Power Supply- Fortec Star Lifetime

charles mulenga · #1 (**permalink**) 03-14-2006, 07:17 AM

Please help me with the IC componet number on the power supply side of Fortec star life time.

When opened, looking from the back of the Decoder, it is the first IC on the left. Has about eight legs.

The back ground is that my Fortec was hit by lightening. And on testing it, the technician bridged the fuse. This caused the IC to blow off such that we can not see the componet number.

I will really appreciate you help. A circuit diagramme will be highly appreciated too.
I need to fix this baby!

Thanks.
CM

rainman · #2 (**permalink**) 03-14-2006, 07:42 AM

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wejones · #3 (**permalink**) 03-15-2006, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by charles mulenga

Please help me with the IC componet number on the power supply side of Fortec star life time.

When opened, looking from the back of the Decoder, it is the first IC on the left. Has about eight legs.
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Is it a regular Lifetime, a Lifetime Ultra, or other? If a regular one, I can open mine up, since it isn't connected right now. My Ultra, is deep in a pile of wires and receivers, and hard to get to.

wejones · #4 (**permalink**) 03-17-2006, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by charles mulenga

Please help me with the IC componet number on the power supply side of Fortec star life time.

When opened, looking from the back of the Decoder, it is the first IC on the left. Has about eight legs.

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From PM, I understand it is a regular Lifetime. I opened up my unit, and I'm having a problem identifying the component you're referring to, so maybe my unit is different. At the back of the PS board is a transformer which has 2 rectangular tan colored devices, one above and one to the right of the transformer. I cannot see how many pins are on these devices, but I think that they are capacitors, perhaps units with multi capacitors if there are more than two legs. I don't think this is what you are referring to though. A bit more to the right and higher, is a round black device. Again, I can't see any legs on the device. This seems to be a fuse, from the way it is labeled. The writing on the device is confusing. I can't see ANY device which has 8 legs visible, although perhaps if I looked from the bottom, but rather than take the board out to see the bottom, I took a picture.
http://wejones.ftdata.com/PCB404.JPG
Hope this helps. If this picture isn't of the correct area on the PCB, let me know.