January 19, 1999

VK-500 Tests and Adjustment

Procedures

1 VK-500 Rev. C and Later Initial Channel Test

Initial Conditions:

Channel connected to the power transformer.

The power is OFF.
The fuses F1 and F2 are removed from holders.
Output of the channel is shorted with wire jumper.

TEST:

1. Connect the DC voltmeter between the 110V rail (bottom end of resistor R33)
and GND (right end of resistor R21).

2. Turn the power ON and monitor the voltage on 110V supply. It should ramp
up gradually.

3. After about 10 seconds the relay should click.

4. Measure voltage between top end of resistor R33 and GND. Using R9
trimpot adjust this voltage to 60V.

5. Turn the power OFF.

6. Short the external power supply leads and set its current limit to 200mA.

7. Remove the U5 from its socket.

8. Connect the external variable DC power supply to the left group of

MOSFET’s. Connect the NEGATIVE lead to the test pin located near the relay
K1 and under the WHT label. Connect the POSITIVE lead to the top end of R58.

9. Make sure the supply is OFF and its voltage control is at minimum.

10. Turn the power to the board ON.

11. Turn the external DC supply ON.

12. While monitoring the current on external DC supply, slowly raise its voltage.
If current increases to over .2A and current limit LED on power supply comes
ON, turn the trimpot R56 counterclockwise to reduce the current to under .1A.

13. At maximum voltage of 70V on external supply adjust the current to .2A.

14. Turn everything OFF.

15. Connect the external supply to the right group of MOSFET’s: NEG. to the
test point to the right of the K1 relay, POS. to top of R67.

16. Repeat steps 7 through 11 using R70 for adjustment.

17. Disconnect the external DC supply.

18. Install 10A Fast fuses in F1 and F2 position.

19. Connect two DC voltmeters across the resistors R14 and R16.

20. Turn the power ON.

21. Wait for the relay to click and monitor the voltages across the R14 and R16.

22. Using R56 and R70, set these voltages to .075V. Turn the trimpots very
slowly, allow the currents to stabilize for 20 to 30 seconds, then adjust again in
small increments.

23. Turn the board OFF.

2. VK-500 Module Test and Adjustment

1. Position the assembled module vertically on a bench and connect to the
power transformer.

2. Connect a 10 Ohm 10W power resistor to the module’s output.

3. Make sure that U5 is removed from its socket.

4. Connect two DC voltmeters to the resistors R14 and R16.

5. Connect a DC voltmeter to the external 10 Ohm resistor.

6. Turn the power ON and monitor the voltages on voltmeters.

7. Allow the module to stabilize while periodically (every 10 minutes or so)

adjusting the voltages across R14 and R16 to .07V. This adjustment may take
about 2 hours or longer.

8. Use R70 to adjust the voltage across the 10 Ohm resistor to be 0+/- 200mV.
Do not touch the R56 during this time. Repeat adjustments several times.

9. Turn the power OFF.

10. Install the U5 dual optocoupler.

11. Turn the power ON.

12. Monitor the voltages. The voltage across the 10 Ohm resistor should settle
after about two to three minutes to a value within +/- 100mV.

13. Use R75 to adjust this value as close to zero as possible.

14. Turn the power OFF and disconnect the module.

3 VK-500 Final Test Adjustments

I Bias Adjustment
1. Remove the U5 from its socket.

2. Connect two DC voltmeters set to 2V scale across the R14 and R16 resistors
on left channel (polarity is unimportant).

3. Put a 10 Ohm 10W power resistor across the left channel output terminals.

4. Turn the left channel of VK-500 ON.

5. After the relay clicks, check the voltages across R14 and R16 - they should
be under .150V. Allow unit to stabilize for at least two hour.

6. Adjust the voltage across R14 to .070V using R56 trimpot.

7. Adjust the voltage across R16 to .070V using R70 trimpot.

8. Allow the unit to run for about 30 minutes.

9. Adjust the currents again.

10. Move one DC voltmeter from R16 to the output (across the 10 Ohm
resistor).

11. Allow the unit to run for several hours while adjusting the voltages.

12. Adjust the voltage across R14 to .070V using R56.

13. Using R70 trimpot adjust the output voltage to 0 +/- 10mV. Move slowly and
allow unit to stabilize between steps.

14. Connect a DC voltmeter between the NEG output terminal and the top end
of R80 (it is located about 1/2” to the left of the R70 trimpot).

15. Using R70, adjust this voltage to be between 18V and 20V.

16. Repeat these steps as nesessary.

17. Turn the unit OFF and install the U5.

Do the same steps on the right channel. It can be done in parallel.

II Gain Adjustment

1. Turn R52’s on both channels fully counterclockwise.

2. Measure output voltages on both channels.

3. On a channel with LOWER output voltage, adjust the R52 so the output
voltage is the same as on the other channel.

III Frequency Response and Distortion Tests

Perform the Frequency Response and Distortion vs. Output Power tests.

IV Distortion Test and Adjustment

On the units with higher than normal distortion do the following:

1. Turn the unit OFF.

2. Measure the resistance across the resistors R34 and R40. They should be
around 300+/- 5 Ohm and very close to each other. If one side reads close
to 327 Ohm, or higher, that means there is at least one defective 3.6k 2W
resistor on that side. In that case add one (or more if required) 3.6k 2W
resistor in parallel with the R34 or R40.

3. Turn the unit ON and let it stabilize.

4. Apply input signal of 1V 1kHz.

5. Adjust the R37 trimpot for lowest output distortion.

6. Measure the AC voltages across the resistors R60 and R61. They should be
within 1% from each other.

7. If they are different, then connect an external capacitance substitution box to

the side with lower reading (the bottom ends of the R60 and R64 pair, or the
R61 and R63 pair). Record which side it is (left or right)

8. Adjust the capacitance box for the lowest output distortion.

9. Trim the R37 again.

10. Adjust the capacitance again. Record the capacitance value.

11. Turn the unit OFF, remove the channel from the chassis and lift the main PC
board.

12. Install a capacitor with the standard value closest to the recorder one on the
side with the lower AC reading. Use the following locations to install the new
part:

Left side: Across the C24

 Right side Across the C23

13. Reassemble the unit and repeat the test.