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First mixer diode on a 7L18 : how to test (and possibly replace) ?
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Jose Luu
Dear group,
I am fixing a deaf 7L18, it is responsive to a 510MHz signal injected into the second mixer, I still have to test the 510MHz IF, I am anticipating that the first mixer diode has failed (likely from a power overload). Testing the diode: I suppose I should pay attention to the voltage applied and possibly limit the current, 1V and a few milliamps? Replacement: the part number I find on the service manual is: 119-0972-02 , googling it does not fetch much, any ideas, is surgery oof the A45 unit possible ? Thank you for any insight Jose
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Miguel Work
Wow, a 7l18 I want one!
Can you please upload some photos? I have some experience with single diode mixers, I have two tek491 Regards! -----Mensaje original----- De: TekScopes@groups.io [mailto:TekScopes@groups.io] En nombre de Jose Luu Enviado el: miércoles, 13 de enero de 2021 23:46 Para: TekScopes@groups.io Asunto: [TekScopes] First mixer diode on a 7L18 : how to test (and possibly replace) ? Dear group, I am fixing a deaf 7L18, it is responsive to a 510MHz signal injected into the second mixer, I still have to test the 510MHz IF, I am anticipating that the first mixer diode has failed (likely from a power overload). Testing the diode: I suppose I should pay attention to the voltage applied and possibly limit the current, 1V and a few milliamps? Replacement: the part number I find on the service manual is: 119-0972-02 , googling it does not fetch much, any ideas, is surgery oof the A45 unit possible ? Thank you for any insight Jose Scanned by McAfee and confirmed virus-free. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2zCJMrO
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Tom Lee
Hi Jose,
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I recommend that you add "check the attenuator" to your to-do list. Attenuators often act as very expensive fuses. The mixer diode, whatever it is, will be quite delicate. I've never owned a 7L18, so I have no idea whether the mixer diode is replaceable without special tools. If it is, a possible substitute would be something like a BAT14-104 (a Siemens/Infineon part, IIRC). I've used that diode as a Ka-band mixer, and it works well. They are not cheap though, and easy to damage or kill by casual handling (the capacitance is only around 100-150fF, so when charge transfers from your 100pF body, the voltage can multiply upward by orders of magnitude). If you get a chance, please take pictures and upload them. I'm very curious to see what the internals look like in that unit. Good luck! -- Cheers, Tom -- Prof. Thomas H. Lee Allen Ctr., Rm. 205 350 Jane Stanford Way Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4070 http://www-smirc.stanford.edu
On 1/14/2021 00:58, Miguel Work wrote:
Wow, a 7l18 I want one!
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Miguel Work
Hi
https://www.rf-microwave.com/en/siemens/bat14-104/schottky-diode/bat14-104/ In this page you can find a lot of RF stuff https://www.rf-microwave.com/en/schottky-diodes-hot-carrier/429/ Miguel -----Mensaje original----- De: TekScopes@groups.io [mailto:TekScopes@groups.io] En nombre de Jose Luu Enviado el: miércoles, 13 de enero de 2021 23:46 Para: TekScopes@groups.io Asunto: [TekScopes] First mixer diode on a 7L18 : how to test (and possibly replace) ? Dear group, I am fixing a deaf 7L18, it is responsive to a 510MHz signal injected into the second mixer, I still have to test the 510MHz IF, I am anticipating that the first mixer diode has failed (likely from a power overload). Testing the diode: I suppose I should pay attention to the voltage applied and possibly limit the current, 1V and a few milliamps? Replacement: the part number I find on the service manual is: 119-0972-02 , googling it does not fetch much, any ideas, is surgery oof the A45 unit possible ? Thank you for any insight Jose Scanned by McAfee and confirmed virus-free. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2zCJMrO
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