Re: Sony TC-K620 Cassette Deck Power Supply Problem

Alan 'A.J.' Franzman <a.j.franzman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:jqu6h.5614$dh7.191@xxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

I have a Sony TC-K620 tape deck with an odd power supply problem. I could
use
a scan of the schematic or service manual if anyone can send it to me.

The problem is, it does not shut off completely when switched off. The
cassette well backlight glows dimly and the capstan motor runs slowly when
"off". This model has a DPDT push switch (1 terminal unused) wired to the
motherboard; the transformer primary and all secondaries are not directly
switched. The switch itself is fine, so I suspect a leaky
transistor/diode/cap/etc. somewhere on the motherboard is at fault. In
the
"off" position, I read about 2.6 volts on the 12 volt lines, 1.6 volts on
5
volts, -11.8 volts on -28 volts, etc.; in other words, the power supply
section is not shutting off completely as I think it should. The 12 volt
supply powers the capstan motor (and I suspect the cassette backlight
also),
and the 12 volt regulator section appears to be controlled by the 5 volt
supply -- everything in the power supply area is so interconnected, I
can't
even figure out what the primary suspect(s) should be.

Difficulty of looking at the underside of the motherboard is hindering
investigation, since even with the back panel off, I can only swing the
board
about 3 inches away from the bottom panel due to the hardwired connection
to
the display daughterboard, and the multitude of cables going to the area
behind the record level pot.

TIA for any help.

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Alan "A.J." Franzman

Email: a.j.franzman [ A T ] verizon [ D O T ] net

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The TC K590 has a distributed power 'switch' using trannies with integral
B-E resistors of types
DTC114 (controlling the 12V regulator paired pass trannies) Q816 on this pcb
2SA1348
2SA1345
2SC3402

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