TFM/15 Help

Hello All,
My TFM15CB is acting up. When I turn on I hear a relay click and I'm getting no meter lights or sound, any thoughts or is this like the question, how long is a piece of string?
Thanks
Steve

Hello All,
My TFM15CB is acting up. When I turn on I hear a relay click and I'm getting no meter lights or sound, any thoughts or is this like the question, how long is a piece of string?
Thanks
Steve

Hi there and welcome to the forum!
The good news is if you hear a clicking relay, the amp is passing its power on self test for power supply voltages.

The bad news is I don't have a service manual to help you continue.

Have you tried twiddling the input level knobs?

Thanks for the reply and welcome Rich. I love my Carver, also have the HR-752 of which I'm the original owner. I've tried everything I know to do, not sure where to start checking or testing.
Steve

Welcome Charlie1. Good luck and maybe someone can send Rich a copy of the schematics.

Thanks for the reply and welcome Rich. I love my Carver, also have the HR-752 of which I'm the original owner. I've tried everything I know to do, not sure where to start checking or testing.
Steve

I sure wish I had a schematic, but I don't. I don't remember if your amp has a magnetic field coil and triac controlled power supply or not (a couple of the lower numbered TFM series were 'regular' transformers).

Messing with a triac controlled unit is dicey for those not familiar; they often destroy the coil and amp and sometimes get injured.

If there IS a triac in there, whatever you do, do not short across it in an attempt to 'jump start' the power supply.

If you're getting that relay click, odds are the power supply is working anyway. Without the schemo, it's hard to say why the meter lamps aren't coming on, let alone why no signal is passing.

Anybody have a schemo for this unit?

TFM75 has the service manual in his archives Rich.

Hi,
Is ther a way to post a picture?
Thanks
Steve

Hi,
Is ther a way to post a picture?
Thanks
Steve

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TFM75 has the service manual in his archives Rich.

Thanks Obi, I'll ask him about it

I found one at servicemanuals.net

It's a 'regular' non traic controlled transformer, so any technician can work on it without having to be versed in Carver gear. It's not a rail switcher either, so should be much simpler to fix.

There ARE internal fuses according to the schemo.....give them a look first Three, on the left front side, especially fuse F003, the 1 amp one

Hi Rich,
Fuses were first thing I looked at. They appear fine and actually on the top side, things are quite clean, I see no visual evidence of overheating at all. Here is a photo, I hope
Steve

What is the unit's history? was it working and then quit, etc.....

How comfortable are you messing around with it and/or what type of test equipment do you have?

Well she's up and running. Replaced bulbs and noticed a wire that had come loose but yet looked in place.
Thank you all for your help and patience.
Steve

Well she's up and running. Replaced bulbs and noticed a wire that had come loose but yet looked in place.
Thank you all for your help and patience.
Steve

Great news!

Welcome Charlie1! Glad you found your problem, what wire came loose? I'm assuming it was from the fuse board? Good job! and welcome again!