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The following information is kind contribution of our forum members Lydux, BlueBMW, and RobIvy64.
For this repair you might want to consider purchasing a logic probe with audio and visual outputs which will make the troubleshooting more easy.
You can go with Elenco LP-560 or the more advanced Elenco LP-900. Both of these logic probes are cheap and can be easily found on eBay.
- If you happen to hear the sound distorted or at a very low volume then first thing you can try is changing all capacitors.
- If that does not help, you could have bad amplifier on Op-Amps (MC3403) or the dual channel DAC (YM3012). It could also be a power regulation problem on amplifier part. You can check this with a voltmeter on op-amp (pin 4 and 11). They should be +12v and -12v. If there is a PSU failure on -12v rail, it it will cause distortions.
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| MC3403 Op-Amp |
It's a regular quad op-amp in SMD SO14 package.
- Original is a MC3403
- Compatible devices are TL074 and LM324.
There are 2 Op-Amps:
- IC39 - Responsible for FM synth (Top)
- IC7 - Responsible for DAC (Bottom)
If replacing the appropriate Op-Amp does not solve your problem then the following IC's could be faulty:
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| YM2151 FM synth | YM3012 DAC |
There is a RESET pin on YM3012 (pin 7 = ICL#) which should stay to a 1 logic (High) on normal operation.
Also, please check for ICL# (pin 7) ! If stuck to a logic 0, it'll keep initializing both channels, so no analog output !
Our forum member Lydux has drawn [schematics:http://nfggames.com/X68000/Misc/X68000%20ACE%20K5710DE%20audio%20pre-amplification%20schematics/] for fm audio pre-amplification part from an ACE I/O board : Model K5710DE
Get them here: