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Fire and Power Lights on all the time

By abendix

4 years ago


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#11 4 years ago
Quoted from abendix:

Hi
I'm trying to bring an old clunker of a Firepower back to life and have a strange issue. The Fire and Power flasher lights are on at all times - they don't go off as though they are part of the GI. I have checked the transistors for these lights on the controller board and they look ok. As you can guess from my post I'm not highly technical but can manage the basic things.
Any suggestions on what to try /look for will be appreciated.
Thanks

Suspect solenoid output circuit 15 Flash Lamps signal is stuck on:
Unplug 2J9 on the driverboard (Lower left bottom plug) to check if they are now off.

#12 4 years ago
Quoted from abendix:

Hi
I'm trying to bring an old clunker of a Firepower back to life and have a strange issue. The Fire and Power flasher lights are on at all times - they don't go off as though they are part of the GI. I have checked the transistors for these lights on the controller board and they look ok. As you can guess from my post I'm not highly technical but can manage the basic things.
Any suggestions on what to try /look for will be appreciated.
Thanks

also check the resistor 8R8 is a 330 ohm 2Watt and 8R7 1ohm 1/2Watt
Bulbs are #89
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#15 4 years ago
Quoted from abendix:

Yep - lights out when unplugged.

Suspect Driverboard solenoid output 15 transistor fault:

Replace Q43 Tip 122 and Q42 2n4401 as a set.
re check flash lamp function.
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#18 4 years ago
Quoted from abendix:

Replacing the trani's didn't make any difference
Question - If I connect a globe to a power source and the earth to the driver board and do a solenoid test on that pin, will it test if the board is operating correctly or not? It may be un-authodox but I want to confirm if the board is the problem or wiring.

No change after replacing replacing Q43 Tip 122 and Q42 2n4401 as a set:

Check Ic 4 Pin 11 using a logic probe.

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