Fisher ALLEGRO 11 R Service Manual

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A Service Manual

I - ,THE
FISHER

" ' MOOEL ALLEGRO

,, 150 11R

CHASSIS SERIAL NUMBERS CHASSIS
BEGINNING 10001
.CHASSIS SERIAL NUMBERS

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$1.00 BEGINNING 50001

FISHER RADIO CORPORATION - LONG ISLAND CITY 1 - NEW YORK

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CAUTION: This is a FISHER precision high-tidellty ln-
strument. It should be serviced only by qualified personnel ~-
trained in the repair of transistor equipment and printed circuitry.

TEST EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

The following are needed to completely test and align modern high-fidelity instruments
such as amplifiers. tuners and receivers.

Var-rmrn.Tnhp anmhmmptpr

(100-mV DC scale)

Audio Vacuum-Tube Voltmeter
(10-mV AC scale)

Oscilloscope (Flat to 100 kHz Minimum)
Audio (Sine-Wave) Geherator
Intermodulation Distortion Analyzer
Harmonic Distortion Analyzer

AM/FM Signal Generator

Multiplex Generator (preferably with RF
output - FISHER Model 300 or equal)

lo7.Mt-tz Sweep Generator
455-kHz Sweep Generator
Line Voltage Autotransformer
or Voltage Regulator
z - Loan Resistors, 4 or 8 Ohm, 50 Watt
2 - Full Range Speakers for Listening Tests
Stereo Source - Turntable or Tape Recorder
for Listening Tests
Soldering Iron with Small Tip
Fully Insulated from Power Line
Suction Desoldering Tool

_ PRECAUTIONS _

Many of these items are Included just as a reminder- they
are normnl pmrerlmer rnr experienced trelmirinne Sin-rt.
cuts can be taken but often they muse additional damage
-to gansistors, circuit components or the printed-circuit
boar

Soldering-A well-tinned. hot. clean soldering iron tin will
make it easier to solder without damage to the printed-
circuit board or the many circuit components mounted on
it. It is not the wattage of the iron that counts - it is the
heat available at the lip. Some 50-watt irons reach tem-
pert-lures of l,000' F other: will hardly molt colder.
Small-diameter lips should be used for single solder con-
nections -Iarger pyramid and chisel tips are needed for
larger areas.

. When removing defective resistors, capacitors, etc, the
leads should be cut as close to the body of the circuit com-
ponent as possible. (If the part is not being returned for
in-warranty factory replacement it may be cut in half--
with diagonal-cutting pliers - to make removal easier)

0_ Special de-soldering tips are made for unsoldering mul-
tiple-terminal units like IF transformers and electrolytic
capacitors. By unsoldering all terminals at the same time
the part can be removed with little chance of breaking the

printed-circuit board.

I Always disconnect the chassis from the power line when
solderingi Turning the power switch OFF is not enough.

Power~line leakage paths, through the heating element.
can destroy transistors.

Transistors-Never attempt to do any work on the transis-
tor amplifiers without first disconnecting the AC linecord

and waiting until the power supply filter-capacitors have
discharged.

0 Guard against shorts- it takes only an instant for a
base»to-collcctor short to destroy that transistor and pos-
sibly others direct-coupled to it. (In the time it takes for a
dropped machine screw. washer or even the screwdriver,
to glance off a pair of socket terminals (or between a
terminal and the chassis) a transistor can be ruined]

a DO NOT bias the base of any transistor to, or near.
the same voltage applied to its eolleeton

I DO NOT use an ohmmeter for testing transistors. The
voltage applied through the test probes may be higher
than the base-emitter breakdown voltage of the transistor.

Output Stage and Driver- Replacement: for output and

driver transistors, if necemary, must be made from the
cams loom grmm are tlre nrigtnal type. The tiers. group i.
indicated by a colored dot on the mounting flange of the
transistor. Be sure to include this information, when order-
ing replacement transistors.

e If one output transistor burns out (open or shorts).
always remove ALL output transistors in that channel and
check the bias adjustment, the control and other pans in
the network with an ohmmeter before inserting a new tran-
sistor. All output transistors in one channel will be de-
strayed if the beselrming circuit is upon on the emitter end.

0 When mounting a replacement power transistor be sure
the bottom of the flange, the mica imulator and the sur-
face of the heat sink are free of foreign matter. Dust and
grit can prevent perfect contact reducing heat transfer to
the heat sinktMelallic particles can puncture the insulator
and cause shorts - ruining the transistor.

0 Silicone grease must be used between the transistor and
the mica insulator and between the mica and the heat sink
for best heat conduction. (Use Dow-Coming D03 or
CZOI94 or equivalent compounds made for power transis-
tor heat conduction.)

. Us: care when making connection: to speakers and out
put terminals. Any frayed wire ends can cause shorts that
may burn out the output transistors -- they are direct-
coupled to the speakers. To reduce the possibility of shorts
at the speakers, lugs should he used on the exposed ends or
at least the ends of ill: stranded wires should be tinned to
prevent frayed wire ends. The current in the speakers and
output circllitry is quite high. Poor contacts or small size
wire can cause power losses in the speaker system. Use 14
or [6 AWG for long runs of speaker wiring. '

Voltage Measurements-Voltage measurements are made
with the line voltage adjusted to 7 volts and all readings
are i10%. All voltages are DC. measured with a VTVM
to ground. with no signal input unless otherwise noted.

indicatfi l-kHz audio voltages, measured with
an audio AC VTVM to ground at various points from the
phone input to the power amplifier output.

Alignment Procedures-Re Iacement of transistors and
components in the front e . IF amplifier and multiplex
decoder will normally not requne realignment of these
circuits. Realignment of these circuits, unless absolutely
neeesmry, is not recommended. Do not attempt a realign-
ment unless the required test eolllnment Is available and
the alignment procedure is thoroughly understood.

BECAUSE ITS PRODUCrS ARE SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. FISHER
RADIO CORPORATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY ANY DESIGN OR
srncrrlLAlluN WIIHUUI NUI'ILE AND wtlnuul INCUKKINU ANY UBLluAllUN.