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Hi Guys - hope I'm in the right forum for this question !

I have had a problem with my system and have had to replace the battery and the panel. The system seems to work OK now but only from the battery, there is no mains power. I have tested mains input all the way to the transformer and can see a 240 volt supply all the way. On the output side however, there seems to be nothing (should be 18.5 V I think) and the green LED on the power board is not lit.

I have attached a picture of the power board for info and wondered if anyone could help with diagnosis and where I might get a replacement board if you agree it's u/s

Thanks in anticipation

Andy

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Posted
Hi Guys - hope I'm in the right forum for this question !

I have had a problem with my system and have had to replace the battery and the panel. The system seems to work OK now but only from the battery, there is no mains power. I have tested mains input all the way to the transformer and can see a 240 volt supply all the way. On the output side however, there seems to be nothing (should be 18.5 V I think) and the green LED on the power board is not lit.

I have attached a picture of the power board for info and wondered if anyone could help with diagnosis and where I might get a replacement board if you agree it's u/s

Thanks in anticipation

Andy

Well you need to replace the power card and not the main P.C.B if you have checked the fuses and they are ok...as for replacement galaxy is a trade only panel and as such if you are not trade??...i don't know where you would source a power card from....be careful as some power cards are not compatible with all releases...good luck anyway

Posted
Hi Guys - hope I'm in the right forum for this question !

I have had a problem with my system and have had to replace the battery and the panel. The system seems to work OK now but only from the battery, there is no mains power. I have tested mains input all the way to the transformer and can see a 240 volt supply all the way. On the output side however, there seems to be nothing (should be 18.5 V I think) and the green LED on the power board is not lit.

I have attached a picture of the power board for info and wondered if anyone could help with diagnosis and where I might get a replacement board if you agree it's u/s

Thanks in anticipation

Andy

if you got no ac voltage on the output side of the tranny when you got 240vac on the other side the tranny is cack! :no:

Please take extra care due to dangerous level of voltage!! :fear:

Posted

Hate to jump in when I'm so new here but please don't worry about the board until , as said , you check the transformer , they're a lot cheaper to replace but make sure the mains in is totally isolated first . If you've got a multimeter , check the board where the connection wires from the transformer are , if you haven't got the right AC it's definately the tranny

Go carefull , mains voltage hurts , sorry if it's granny and eggs , if you knew this already ignore me

If you can't take a joke there's not a lot of point reading my posts is there ?

Guest anguscanplay
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STOP STRAIGHT AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

looking at the picture you posted and zooming in using picture viewer can you confirm the big fuse above the glass fuse should be there it look like a 5amp mains fuse and the fuse holder looks like the one beneath it ie 20mm glass fuse there should be a value written either near the fuse holder or on the pcb

Posted

CONFIRM THAT ,, DO NOT POWER UP

Hadn't taken a close up of the pic till now but you're risking a big bang and in the very least a blown board , please do NOT switch on with that there , please check the rating first , it looks like a mains fuse and will cause you a lot of grief

If you can't take a joke there's not a lot of point reading my posts is there ?

Posted
Hi Guys - hope I'm in the right forum for this question !

I have had a problem with my system and have had to replace the battery and the panel. The system seems to work OK now but only from the battery, there is no mains power. I have tested mains input all the way to the transformer and can see a 240 volt supply all the way. On the output side however, there seems to be nothing (should be 18.5 V I think) and the green LED on the power board is not lit.

I have attached a picture of the power board for info and wondered if anyone could help with diagnosis and where I might get a replacement board if you agree it's u/s

Thanks in anticipation

Andy

You say you've tested mains all the way to transformer, can oyu confirm that's on the output side of the fuseholder.

You appear to have an incorrect fuse in the pcb fuse holder - the top one. That type of fuse is usually found in the fuseholder by the terminal block.

Guest anguscanplay
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Hi Guys - hope I'm in the right forum for this question !

I have had a problem with my system and have had to replace the battery and the panel. The system seems to work OK now but only from the battery, there is no mains power. I have tested mains input all the way to the transformer and can see a 240 volt supply all the way. On the output side however, there seems to be nothing (should be 18.5 V I think) and the green LED on the power board is not lit.

I have attached a picture of the power board for info and wondered if anyone could help with diagnosis and where I might get a replacement board if you agree it's u/s

Thanks in anticipation

Andy

hi andy

sorry about this but reading the thread again i feel that you may be out of your depth on this and i would hate for you to take some advise from the forum and cause yourself a serious injury or worse

please do not try and repair this fault yourself but get an engineer in to sort your system out

its not a saving if it kills someone

Posted

Hard to generalise when he seems to know what voltages are expected and has traced 240 to the Tx , but I am a little concerned because he'll have to work on the 240 side , maybe some clarification of abilities is needed first

If you can't take a joke there's not a lot of point reading my posts is there ?

Guest anguscanplay
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Hard to generalise when he seems to know what voltages are expected and has traced 240 to the Tx , but I am a little concerned because he'll have to work on the 240 side , maybe some clarification of abilities is needed first

nope take my last word on the subject andy dont do it yourself you may get it working but for how long and how safely its not a saving ..............

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