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| _Wim_:
--- Quote from: nctnico on June 25, 2023, 07:49:26 pm ---Q403 could be a 2N7002 mosfet. It would be a good choice as a gain selector and a mosfet can be driven from a logic output directly (without a series resistor). --- End quote --- I think you are correct. I now start to doubt myself about the measured junction voltages, I will hopefully have some more time tomorrow evening. I will short the pads for low gain, this should then at least show a signal, albeit too low. |
| nctnico:
Removing Q403 would be a good idea. If it is broken, it could inject enough DC to overdrive the opamp to get it stuck to a rail. |
| _Wim_:
--- Quote from: nctnico on June 25, 2023, 09:26:59 pm ---Removing Q403 would be a good idea. If it is broken, it could inject enough DC to overdrive the opamp to get it stuck to a rail. --- End quote --- That was indeed what was happening. However U407 was also broken. After I replaced U407 and got the same result (railed to the positive rail) I wrongly assumed nothing was wrong with U407 and reinstalled the original part :palm: Afterwards I removed Q403, this did not fix it also. However both Q403 and U407 were broken! By removing Q403 and shorting Q403 to the lowest gain setting I now have a signal on lower sensitivity settings also. Off course some gain switching is not correct, I have some 2N7002 on order, as I did not have any suitable FET in stock. But certainly good progress! Will off course also reinstall an AD797 for U407. |
| _Wim_:
A short update: - Q403 has now been replaced by a 2N7002, this seems to work correctly, although I do not see much difference between the temporary short and with the 2N7002 in place (which is normal I guess, as it only adapts the gain slightly) - broken analog output: is now fixed, this was also caused by a damaged AD797BR opamp (U105) - non working transimpedance input: this was a user error, I did not configure the OSA correctly to use the external transimpedance input - replaced U401 and U402 again by the original TL072, temperature went again above 100°C, which I guess is than normal (absolute max is 150°C according to the datasheet) TODO's: - verify all functionality - find a keypad (not urgent as currently I am using the rubber buttons and a screenshot of the keypad) |
| _Wim_:
Some further updates that might be useful for others in the future: - KE5FX 7470 plotter emulated works mostly correct to take screenshots (using an agilent 82357 GPIB usb adaptor) Some information is the plotter screenshot is not correct or missing: - Start,center and stop wavelengths are missing - RBW is missing - Video averaging number is correct, but is also shown when video averaging is off - screenshot reference level is at top of display, while on the 70951 this is at the 9th graticule. I have also done wavelength and power calibration using a 1550nm single mode laser. Wavelength was off by 0.6nm, power was off by 1.5dbm, but for power I am not really sure about the accuracy of my calibration. For wavelength I verified the result using an Acetylene reference cell (installed in the Anritsu MS9710C), and the result was bang on. |
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