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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS AND WARRANTY INFORMATION Please observe safety precautions when handling this unit. This equipment contains dangerous currents and high voltages. This manual is written as a general guide for those having previous knowledge and experience with this kind of equipment. It is not intended to contain a complete statement of all safety warnings which should be observed by personnel in using this or other electronic equipment.
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual To claim your rights under this warranty: Contact the dealer or distributor where you purchased the unit. Describe the problem and ask if he has an easy solution. Dealers and Distributors are supplied with all the information about...
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R.V.R. ELETTRONICA S.r.l. shall not be responsible for injury or damage resulting from improper procedures or from the use of improperly trained or inexperienced personnel performing such tasks.
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual Treatment of electrical Shock 1) If victim is not responsive follow the A-B-C's of basic life support. PLACE VICTIM FLAT ON HIS BACK ON A HARD SURFACE A AIRWAY B BREATHING IF UNCONSCIOUS, IF NOT BREATHING,...
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual FIRST-AID Personnel engaged in the installation, operation, maintenance or servicing of this equipment are urged to become familiar with first-aid theory and practices. The following information is not intended to be a complete first-aid procedure, it is brief and is only to be used as a reference.
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SECTION 1 PJRL250 DESCRIPTION 1.1 EXTERNAL DESCRIPTION The PJRL250 is housed in a 3U 19" rack completely assembled with modules fitted on main rails, wired with connectors allowing easy servicing and replacement. On the front panel the alarm indicators, the mains switch and the meter for the principal parameters.
PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual 1.5 PROTECTION CIRCUITS The protection circuits set the amplifier in stand-by in the case of a fault condition. After 10 seconds the protection reactivates the amplifier if the fault has disappeared. If not, this process is repeated 4 times at the end of which the amplifier stays disabled for few minutes;...
PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual TABLE A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS A.C. Supply 100-130 V, 50-60 Hz 198-250 V, 50-60 Hz Cooling Forced Ventilation Frequency Range from 215 to 225 MHz Power Output 250 W R.F. Drive Power approximately 10-12W for Pout=250 W R.F.
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual TABLE B DIMENSIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Cabinet Dimension 126 mm (04.96") H 437 mm (17.20") W 340 mm (13.39") D Panel Size 483 mm (19.00") W 132.5 mm (5.22") H Operating Temperature -10°C to 50°C...
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2.3 R.F. POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE The R.F. power amplifier module (4 Photo 1) are placed in the right side of the PJRL250. This module is totally shielded and placed on a heat sink as shown Photo 1. The R.F. power amplifier module delivers 250W with 10W of drive and is supplied by an switching power supply.
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual 2.5 ALARMS CARD This module (3 Photo 1) is composed of a board mounted on the front panel, in left position, as shown in Photo 1. On this board, the electronics detect any system anomaly such as excessive SWR antenna (the internal SWR is not actived);...
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual FRONT PANEL VIEW DESCRIPTION (FIG. 1) EXT. ST. BY Led indicating an External Stand-By A.C. ON Power indicator ALARMS RESET Press-button to reset the alarm status ON/OFF POWER On/Off Power Switch LINE A.C. Line Indicator AIR FILTER Air filter of R.F.
PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual TABLE C RECOMMENDED TEST EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENT MODEL SPECIFICATIONS Non-inductive Bird 50 Ohm P > 300W dummy load Spectrum Analyzer Advantest 10KHz - 3.5GHz Mod. R4141D Wattmeter Bird Mod. 43 R.V.R. Elettronica S.r.l. (Bo) Pag. 23...
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual 3.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter contains necessary information for the preliminary checks and installation of the PJRL250. 3.2 UNPACKING Unpack the amplifier and, before any other operation, check that the amplifier isn’t damaged and that all controls on the front and rear panel are in good condition.
Tune the exciter to a middle band frequency e.g. 215Mhz, wait for the PLL to lock then gradually raise the output power of the exciter. Verify the increase in the output power the of PJRL250 and simultaneously monitor the current "I"; they should increase propor- tionally and assume about the some final value.
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FIRST LEVEL MAINTENANCE 4.2 ORDINARY MAINTENANCE The only regular maintenance needed by PJRL250, is the periodic replacement of the blowers, and the cleaning of dust filters and any dust accumulated inside the amplifier. The time between overhauling of the blowers depends upon several environmental factors, temperature, humidity, dust pollution etc.
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual Disconnect the Low Pass Filter's connector. Unscrew two screws securing the low pass filter to rear panel. Carefully remove the low pass filter. Take note of the wiring of J1, J2 and J3 Power Supply's connectors.
PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual Open the top cover. Take note of the wiring of J2, J3, J4, and J5 Low Pass Filter's connectors. Disconnect the Low Pass Filter's connector. Unscrew two screws securing the low pass filter to rear panel.
After you have changed the module perform the following operations. Connect CN1 (coming from the power supply) to the RF module. Connect the input connector J1 to PJRL250 R.F. Input Connector and output connector "J2" to input connector "J1" of low pass filter.
Set the output power of the exciter to its minimum value. Switch on the PJRL250 and the exciter and wait for the PLL to lock. Now slowly increase the drive checking that the output power rises progressively, with an increase of "I"...
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(e.g. the BIRD tap) that the harmonics level is be -75dB. Adjust the trimpot TR1 in the L.P. Filter until you obtain a slight output power drop in the PJRL250 amplifier. This power drop tells us that the power limit system is acting.
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual NOTE: This setting may vary with the working frequency, it’s preferable to make this adjustment at the operating frequency. 5.4 SOFT-START ADJUSTMENT No adjustments are needed after this board has been changed. NOTE: Pay attention to the correct insertion of the connectors.
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EXT.ST.BY led lights and the amplifier stops. 14) Short circuiting Pin 21 and 22 on Telemetry Connector, and verify that the PJRL250 will regularly restart. NOTE: The operations performed in steps 13 and 14 will reset all the alarm memories returning the amplifier to the conditions of the first power on.
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual APPENDIX A CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS, LAYOUTS AND BILLS OF MATERIAL This section contains circuit diagrams, layouts and bills of material of the modules which composing the equipment. For more information about each module see as reference Section 2.
PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual POWER SUPLLY (VERS. 1.7) POWER SUPPLY Circuit Diagram (Sheet 1 of 2) Pag. 49 Bill of Materials (Sheet 1 of 2) Pag. 50 Circuit Diagram (Sheet 2 of 2) Pag. 52 Bill of Materials (Sheet 2 of 2) Pag.
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual Power Supply V1.7 Bill of Materials/Lista Componenti Pag. 1 Item Quantity Reference Part Description Part Order Code __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 R4,R11 RESISTOR 2W RSC002JH0010 1 R7 10/7W RESISTOR 7W RAF007JH0010 1 R9 22R1 1% RESISTOR 1/4W 1%...
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PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual Power Supply V1.7 Bill of Materials/Lista Componenti Pag. 2 Item Quantity Reference Part Description Part Order Code __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 D2 KBPC2502 DIODE BRIDGE 25A PNRKBPC2502 1 DL1 LED-R5 RED LED DIODE LEDRO05 1 DL2 LED-G5...
PJRL250 Technical and Maintenance Manual R.F. POWER AMPLIFIER Circuit Diagram Pag. 61 Bill of Materials Pag. 62 Layout Pag. 64 R.F. POWER AMPLIFIER Schema Elettrico Pag. 61 Lista dei Componenti Pag. 62 Piano di Montaggio Pag. 64 R.V.R. Elettronica S.r.l. (Bo)
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