Hi group,
I am going to share some details on how I replaced a damaged OM345 amplifier module in a Marconi 2955 Service Monitor.
AcknowledgementI would like to acknowledge the valuable information that I found on this subject, particularly in this thread:
https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=100840The failure of the OM345 modules is a well known problem, in several Marconi products including the 2955 Service Monitors and the 2022 series of RF signal generators.
The supply of replacement OM345 modules is pretty much depleted. There is a replacement module available on eBay. I decided to make my own.
Marconi 2955 failureThe Marconi 2955 was failing a large number of self test routines. This was traced to IC1 on the AA2 assembly:
The amplifier IC1 and IC2 is used in the frequency counter circuitry, so the gain and flatness is not critical.
Test FixtureThe OM345 test fixture is described on the OM345 datasheet:
I built a simplified version of this, using single-sided circuit board:
I removed a good OM345 from the Marconi and measured its gain with a HP8714B Network analyzer:
The gain is nice and flat.
To be continued...
Regards,
Jay_Diddy_B