11 RAC PAC 150 and 3 0 0 8 8 mm RAC PAC 600 and 1000 132 mm Note that these rack mounting ears are part of the fan-kit mentioned above .
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SECTION 4 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION A. G E N E R A L This section describes the electrical operation of the circuit. First the principal operation is described by means of a block diagram . A detailed des cription of the blocks follows . Also refer to the complete diagram , section 9 in this manualo B .
,- - - --- Refe rence . bridge! Reference bridge ampl. Sam pling el e m e n t C on t rolled Trans pass rectifying former t er brid g e 1 32 1 range Firin g s e l e ctor sy.s t e m 1 322 c i rcuit...
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The CV- CC indicator" monitors in the "OR-gate " if the " CV error ampli fier' ' is controlling output voltage or current. If the " CV error amplifier" controls the output it implies that RAC PAC is under constant voltage operating condition and the " CV- C C indicator' ' lights the CV lamp.
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Figure 2 1 illustrates the waveform of the rectified voltage with low respec tively high voltage and current. The ' ' Rectifying circuit" and filter operate as a coars e regulator . Its task is to supply a rectified voltage to the s eries regulator which is a few volts higher than the output voltage.
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The ripple after the filter is in the order of a few volts . E . F I R I N G C I R C U I T The " Firing circuit" is to supply pulses to the thyristors at the correct moment each half period.
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By applying a constant voltage across R40+ P53 , the Miller capacitor C 5 1 will be discharged b y a constant current a s the base current o f T55 is small . A linear sweep will thus appear at the collector of T55 . R43 and R44 (circuit diagram) are protection resistors which have no in fl uence on the b asic .
I I . C U R R E N T S T A B I L I Z I N G jo-;i;;r-a�PT-1 ioRgat� - 1 I CC input T 7 0 _ _ _ T 71 +out s e r i e s r eg ul ator - out P r i n c i p l e...
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d r i v e r a m p l i f i e r C 8 0 + o u t S e r i e s r e g u l a t o r F i g u r e The series regulator consists of a number of parallel connected power transistors T7 L E ach one has an emitter resistor R 7 0 .
L . CV- C C INDICATOR O P T I O N A L �ate I ! A mptiii e --;- - J J5c hmm · - t ri g g e r - - ! JR-;- m ot;- i n di- cot� r e a r o u t p u t 1 20 2...
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The "Overvoltage protection" OVP serves to protect the connected load for overvoltage, which may b e caus ed by either a faulty regulation system or by abusive adjustment of the controls on the front panel. The protection obh-:ins own reference voltage fron Z lO O . The voltage divider R l 0 l+ P105, R 102+ Pl00 i s designed s o that, as long as the output voltage is lower than the OVP is s et to ( PlOO), the voltage at the bas e of TlOO is positive.
M A I NT E N AN C E A . GENERAL This s ection contains information on maintenance of the Oltronix power supplies , type RAC PAC 150, 3 0 0 , 600 a.nd 1000 . These power supplies are fully equipped with s emiconductors and under normal operating conditions require little or no maintenance throughout their lives .
1 1 - 1 1 5 . Connect an external resistor, g1vmg 100 % output current to ' '+ " terminals ( 1 8 , 20) . Increas e the voltage, watching both the voltmeter and the ammeter (4) . Also check that the ammeter changes range (6) near FS of lower rangeo 6 .
FIRING C IR C UIT ADJUSTMENT V e r V o l t m e t e r T 7 0 c 70 e e = - GINT r - - A m m e t e r L o a d r es i st o r D C Vo l t m e t e r P 5 3 V n o m...
Load resistor: s e e " Fi ring circuit adj ustm ent' ' . 1 . Connect RA C PAC as shown. "S ens e" switch at "INT" . S 4 at " NO RMA L' ' . Voltage control at 3 2 V o r 6 0 V respectively. No load.
Load resistor: see ' ' Firing circuit adjustm ent " . Connect RA C PAC as shown. " S ense" s witch at "INT" . S 4 at " NORMA L" . Voltage control at ::32 res p. 6 0 V . O V P is off. 2 .
4. Set the voltage at 30 V (60 V) . Calibrate the voltmeter with P103 . Note I : Replace an y defective indicator lamp before adjustment or faultfinding. Note II: The indicator lamps are intentionally operated considerably below normal working voltage to insure long life. Ammeter 5 .
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4. S et the OVP control at 3 0 V resp. 6 0 V . 5 . Tu rn P 105 slowly until the output voltage suddenly disappears . C CW 6 . S et the voltage control at 25 resp. 55 V. Switch line off.
D. FAULT AREA LOCATION with If the fault is still present after performing the initial checks, proceed the table below: SYMPTOM PROCEDURE Output voltage above correct value Table 1 Output voltage below correct value Table 2 Load regulation not according to the specification Table 2 OVP fus e blown...
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� TAB LE I O utput voltage considerably above the indicated value of the output voltage control. NOT SET THE VOLTAGE CONTRO L TO Z ERO . (Voltages within b rackets refer to 6 0 V models) . Ref. Important control Test equipm .
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TAB LE 2 (Voltages within brackets refer to 60 V models) . " Correct Remedy ettings connection reading Ib . Voltage control Voltm . TG:TD 9 , 7- l l , 3V Correct: cont. Faulty: 32 V (60V) . OVP check Z l , T3, T9 , TlO.
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� TAB LE 3 Current limit inoperative . (Voltages within brackets refer to 6 0 V models) . Ref. Important control Test equipm . Correct Remedy s ettings connection reading Output volt. 32 V 9 , 7- 1 1 , 3V Faulty : check T3, T9 , TIO, Voltm .
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TAB LE 4 Firing circuit check. For all tests in this paragraph connect a 1 kohm 10 W resistor acro s s C B O . (Voltages within brackets refer to 6 0 V models) . Ref. Important control Test equipm.
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TAB LE 5 Meter range s elector circuit check Note I: Replace any defective indicator lamp b efore adjustment or faultfinding. Note The indicator lamps are int'3ntionally operated conside::..1ably b elow normal working voltage to insure long lifo. rsnge m eter circuits are straigM forward, so after reading the circuit ':lll d des cription any faultfmding is s imple...
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TAB LE 6 OVP continuously on. This state is recognized by that the ammeter indicates current when no load is connected. (Voltages wit in brackets refer to 60 V models) . Ref. Important control Test C orrect equipm . Remedy s ettings connection reading...
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� TAB LE 8 C alibration and checks to made after component replacement Component replaced Check Refer to par. T l , T2, T 7 , Z l Load regulation V oltage calibration T4, T 5 , T6, Z 9 0 Current limit Voltage stabilizing T8 , T70, T 7 1...
This description should always - accompany the transistor when a replacement is ordered. For further information on the classification refer to the "Oltronix transistor identification code" which is found after the spare parts list. When a pair of matched transistors is needed, add " Matched" to the descrip...
C . SUB UNITS All RAC PAC ' s consist the following sub units : Part no 9 154 or !!155 1 . Main PC-board & Part no 9 156-9159 2 . Series transistor PC-board 9 1 7 7-9180 Part no f) 15 1 3 .
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PRINTED cmCUIT BOARD 9 154 - 32 MODE LS 10 % carbon . Unless otherwise specified all resistors are O . 2 5W Value Type Part 1285 1, 5k O , 13W 1 % 1016 1039 lOOk 1040 1039 lOOk 1040 1, 5k 1018...
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Part Type Value 1028 1016 1014 1040 lOOk 1049 560k R6 7 1040 lOOk 1043 R6 8 180k 2 7k 1033 1034 R8 1 1044 220k 1002 220k 1044 10 14 RlOO 1285 RlO l 1, 5k O , 13W 1004 R102 Rl03...
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Part no Value TRANSISTORS Tl- T2 B C 109C 2363 Matched B C 108B 2861 B C 109C T4-T5 2363 Matched BC 108B 2861 B C 1 0 9 C 2930 B G178B 2862 B C 108B 2 8 6 1 2N403 7 1606 BC 178B...
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Type Part no Value ZENER DIODES 1N823 16 77 Z2-Z3 Z F5, 6 1N752A 1686 ZD12 1 Z 12 T5 1698 Z 5 1 Z F6 , 2 1N753A 2758 ZF5, 6 1N752A Z 9 0 1686 Z lOO Z F6 , 2 1N753A 2758 PO TENTIOMETERS...
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Value Type Part no 10 16 1036 1036 2 , �1k 102 1 1032 R3 1 1 00 4 J 006 2, 2k 1020 lOOk 1 140 R 1 1 1038 R�� 1034 10 1 6 1004 R':l.5 2, 7k 102 1 8 , 2k 1027...
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Pa s Part no Type Value B C 178B 2862 2N3 0 5 3 1569 B C 1 78B 2862 B C 108B 2 8 6 1 2N403 7 1604 LlOO T 5 3 B C1 '78B 2862 B C 108B 286 1 B C 108B 286 1...
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Type Part no Value PRINTED CffiCUIT BOARD 9 15 6 DIODE 1N4003 1668 RESIS TORS R70A-B 0 , 2 2969 1 0 % R 7 1 1 0 12 470 0 , 25W 1 0 % 2949 R 72 0 , 25W 1 0 % R l 7 1A-B 0 , 25W...
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Type Part no Value 6 . PRINTED CffiCUIT BOARD 9159 DIODE 1N4003 166 8 RESISTORS R70A- F 0 , 6 2980 10 % 0, 25W 10 12 10 % 0 , 2 5W 2949 10 % R171A-C 0 , 25W 100 1 10 % 1001...
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V al ue Part no Type PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD 9 179 DIODE 1N4003 1668 RESIS TORS R70A-H 0 , 2 0 2969 R70A-H 0 , 40 2 9 7 9 10 % R 7 1 0 , 2 5W 1 0 1 2 10 % 0 , 25W 2 9 49...
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Typ e Part no Value DIODES 1 6 6 7 1S 92 1 D30 1-D303 166 7 D32 1 1S 9 2 1 PO T ENTIOM ETERS 1347 P 3 0 1 0, 0 5W 0 , 05W 1350 P32 1 R ESISTORS O.
Type Value Part B C 10 8B 286 1 T324 ( 32V mod) 2862 T325 B C 1 78B H 75 2N40 3 7 (60V mod) 1608 T32 5 ZENER DIODES Z F6 , 8 IN754A 168 9 Z 38 0 - Z 3 8 1 MIS C E LLANEO U S 30mA 3 0 0 1...
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Po s V a lue CA PACITORS 2 '' ) 'f C 3 0 0, 1 2946 C 8 0 10000 :34- lOV 2934 E M : C 9 0 5000 6 4V 1459 B M C C l02 lOOV 1482 l'i�...
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Part no Type Value THYRISTORS SCRl E TY8 '7-2 0 0R 2940 S CR2 B TY8 7-20 0 R 2940 S CRlOO B TY8 7-200R 2940 RESISTOR 0 , 3 3W 5 % R�CO.A-B 1072 top;gle 2963 toggle 2 p�D 2?64 15 .
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Type Value Part TRANSISTORS :� 2N3442 H 75 1653 2N3442 T71A-B 1653 H 7 5 CHOKE COIL Dl06 3002 TRANSFORME R Tr80 3003 PULSE TRANS FORMER PTl l 3660 FUSES FE P / FEK 2019 holder F1(220V) 1, 5A slow 198 1 F l ( llOV) slow...
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Type Value Part SWITCllES 2 pos IW to g gle 2963 to gg le 2 pos 2964 REMAINING P A RT S I(>. MODE L B32- IOR� C ONNEC TORS Rear MS3 102A-20-27S I7 8 I Cable I78 6 MS3 106B ... 20-27 P DIODES 409D 2954...
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Value Part no Type Pl l LS E TRANS FORMEH PTlO 3659 Fll S ES FE P/FEK 2 0 1 9 holder F l(220V 1 9 8 7 slow F l( ll OV) 1992 slow F'E P / FEK 2019 holder 1995 f a st...
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\ \. Value Type Part DIODES D S O 409.D 2954 D S l 409D 2954 D8 7 409 0 2954 409D 2954 CAPACITORS 250V 2946 E M C 10000 uF 2934 64-70V C 9 1) 1459 5 0 0 0 1492 lOOV Cl02...
Po s V al ue Part no Type POT EN TIO METERS P!lO 2 0 K 3024 10-turn P!l :� 1325 P l O O 2955 WW+Sw THYRISTORS S CR !_ B TY8 7-2 00R 2940 S C R2 B TY8 7-200R 2940 S C R l O O B TX8 1-100R...
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Type Value Part ---- ·· ' TRANSISTORS T 7 0 2N30.55 1532 1532 T71A-E 2N3055 COIL CHOKE 3369 Dl05 TRANSFORMER 3371 Tr80 T160 TRA HSFORMER PULSE P'Tl2 366 1 FUSES FE P/FEK 2019· holder 7, 5A 3068 F1(220V) slow 3069 Fl(llOV} slow FE P/FEK...
Po s Type Part Value SWITCHES togg l e 2963 2964 toggle MOD E L B 6 0- 10R. REMAINING PARTS C ONNE C TOR S 178 1 Rear MS 3 102A-20-27S 1786 Cable MS3 106B-20-2 7 P DIODES 3425 D 8 0 419D 3425...
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Type Value Part PULS E TRANSFORMER PTlO .3659 FUSES holder L1744 3067 slow F 1(220V) 3068 slow Fl(llOV) 3069 holder L 1744 3067 fast 3067 LAM P l lOV Line SGF9G red 200 1 POTENTIO METERS 10-turn 3024 P9� 1325 1 0 % WW +Sw PlOO...
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Part no Value Type DIODES D 8 0 419B 306 3 D8 1 4 19B 3063 419B 3062 D 9 0 419B 3 0 6 3 CA PACITORS C 3 0 0 , 1 250V 2946 C 8 0 A-E 10000 uF 6 4- 70V E M C...
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Part no Value Typ e PO TENTIOMETERS 1 0-tm 3023 WW +'. 1325 2955 PlOO THYRISTORS 3579 B TX86-100R S CR l B TX8 6- 1 0 0R 3 5 7 9 S CR2 1 7 0 3 B TY95- 100R S CRlOO RESISTOR S C ar...
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Po .s Part no Type Value TIL\NSISTORS T I O 358 1 Power 2N3773 T l lA-G 2N3773 358 1 Power CHOKE COIL D r2 D l 0 8 3590 TRANSFORMER Tr80 T165 S58 9 PU LS E TRANSFORMER 366 1 PT12 FUSES slow...
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The colour code is : Colour Class Colour Clas s Brown LlOO Silver L2 5 H lOO Black L125 Silver and brown Yellow Green H l2 5 Black and red H 5 0 L150 Silver and yellow H 6 5 Blue H 1 5 0 Black and green...
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WA R RANTY S 7 /JI / R C.:;f R iJ 11/l""!E 3; -� ' 7-f A l l Our obl i ga t i o n i s l i m ited to rep a i r i ng o r rep l a c i ng products wh ich prove to be defective d u r i ng the warranty period .