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DIAGRAMMES SCHÉMATIQUES ET LA LISTE DES PIÈCES SONT 4-238-401-1π Canadian CRITIQUES POUR LA SÉCURITÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT. NE 4-238-401-3π REMPLACER CES COMPOSANTS QUE PAR DES PIÈSES SONY DONT LES NUMÉROS SONT DONNÉS DANS CE MANUEL OU DANS LES SUPPÉMENTS PUBLIÉS PAR SONY.
RCD-W50C TABLE OF CONTENTS Unleaded solder 1. SERVICING NOTE ····················································· Boards requiring use of unleaded solder are printed with the lead- 2. GENERAL ··································································· free mark (LF) indicating the solder contains no lead. (Caution: Some printed circuit boards may not come printed with 3.
RCD-W50C SECTION 1 SERVICING NOTE Self-diagnosis Function NOTES ON HANDLING THE OPTICAL PICK-UP BLOCK OR BASE UNIT When the self-diagnosis function is activated to The laser diode in the optical pick-up block may suffer electrostatic prevent the player from malfunctioning, three...
RCD-W50C SECTION 2 GENERAL POWER button PLAY MODE button H button TIME button DISC 1 to DISC 5 A button and indicators DISPLAY button CD SYNCHRO NORMAL button YES button CD SYNCHRO HIGH button l AMS L knob OPEN/CLOSE A button...
RCD-W50C SECTION 3 DISASSEMBLY Note : Disassemble the unit in the order as shown below. CASE (409538) LOADING PANEL (CDR) FRONT PANEL SECTION CD-SW board, LED board, DISPLAY board CD MECHANISM DECK (CDM65-RBD1) TRAY CDR BOARD MOTOR ASSEMBLY (LOADING) (M201)
RCD-W50C 3-5. CD Mechanism Deck (CDM65-RBD1) 3 four screws (+BVTP 3 × 8) 2 flexible flat cable (11core) (CN630) 4 CD mechanism deck (CDM65-RBD1) 1 connector (CN631) 3-6. Tray 2 Pull the tray while pressing the claw of 1 Slide the lever (cam (CH)) to the direction of arrow.
RCD-W50C 3-11. Cam (CH) q; Slide the cam (CH) to the 6 screw 5 holder (BU) sub assembly (+PTPWH 2.6 × 8) direction of arrow A while pressing the claw. 7 g ear (C) qs cam (CH) claw cam (CH)
RCD-W50C 3-15. CLAMP MOTOR Board, Motor (Clamp) Assembly (M701) 1 belt (mode) 5 motor (clamp) assembly (M701) 4 CLAMP MOTOR board 3 Remove the two solderings. 2 two screws (+BTTP M2.6) 3-16. Fitting Base (Guide) Assembly, Bracket (Chassis) 2 four screws (+BVTP 2.6 ×...
RCD-W50C 3-17. Tray (Sub) 1 Rotating the pulley (LD), shift the slider (selection) in the arrow A direction. 2 Rotating the pulley (mode) in the arrow direction, adjust the tray (sub) to be removed. 3 Rotating the pulley (LD), shift the slider (selection) in the arrow B direction.
RCD-W50C 3-19. LOAD MOTOR Board, Motor (Loading) Assembly (M702) 1 belt (communication) 2 belt (loading1) 3 belt (loading1) 7 motor (loading) assembly (M702) 6 LOAD MOTOR board 5 Remove the two solderings. 4 two screws (+BTTP M2.6) 3-20. Stocker Section...
RCD-W50C 3-21. Slider (Selection), Tension Spring (Shutter), Slider (Shutter) 1 two floating screws PRECAUTION DURING SLIDER (+PTPWHM 2.6 x 6) (SELECTION) INSTALLATION (2) 2 washer Insert the slider (selection) 4 slider (selection), into the portion A. tension spring (shutter), slider (shutter)
RCD-W50C Precaution During Gear (Gear U/D Slider), Gear (Gear B), Gear (Gear A) Installation 3 gear (gear B) portion A Adjust the gear (gear B) with the portion A as shown. slider (U/D) 1 Slide the slider (U/D) fully in the arrow direction.
RCD-W50C 3-24. BD Board Remove soldering from the four points. 4 BD board 1 flexible flat cable (16core) (CN102) 3 hook 3-25. Optical Block Section 4 optical block section 1 two floating screws (+PTPWHM 2.6) shaft (BU holder) gear (chucking) Rotate the pulley (LD) in the direction of 2 to move the shaft (BU holder) upper.
RCD-W50C SECTION 4 TEST MODE Setting the Test Mode BU Test Mode (Deck A) Procedure: Procedure: 1. Press the POWER button to POWER on. 1. Enter the test mode, then turn the l AMS L (DECK B) 2. Press the l AMS L (DECK A), [SBM] and l AMS knob to display “BU Test”, and press the l AMS L...
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RCD-W50C FL ALL OFF Mode CDR History Display Procedure: Procedure: 1. Enter the test mode, then turn the l AMS L (DECK B) 1. Enter the test mode, then turn the l AMS L (DECK B) knob to display “FL ALL OFF”, and press the l AMS L knob to display “CDR History”, and press the l AMS L...
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RCD-W50C 3 Operation mode 5 Write POWER (integer of mW x 10, available during write bit 7: Speed processing) 0: normal speed examples: 00 means unavailable 1: x4 speed (when 3 operation mode is not recording) bit 6 to bit 0: Number of inner condition : A3 means 163(decimal), i.e.
RCD-W50C SECTION 5 ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS Note: A clear RF signal waveform means that the shape “◊” can be CD SECTION (DECK A) clearly distinguished at the center of the waveform. Note : 1. CD Block is basically designed to operate without adjustment.
RCD-W50C CD-R/RW SECTION The following is the method of locating the faulty point and (w/ Serial I/F) electrical adjustment. Connection and Setting of Programs COM1 1-1. Connection RCD-W50C RS-232C Cable Oscilloscope MPXOUT 0-756-358-11 CDM65-RBD1 SERVICE CONTROL FIRM RESET Cables for Jig connecting...
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RCD-W50C 1-2. Equipments to prepare Test Object Both RBD1 and CDM65-RBD1 shall be tested. RBD1 : Flash Memory Writing of of Circuit Test by Self-diagnostics CDM65-RBD1 : Electrical Adjustment Performance Test (With 9 Cables, Parts No.J-2501-223-A) Windows95/98/2000/Me with COMport (RS-232C)
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RCD-W50C 1-3. Setting of Programs (Tera Term Pro and Service macro) Confirmation of System (Windows 98 is used in this explanation) Preparation for Terminal software Set up the serial port from OS. Select Start → Settings → Control Panel and select System →...
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RCD-W50C Ver 1.1 2003.12 Press “Advanced...” button (see Fig.1-2) Remove the check “Use FIFO buffers ...” (see Fig.1-3) 4 Fig. 1-3 2) Unzip the file “ttermp23.zip” by PC. (The file “ttermp23.zip” is distributed together with the service manual.) 3) After unzip the files, you can find setup.exe.
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RCD-W50C Terminal setup Set the parameters as below. New-line receive : CR transmit : CR After settings, press “OK” button. (see Fig.1-6) 4 Fig. 1-6 General setup Select the language and press “OK” button. (see Fig.1-7) 4 Fig. 1-7 Saving the setup Select Setup →...
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RCD-W50C Repair Works That Require Electrical Adjustment In the case of repair works as shown below, electrical adjustment is required. Locating the faulty point KRM-220CAA is replaced. RBD1 is replaced. The parts shown in the List (1) is replaced. Electrical adjustment is not required.
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RCD-W50C Locating the Faulty Point 3-1. Laser Power Check Select the menu as follows. Control → Macro, and select LDPtestL_S.ttl. Press “Open”. (Fig. 3-1, 3-2) 4 Fig. 3-1 4 Fig. 3-2 Press the “RESET” button (SW101) of the jig as prompted by the display.
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RCD-W50C 4) When the display shown in Fig. 3-4 appears, set the Range of a laser power meter to “1 mW” and press “OK”. 4 Fig. 3-4 5) Check that the laser power meter reading satisfies the following requirement. When the laser power satisfies the required specification, press “OK”.
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RCD-W50C Check that the message “Power Check End” appears on display. (Fig. 3-9) If the measurement result is outside the specification value, either perform section 4. CDM65-RBD1 Electrical Adjustment (see page 39), or locate the cause of the error by performing the Laser Deterioration Judgment.
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1) Connect the CDM65-RBD1 (abbreviated as CDM65 hereafter) that is going to be repaired, the jig and a PC following the Connection Diagram as shown in section 1-1. 2) Turn on the power of the RCD-W50C in which the CDM65 is installed. 3) Start up the TeraTermPro that is installed in PC. Set the switch S510 on the jig to “CONTROL”.
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RCD-W50C Type diagno [Enter] from keyboard of PC. Note 6-1 : When the KRM-220CAA is connected, the spindle motor rotates at a high speed. If the message “Diagnosis END!” appears, press the “RESET” button and stop the spindle. Note 6-2 : When the KRM-220CAA is connected (i.e. when the FFC for optical laser unit is connected to CN101 is connected), ignore the message “AK8567 (w/o OP)
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RCD-W50C 2) Type the filename in which result of electrical adjustment is going to be saved. Press “OK”. (Fig. 3-19) 4 Fig. 3-19 3) Confirm that the message “completed!” appears. The EEPROM data is backed up. (Fig. 3-20) 4 Fig. 3-20 4) Perform step 1) through step 6) of section “3-3.
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RCD-W50C Confirm that the message “completed!” appears. The EEPROM data is recovered. (Fig. 3-23) 4 Fig. 3-23 Perform the operation check. 3-5. Acquisition of Error History and Acquisition of Elapsed Operating Hours Check if error has occurred or not by performing the following steps. If error has occurred, it is interpreted and saved in the specific directory.
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RCD-W50C 2) Press the “RESET” button (SW101) of the jig as prompted by the display. 3) When there is no error, the display as shown in Fig. 3-26 appears. 4 Fig. 3-26 4) When error has occurred, the display as shown in Fig. 3-27 appears showing error history.
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RCD-W50C CDM65-RBD1 Electrical Adjustment 4-1. Laser Power Adjustment Start up the TeraTermPro and set the switch S510 on the jig to “CONTROL”. Select the menu as follows. Control → Macro, and select 01ldp_S.ttl. Press “Open”. (Fig. 4-1) 4 Fig. 4-1 Press the “RESET”...
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RCD-W50C 6) When the display as shown in Fig. 4-6 appears, place the probe of the laser power meter on top of the optical laser unit, and press “OK”. (See Fig. 3-3-a, page 31) 4 Fig. 4-6 7) When the display as shown in Fig. 4-7 appears, set the Range of a laser power meter to “1 mW”...
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RCD-W50C 10) Adjust the laser output power as follows. The laser output power (i.e., laser power meter reading) should satisfy the specification shown below. LEADER LPM-8001 : 4.6 +/- 0.1 mW (4.5 to 4.7 mW) To increase the laser output power Press [Yes] of the “Up?”...
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RCD-W50C 12) When the display shown in Fig. 4-18 appears, remove probe of the laser power meter and press OK. 4 Fig. 4-18 13) Check that the message “Laser Power CAL completed!” appears. (Fig. 4-19) NG Judgment Result Indication 4 Fig. 4-19 4-1-1.
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RCD-W50C Note :The clear RF signal waveform means that the shape “ ” can be clearly distinguished at the center of the waveform. RF signal waveform VOLT/DIV : suitable value TIME/DIV : 500ns 4 Fig. 4-22 As prompted by the message shown in Fig. 4-24, check that the waveform as shown in Fig.
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RCD-W50C 4-3. CD-RW Playback Adjustment 1) Select the menu as follows. Control → Macro, and select 03cdr_S.ttl. Press “Open”. 2) Place the test CD TCD-W091W on the tray as prompted by the display and press “OK”. (Fig. 4-27) 4 Fig. 4-27 3) Press the “RESET”...
RCD-W50C Check that the message “CDRW PB-CAL completed!” appears. (Fig. 4-34) NG Judgment Result Indication 4 Fig. 4-34 4-3-1. Playback Measurement NG! Contents: This message appears when the BLER (Block Error Rate) during playback is outside the specification. Measure : Check if there is any abnormality in RBD1.
RCD-W50C 4) Press the H button of Deck A. After playback starts, press “OK”. (Fig. 4-37) 4 Fig. 4-37 5) When the message as shown in Fig. 4-38 appears some seconds later, select 4x of the test mode (refer to page 22, Play Speed Selection Mode (Deck A)) PLAYBACK SPEED.
RCD-W50C 4-5. CD-RW Recording Adjustment and Self Record/Playback Check Select the menu as follows. Control → Macro, and select 05cdrw_S.ttl. Press “Open”. Place the test CD disc PATD-012 on the Deck A. Place the recording CD-RW disc (see Note: 4-5-1) on the tray (Deck B) as prompted by the display and press “OK”.
RCD-W50C 6) As prompted by the message shown in Fig. 4-48, check that the waveform as shown in Fig. 4-47 appears on an oscilloscope. RF signal waveform VOLT/DIV : suitable value TIME/DIV : 500ns 4 Fig. 4-47 4 Fig. 4-48 7) As prompted by the message shown on display, check that the waveform as shown in Fig.
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RCD-W50C 4-6. VWDC Check Select the menu as follows. Control → Macro, and select 06vwdc_S.ttl. Press “Open”. As prompted by the message shown in Fig. 4-51, remove the disc from the tray and press “OK”. 4 Fig. 4-51 Because this step saves the result of electrical adjustment in a file, there can be a case that the dialog as shown in Fig.
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RCD-W50C 4-7. NG Message List Message Cause Tray OPEN NG! The tray has not opened within the specified time. Tray Close NG! The tray has not closed within the specified time. SLEDIN NG! The sled has not moved toward inner circumference within the specified time.
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RCD-W50C Operation Check 5-1. Erasing the Error History Select the menu as follows. Control → Macro, and select ErrHistClear.ttl. Press “Open”. (Fig. 5-1, 5-2) 4 Fig. 5-1 4 Fig. 5-2 Press the “RESET” button (SW101) of the jig as prompted by the display.
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RCD-W50C 5-2. Playback Check using TCD-W032W 1) Install the CDM65 in the equipment and install the TCD-W032W in Deck B. 2) Rotate the l AMS L (Deck B) knob to select the track 16. Start playback by pressing the same knob or by pressing the H (Deck B) button.
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RCD-W50C Supplementary Information Method to Erase the CD-RW Disc * Erase it in the following procedure, to reuse the CD-RW disc to electrical adjustment, or to use a disc other than blank. * Be sure to erase it in the following procedure, to use the disc used for electrical adjustment for other uses.
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RCD-W50C 3) Check that the time display as shown by the arrow mark in Fig. A-4 is updated after a while. 4 Fig. A-4 4) When update of time display is stopped and rotation of spindle is stopped, press the STOP button (SW501) of the Jig, and then press the...
RCD-W50C SECTION 6 DIAGRAMS THIS NOTE IS COMMON FOR PRINTED WIRING • Waveform • Circuit Board Location BOARDS AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS. (In addition to this necessary note is printed in IC103 qg (RFAC) each block.) For schematic diagrams. Note: • All capacitors are in µF unless otherwise noted. p : pF. 50 WV or less are not indicated except for electrolytics and tantalums.
RCD-W50C – CD Section – IC104 SELECTOR OPTICAL PICK-UP BLOCK DIGITAL SERVO RF AMP (A-MAX.3) DIGITAL SIGNAL PROC. IC103 D/A CONV. IC101 IC105 DOUT CD & SYSTEM CONTROL RFAC RFAC IC1 (1/2) I5-10 DATA DATA RFDCO RFDC I1-6 CLOK Q101 XLAT •...
RCD-W50C 6-4. Printed Wiring Board – SENSER/MOTOR/SW Section – • See page 55 for Circuit Boards Location. MAIN CN640 (Page 69) DISC IN DETECT SENSOR IC 702 MAIN CN641 IC 701 (Page 70)
RCD-W50C 6-5. Schematic Diagram – SENSER/MOTOR/SW Section – • See page 55 for Waveform. • See page 77 for IC Block Diagrams. IC B/D -T-72 MAIN BOARD(1/2) CN640 (Page 71) IC B/D MAIN BOARD(1/2) CN641 (Page 71)
RCD-W50C 6-6. Printed Wiring Board – CD-R Section (Side A) – • See page 55 for Circuit Boards Location. NOT USED (LASER POWER METER) (TO JIG) IC 104 IC 150 • Semiconductor Location IC 102 Ref. No. Location IC102 IC104...
RCD-W50C 6-7. Printed Wiring Board – CD-R Section (Side B) – • See page 55 for Circuit Boards Location. IC 103 IC 204 • Semiconductor IC 110 Location Ref. No. Location D101 D102 IC 302 IC101 IC 101 IC103 IC110...
RCD-W50C 6-14. Schematic Diagram – MAIN Section (1/2) – • See page 55 for Waveform. • See page 79 for IC Block Diagrams. • See page 80 for IC Pin Function. CN671 CN630 C100 R107 IC100 BR24C02FV-W RB68 RB77 3.3k...
RCD-W50C 6-21. IC Pin Function Description • IC1 µPD70F3033AYGF-3BA CD & SYSTEM CONTROL (MAIN Board) Pin No. Pin Name Description FL-LD-DT Data output to the FL and LED drivers FL-LD-CLK Clock output to the FL and LED drivers DA-DATA-IN Data input from the AD/DA converter (IC500)
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RCD-W50C Pin No. Pin Name Description OUT_SW Tray open/close detection switch signal input IN_SW Tray open/close detection switch signal input LOD_POS Loading motor control signal output LOD_NEG Loading motor control signal output CLP_POS Elevator up/down motor control signal output CLP_NEG...
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RCD-W50C • IC101 AK8567 S/H & MATRIX, MPX (CDR Board) Pin No. Pin Name Description AVDD3 — Power supply (analog) BCENT Center signal output β signal top level signal output PHBETA β signal bottom level signal output BHBETA PHBTC Extrenal capacitor teminal for PHBETA droop rate setting...
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RCD-W50C Pin No. Pin Name Description DVDD — Power supply (digital) FOK signal output RF zero cross detection signal output Not used (open) MPDSH Sampling pulse input for main beam signal “H” : sample, “L” : hold SPDSH Sampling pulse input for side beam signal “H” : sample, “L” : hold RFPDSH Sampling pulse input for read APC “H”...
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RCD-W50C • IC201 LC89587-UK1-E CD DEC/ENC (CDR Board) Pin No. Pin Name Description DVSS — Ground terminal (digital) 2 to 6 RA4 to RA8 Address signal output to the buffer RAM for audio data delay Address signal output to the buffer RAM for audio data delay Not used (open) DVDD —...
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RCD-W50C Pin No. Pin Name Description DVDD — Power supply +5V (digital) DVSS — Ground terminal (digital) DVDD — Power supply +3.3V (digital) DVSS — Ground terminal (digital) AVDD — Power supply +3.3V (analog) for slice level setting AVSS —...
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RCD-W50C Pin No. Pin Name Description DVSS — Ground terminal (digital) ATIPSYNC ATIP sync signal output BIDATA ATIP demodulator input/output (fixed at “L”) BICLK ATIP demodulator input/output (fixed at “L”) WOBBLE ATIP demodulator input/output JITERR Clock jitter suppressor error signal output Not used (open)
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RCD-W50C Pin No. Pin Name Description DVDD — Power supply +5V (digital) DVSS — Ground terminal (digital) ADCSTBY ADC standby signal output AUXTX DIT data input Not used (fixed at “L”) DITOUT DIT data output TEST3 Used as EXTDACEMP input (fixed at “L”) SBDATA Sub-code I/F serial data input/output (fixed at “L”)
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RCD-W50C HD64F3064BFBL25 µCOM (CDR Board) • IC501 Pin No. Pin Name Description — Capacitor connection terminal for the internal power supply XCSCDR Chip select signal output to the IC201 3 to 5 — Not used (fixed at “H”) XRSTRFP Register reset signal output to the IC101...
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RCD-W50C Pin No. Pin Name Description BCENT Center signal input from the IC101 β signal top level signal input from the IC101 PHBETA β signal bottom level signal input from the IC101 BHBETA VREF Reference voltage input terminal Monitor multiplexer signal input from the IC101...
RCD-W50C SECTION 7 EXPLODED VIEWS NOTE: • -XX, -X mean standardized parts, so they may • The mechanical parts with no reference number The components identified by mark 0 or have some differences from the original one. in the exploded views are not supplied.
RCD-W50C SECTION 8 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST NOTE: • Due to standardization, replacements in the • RESISTORS • Abbreviation parts list may be different from the parts All resistors are in ohms. CND : Canadian model specified in the diagrams or the components METAL: metal-film resistor used on the set.
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RCD-W50C Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks < RESISTOR > < VARIABLE RESISTOR > R102 1-216-835-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W RV101 1-223-997-21 RES, CARBON ADJ VAR 47K R103 1-216-845-11 METAL CHIP 100K 1/16W R104 1-216-835-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W <...
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RCD-W50C MAIN Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks < IC > 1-216-864-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W 6-701-853-01 IC uPD70F3033AYGF-3BA 1-216-864-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W IC100 8-759-643-31 IC BR24C02FV-WE2 1-216-833-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W IC310 8-759-278-58 IC NJM4558V-TE2...
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RCD-W50C MAIN OUT SW POWER-SW SENSOR SENSOR 2 VOL-SEL Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks Ref. No. Part No. Description Remarks R504 1-216-864-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W 1-675-726-11 SENSOR BOARD R506 1-216-809-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W ************* R507 1-216-809-11 METAL CHIP 1/16W...
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RCD-W50C REVISION HISTORY Clicking the version allows you to jump to the revised page. Also, clicking the version at the upper right on the revised page allows you to jump to the next revised page. Ver. Date Description of Revision 2002.09...