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Re: Dr Who mini pf not working
« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2014, 02:10:56 PM »
Rob, I'm certain this board is the same as one I make as a replacement here:

http://www.homepin.com/A15680.html

If so it needs 12 volts as it is a simple transistor bridge circuit and doesn't have any smarts.

That could be your issue - low 12V ?
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Re: Dr Who mini pf not working
« Reply #16 on: July 26, 2014, 02:21:38 PM »
At pin 6 of J107 (power for motor driver board), i have 22V, HOWEVER, at pin5 of motor driver board i only have 9 volts.... by the diagram in the manual p3-15 this wire should be a direct link. Even when i unplug from the motor board, it still reads 9V (ie: to check there is not something on the motor board pulling down voltage).  I also see in the manual, that Flasher 17 joins the power wire connection between J107 on power driver board and the motor driver board - maybe this is part f the issue?

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Re: Dr Who mini pf not working
« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2014, 02:33:20 PM »
Burnt out motor perhaps/stuck gearbox?? or dead driver transistor?

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Re: Dr Who mini pf not working
« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2014, 02:35:17 PM »
Gearbox/motor works fine with a battery and i am using a power driver board out of another machine that was working 100%

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Re: Dr Who mini pf not working
« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2014, 12:25:23 PM »
Finally sorted this one but I can't take credit for it.  Another member (pocketmoney) dropped in and we hsd a look. Turned out when testing voltages that the connection at the motor connector was intermittent. ... such a painful thing to find yet so simple to fix!

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Re: Dr Who mini pf not working
« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2014, 09:59:12 AM »
Finally sorted this one but I can't take credit for it.  Another member (pocketmoney) dropped in and we hsd a look. Turned out when testing voltages that the connection at the motor connector was intermittent. ... such a painful thing to find yet so simple to fix!

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Re: Dr Who mini pf not working
« Reply #21 on: August 05, 2014, 10:01:00 AM »
No the small 2 wire one about 20cm after the motor