E-4 E-4
FIGURE E.4 – SCR BRIDGE, RESISTOR BANK, FIRING BOARD, & OUTPUT CAPACITOR/RESISTOR
TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR
MULTI-SOURCE
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SCR BRIDGE, RESISTOR BANK,
FIRING BOARD, AND OUTPUT
CAPACITOR/RESISTOR
The neutrals of the main transformer secondary wind-
ings are connected together and the six starts are con-
nected to the six SCR assemblies to form a six phase
output. This six phase AC output is rectified and con-
trolled through the SCR bridge.
The firing board receives power through the current
limiting resistor bank. The firing board is a three phase
circuit. Each phase provides two firing pulses; one for
each of the two Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs)
controlled by that particular phase. The firing circuit
supplies the proper amount of energy to the gates of
the power SCRs. When the gate signal is applied, at
the correct time, the SCR will turn on and conduct cur-
rent. The amount of "ON" timer versus "OFF" time
determines the output of the machine. See SCR
Operation.
A capacitor filter and resistor are connected across the
output leads on the Multi-Source. This is required to
reduce and limit the output voltage peaks. The capac-
itor ripple current (greatest with light resistive loads) is
limited by the resistor.
