Also check C308, the 10uF, 50V small electrolytic cap. If it's bad, IC300, the 3845B PWM IC, cannot start up. If it's bad, use a Nichicon PW, Nippon Chemi-Con LXZ, or Panasonic FC series part. C308 is stressed some.
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IC300 pin 8 is zero volts? It's the 5V Reference for the IC. IC300 may be bad, or C301 may be bad. Do you have a really low resistance from IC300-8 to IC300-5?
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8 volts is at the low end (cutoff) I believe it should have a bit more voltage to start up. I would think it should be at least 10 volts when first powerd on. I might also check D304, R311 and ZD301 That part of the circuit keeps the ic running
I also think the ic300 could be bad
If ypu have 0 volts on Vref, either the ic is defective or a component is shorted that is connected to pin 8. Did you check fet Q102, zd102,zd103 and R116? if R116 is open, q102 is bad. ZD103 needs to be checked out of circuit if R116 is good
Check R311, zd301 and d304 they supply the run voltage when the circuit is working.
Also check that D203 is not shorted on the +12VCS
If the second one had been not working and suddenly started, I'd look for bad solder joints on the primary side. That assumes that R310, R318, and C308 are good - if either resistor is open or C308 has gone high ESR the 3845B, IC300, will not start up.
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now the revived PSU died again and i notice that VCC falls from 10 to 8.5 and Vref goes to 0.8V as the bad PSU. So i think that main problem is very low VCC to start ic.
what component can be behind that voltage lowering?
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