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Offline Jesset1996.5Topic starter

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How do i test a ic that produces a square wave with a scope?
« on: September 17, 2015, 12:31:52 am »
Hello everyone!  I currently have an ic that goes in my powe supply that needs to be tested. It produces an square wave and i know i can measure it with a scope but im not quite sure how.   :-BROKE i have looked on the Internet but all that pops up is using a signal generator which is useless info since what i am testing is if the ic produces a square wave or not. The square wave is fed into a transistor to boost the voltage from 12v ac to 45v ac to charge some caps that rase it to 110v ac. The transistor self destructed itself and i think it may have been due to ether something wrong with the ic or even just its age. How exactly would i set up this kind of test up? I am new to using scopes so any help would be great!
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Offline JoeB83

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Re: How do i test a ic that produces a square wave with a scope?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2015, 01:37:35 am »
What is the IC? Find the datasheet, look for the output pin, and connect your probe to the output pin.
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Re: How do i test a ic that produces a square wave with a scope?
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Re: How do i test a ic that produces a square wave with a scope?
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Re: How do i test a ic that produces a square wave with a scope?
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Offline Jesset1996.5Topic starter

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Re: How do i test a ic that produces a square wave with a scope?
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2015, 10:24:17 am »
Quote from: DimitriP on September 17, 2015, 02:52:23 am


the ic is a cn587t.  I cant seem to find a data sheet or even a ic i can use to substitute the ic with if it doesn't work.
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