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DurstEST500 Repair lnslructions EST 500 - I

'I. INTRODUCTION s/lo 1e. li monitorslhe triggeringof both thyrisiors

The EST500is an electronicvollageslabillserfunc- and prevents, the reactionol the
in casesof misfiring,
lioning accordingto the phase angle control luse on accountof the D.C.voltageshare in the
prlnciple.Dueto lhe ow el€ctricalloss,the adjustment
resp.controlis effectedon the primarywinding-The
EST500suppliesthe voltagefor operatingthe CLS500 4. DETAILEDDESCRIPTION
colourheadand the VLS500lightsource. (see enclosedcircuitdiagram)

2. TECHNICAL DATA The phaseangTecontrolledvoltageis rectitiedby

Inputvoltagerange 180-240V/{90-130V) diodeD 16,thenevenedout via condensator C 11 and
50 - 60 cycles siabilisedby D 13. li amountsto 15 v and seruesas
Powerconsumption 3OOVA supplyvoliageJorthe electronics. Thisvoltageis also
Outputvoliage 24v the aciualvoltagebeingpickedoff via D 15.(seeos-
275v4 cillogram1 a).

3. GENERALDESCRIPTIONOF OPERATION (D 15 and D T2are locatedunderneath lC 1 and are

The load circuit consistsof thyrlslorsTh 1 and Th 2 as fltted with a heat conductingpasie to compensatefor
well as transJormer Tr 1, whichfeedslhe colourhead's temperature variations
of lC 1).
lamp. The actual voltage is measuredat lhyristor
Th 1 andreachesdifferential amplifierlc 1cld.lt lunc-
tionsas R.M.S.converlerand suppliesa directvoltage
to be compared withthe reterence voltage- produced
by D 10,D 11 andadjusledby P 1 - in comparaior
lC 1alb.

The conlrol voltage at the output of comparatorlC

1alb is direclly proporlionalio the brightnessof the
colourhead'slamp and is passedon to the pulse

The pulsegeneralorproducesthe ignilionpulsesin

proporlionto the magnilude of ihe lC 1a./bcomparalols
outpurvoh8ge.These,gritio'rpursesare requi'ed
for switchingtheiwo thyrislorsTh I andTh 2.The pulse
generaiofis synchronised withthe I ne irequencyby
opticalcouplerOK 1.The circuiiboardfeaiuresalso acl0al varue(D 15/D 16)
a protectivecircuit, consistingof componentsT 5/C R M sv a l u e( l C l d / 1 1 )

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Thisvoliagereachesthe baseoJ lC 1c and conirols
transisiorlC 1d vlaemilterresistorR 28.Thebiasvoltage
tor lC 1cld is Jurthermore stabilisedvia D 14.Theiran-
sistorslC 1c/diunclionas differenialamplifiers and
makeup the R.M.S, valueof the phaseangleconlrolled
voltage.This voltageappearsat Pin 11 of lC 1d (see
oscillogram 1b) and s screenedvia condensator C 10
and ifansferred io Pin 2 of lC la. Also lC lalb is a
d fterentlalamplifier.Al Pin 4 oi lC 1/b there is the
reference voltage,stabilisedby D 10, D 1T,evened
oui by C 12 and pickedoii al the brushof P 1. Thisvolt-
age amolnts10 approximately 14 V. At P n 1 ol lC 1a
thereappearsthe dlfferenial voltagebelweenaclual
and reierence vohage whlch is then lransfefied via
transistorT 3 lo ihe pu se generation.
Condensalor C 4 functionswiih PUT (Th 3) for ihe
generaton of the triggerpulses.The currentsopplied
by iransisiorT 3 chargescondensator C 4. As soon
as ihe condensatorvoltagereachesthe valueoJthe gate
voltageof PUT (Th 3) approximaiely6 V - ihe laiier
cutslhrough(seeosc llogram2b).The pulsegeneraied
by PUT (Th 3) is amplilledvia translsiorT 4 and
transferredto the galesof thyristors
Th 1 and Th 2 (see
oscillogram 3 a/b).
The opticalcouplerOK 1,whlchis direcilyconnected
io the malnsvoliagev a diodesD 3 - D 6, hasthe lask
s y n c h i o ns a t i o n ( O K 1 )
a ) t r s s e r p u l s e( R l r B 2 )
b ) l r i g g e rp u l s e( R 6 / T h3 )
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of compleiely dischargingcondensatorC 4 during
each zero phasepassageof the slne wave.The pholo-
lransstor n the opt ca couplerocksbrieflyduring
the zero passagephase,transistorT1 becomesthere-
lorecondLrct ve anddischargescondensaior C 4 (see
oscillograms 2 a/b).
The circultboardfeaturesa proleciivecircuii,loo.
11makessureihal fuseSi 1 doesn'iburnlhroughif
eiiherone ol ihe two lhyrislors(Th 1 and Th 2) should
m slire ithis wouldbe ihe caseon accountof a D.C-
voltageshareappearingsuddenlyin the primary
windingof Tr 1).
The phaseanglecontrolledvoliageis pickedofl via
resistorsR 34 and Fl 35 and lransferredto the base ol
iransjsiorT 5 (seeoscillogram 4a).At the sameiime
pulseof PUT(Th3) is at the collecloror
the outpLrt
T 5.Theseiwo pulsesbringaboutthe charging
transistor
of condensator C 5 (seeoscillogram 4 b).
m a i n sv o l l a g e( R 3 4 / R 3 5 )
prolection circull (C 5/F 10)
Condensator C 5 dischargescontinuosly via lransislor
T 2, but il is alwayschargedagainaller each ignjlion.
lf eitherone of the two lhyrisiorsshouldnt ignte,
condensator discharged,lransislor
C 5 is completely
T 2locks andtransistoflC 1e becomesthusconductive,
slmulating too highan actualvoliageai ihe baseof lC
1a.Theoutpulvoliagefallsthereloreoff unlilit reaches
an rnnocuos value.
5. ADJUSTMENTOF THE OUTPUTVOLTAGE
The 23,5V output voltage of the EST 500 may be
adjustedby turnlngpotentiometerP 1.
Noie:
- The measur€menimusi be taken off the lamp sockel,
- Thestabllisefsoutpulmustbe loaded.
Sirce I is a phaseanqe controllFd
a lerraL'19-cLr-
rentvoltage,a true R.M.S.metermustbe !sed.
We lurthermoresuggesito use a 2,3 Ohm (250W)
in placeof lhe lampwhenmakingthe
wire resislance