Page 2 - CAUTION
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 2 À PRÉVENIR LE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE N’ENLEVEZ PAS LES COUVERTURES. RIEN DES PARTIES UTILES À L’INTÉRIEUR. DÉBRANCHER LA BORNE AVANT D’OUVRIR LA MODULE EN ARRIÈRE. TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE TOP OR BOTTOM COVERS. NO USER SERVICEABLEPARTS INS...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 3 Introduction ............................................................. 4Scope ...................................................................... 4Warranty .................................................................. 4Parts .............
Page 4 - Crown; SCOPE; Introduction
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 4 Crown Technical Support Group Factory Service Parts Department Mailing Address: PO Box 1000 Elkhart, IN USA 46515-1000 Shipping Address: 57620 C.R. 105 Elkhart, IN USA 46517 Phone: (219) 294-8200 Toll Free: (800) 342-6939 FAX: (219) 294-8301 This ...
Page 5 - Parts
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 5 Parts shipment on a C.O.D. or pre-payment (check or creditcard) basis. TERMS Normal terms are pre-paid. Net-30 Days applies toonly those firms having pre-established accounts withCrown. If pre-paying, the order must be packed andweighed before a t...
Page 6 - Specifications; POWER; PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 6 Specifications Unless noted otherwise, all specifications are basedon driving an 8 ohm load per channel, both channelsdriven, the sensitivity switch in the 26dB position, theAC supply is 120VAC at 60Hz. Crown specificationsare guaranteed through t...
Page 7 - Voltage Conversion
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 7 Voltage Conversion Note: The only versions of thisproduct produced at the CrownFactory with international volt-age capabilities built in are CSLversions built specifically forsale outside the United States. P16 P10 P15 P14 P13 P12 P11 P9 P8 P7 P6 ...
Page 8 - Theory; OVERVIEW; FRONT END OPERATION
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 8 Theory OVERVIEW It should be noted from the outset that the PB-1 and460CSL amplifiers are electrically and mechanicallyidentical products. The only differences, from a ser-vice perspective, are cosmetic. For the purposes ofservicing the products, ...
Page 9 - VOLTAGE AMPLIFICATION
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 9 Theory tivity is achieved by controlling the ratio of feedback toinput resistance. The Sensitivity Switch sets the inputimpedance to this stage and varies the gain such thatthe overall amplifier gain is 26 dB, or is adjustedappropriately for 0.775...
Page 10 - GROUNDED BRIDGE TOPOLOGY
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 10 allows the NFb loop to control Error Amp gain byfeeding back to its non-inverting input (with its polarityopposite to the output of the VGS). With the addedvoltage swing provided by the LVAs, the signal thengains current amplification through the...
Page 11 - OUTPUT DEVICE EMULATION PROTECTION
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 11 the positive half, and about .5V across the bias resistorin the negative half. Q18 conduction (and thus bias) isadjustable. A diode string prevents excessive charge build upwithin the high conduction output devices when off.Flyback diodes shunt b...
Page 13 - Checkout Procedures; GENERAL INFORMATION
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 13 Checkout Procedures GENERAL INFORMATION The following test procedures are to be used to verifyoperation of this amplifier. DO NOT connect a load orinject a signal unless directed to do so by the proce-dure. These tests, though meant for verificat...
Page 18 - BACK PANEL ASSEMBLY
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 18 Mechanical (Non-Module) Parts OUTPUT ASSEMBLY (ONE PER CHANNEL) CPN ITEM QTY A10100-4 Washer, #6 Flat Zinc 2 A10315-1 Screw, 6-32-.56 Hex Washer Head 12 C 4751-1 NPN Output Device 2 C 5826-0 S100/S200 Thermal Sense LM334Z 1 C 6492-0 PNP Output De...
Page 19 - MAIN CHASSIS ASSEMBLY
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 19 Mechanical (Non-Module) Parts MAIN CHASSIS ASSEMBLY CPN ITEM QTY A10086-11008 Screw, 10-32-.5 Mach Rd Ph 4 A10086-70806 Screw, 8-32-.37 Mach Rd Ph 2 A10089-11032 Screw, 10-32-2 Mach Pan Ph 4 A10094-3 Washer, #6 Black Star 3 A10094-6 Washer, #8 Bl...
Page 20 - Module Information; MODULE HISTORY
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 20 Module Information MODULE HISTORY Since its introduction in 1986, the PB-1 has gonethrough a number of updates and revisions. Over thecourse of its history some of these changes haveresulted in upgrading to newer modules. What followsis a histori...
Page 21 - CAPACITORS; TRANSISTORS
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 21 Q42576-1 Output Module Parts List (P10137-1 Board) Q42576-1 Output Module (4 Resistor Original) for PB-1: CAPACITORS C01 C 3978-1 .047µF C02 C 6804-6 .1µF C03 C 6804-6 .1µF C04 C 3996-3 .0047µF C05 C 6807-9 .001µF C06 C 6806-1 .01µF C07 C 6807-9 ...
Page 28 - SWITCHES
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 28 R114 R214 A10266-4721 4.7K R115 R215 A10266-5141 510K R116 R216 A10266-3351 3.3M R118 R218 A10266-2711 270 OHM R119 R219 A10266-3011 300 OHM R120 R220 A10266-2711 270 OHM R121 R221 C 5062-2 100K TRIMMER R122 R222 A10266-2741 270K R123 R223 A10266...
Page 32 - RESISTORS
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 32 RESISTORS R1 A10265-53621 53.6K 1% R2 OPEN R3 OPEN R4 A10265-46421 46.4K 1% R5 A10266-3323 3.3K 1W R10 OPEN R100 R200 C 7409-3 5K POT R101 R201 A10265-49911 4.99K R102 R202 A10266-1021 1K R103 R203 A10265-10031 100K 1% R104 R204 A10266-2721 2.7K ...
Page 34 - DIODES
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 34 Q42776-7 Main Module Parts List (D 7251-8 Board) Q42776-7 Main Module (3rd Gain) for PB-1: CAPACITORS C1 C 3913-8 470uF C2 C 3913-8 470uF C4 C 6802-0 .47uF C5 C 6806-1 .01uF C6 C 6806-1 .01uF C7 C 6094-9 33uF C8 C 6806-1 .01uF C100 C200 C 5311-3 ...
Page 35 - IC’S
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 35 Q116 Q216 C 3786-8 PN4250A Q117 Q217 D 2961-7 SEL 2N3859A Q118 Q218 D 2961-7 SEL 2N3859A Q119 Q219 C 3625-8 2N4125 Q120 Q220 C 3625-8 2N4125 Q121 Q221 C 7458-0 2N4123 Q122 Q222 C 7458-0 2N4123 RESISTORS R1 A10265-53621 53.6K R2 A10266-2402 24 OHM...
Page 36 - INTERCONNECTS
Power Base-1 & 460CSL Amplifier Service Manual 36 INTERCONNECTS J1 C 7593-4 HEADER 5 PIN J2 C 4508-5 16 PIN SOCKET J9 C 7527-2 HEADER 6 PIN J10 C 7592-6 HEADER 4 PIN J11 C 7526-4 HEADER 3 PIN J100 J200 C 6777-4 PHONE JACK J500 J800 D 6619-7 10" RIBBON ASSY J600 J700 D 6620-5 6" RIBBON AS...