portervance Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Today I completed my base PCB for the MB 6582. I only have 8505 chips so I went with PSU option A. I tested the board voltages for the first time this afternoon and got proper readings for all the 5v pins on the SIDs, COREs, etc, but when I've tried testing for 9v (on J4 for example or J25) I don't get 9v. On J4 I just read 0v and on J25 I'll sometimes read around 5v (which drops down to 0 eventually). I don't have any chips placed in their sockets yet, but wanted to figure out why I'm not seeing 9v before placing them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hi and welcome! Did you check the voltages on the PSU power plug? Maybe you have a failed Commodore PSU, which occasionally happens. But when it fails, usually the 5V DC rail blows, not the 9V AC rail. If the PSU is all right, work your way back from the power plug of the MB6582, measuring at the rectifier and after the 9V Vreg (7809). Many greets, Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portervance Posted June 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Plugged in the PSU so I could test the outputs on each pin. It was difficult to keep the probes on my multimeter steady enough to get consistent readings, but I am only seeing power on the 5v pin. Pins 6 and 7 (9v according to the back of the PSU) give me negative readings, so I guess I just have a bad PSU :(. Maybe someone in the For Sale section has a legit power supply for PSU option A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Did you measure AC on those pins? It will show around 0V with the Multimeter in DC mode... Edited June 12, 2013 by Hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portervance Posted June 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Yeah, even when in AC mode the digits on the multimeter don't move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Then, looking for a new PSU is the way to go :-) Enjoy your MB6582! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portervance Posted July 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Got a new PSU in the mail. This one is in much better condition but is still the same shape and size of the other adapter. They must be different models though since the information on the bottom is slightly different (though all of the specs are the same of course). On the 9v pin I am now reading 6.88v and reading it consistently across the IC socket, so that is reassuring. One thing I would offer for others trying to diagnose a PSU issue is to remember to put all your jumpers on the voltage selector pins on each SID before testing voltage. I realized I didn't have them on when initially testing :| On a related note, I was able to test my LCD module with the powered main board today and it looks like it's working alright. After adjusting the contrast I saw a single character (u) in the bottom right-hand corner of the LCD. The main board and control board are not yet soldered together so I assume this is just a test character (or I've done something very wrong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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