Hello,
I have (another) strange problem with a Borschert power supply and I cant find a starting point.
I bought a nearly functioning scope on Ebay(just one defective attenuator) and the scope worked for one week.
Suddently it cycled on and off for five seconds and I realised that this would be the known problem with the power supply. I disconnected it from 230V mains as soon as possible.
As I opened the SMPSU i could smell the typical electrolyte smell and I found two small places where the electrolyte leaked into the board.
Not bad like some people showed, so I decided to do a full recap(31 caps/ Panasonic).
The fuse was not blown and there was no visible damage at other parts.
Under C27 there was a dark coal like spot, so I drilled this spot out until i could see that the board material looked normal again(10mm). The drilled out trace under C27 was later reconnected with a wire.
After I was ready with the full recap (including the caps on the controller board), the power supply now does not work normal. The voltages are totally off. I can hear a strange clickling sound (like a bicycle wheel) which gets slower when i unplug the mains connector. It really sounds like if a bicycle wheel with a freewheel is spon, but much more quiet.
It does not really make a difference if I load it with 2Ohm/25W load on the 5V rail.
The voltage above the 2Ohm load drops to 0,9V permanently, but nothing gets hot and the fuse is intact. The 0,9V seems to be a pulsating voltage, so I guess I maybe have a problem with the controller board.
I got the following voltages(unloaded)
4,9V/8,0V/-5,4V/0,0V/2,2V/2,2V
When I connect the psu to the scope, nothing happens and I get an even louder clicking, which seems to come from the motherboard. Maybe the speaker clicks in the same rhythm as the psu cycles.
I measured the voltages right after I bought the scope and everything was fine:
11,9V/12V/-11,55V/-5,25V/3,525V/5,183V
I also checked the bridge rectifier and it seems to be ok.
I can measure arround 150V over the filter caps.
On CNY21N (optocoupler) i can measure 4,9V DC/ 0V unstable/pulsing from C to E (unloaded) and 4,2V pulsing with a load.
There is 0V from A to C.
On LM339AN i can measure 5,8V from Vcc to GND and 5,2V with a load.
Hopefully somebody can help. I really want to try to save this nice scope.
Best regards,
Alex