Howdy all. Hope you are all doing well during this shelter-in-place time (Covid-19).
Several years ago (2014), I bought a broken Peavey PV8USB mixer on Ebay hoping to repair it with my amateur skills and tools. After diagnosing that the NCP3063 boost/buck/inverting converter would not function with the corner blown clean off (reminds me of Dirty Harry), I set about attempting to repair it. Mouser got my order for several NCP3063s, a Zehner that I thought might be bad, and a couple replacement LM317s.
I took my soldering iron to the NCP3063 which is surface mount. I got it off, but also accidentally took one trace up from the board. So in frustration, the mixer went into a drawer for future consideration.
It is now the future (compared to 2014). In February, I bought two broken PV6USB mixers off of Ebay to practice on (since I really want the PV8USB). I spent several weeks watching YouTube videos about soldering SMD (surface mount devices) and discovered a new product that I had never heard about before: "Chipquik" SMD removal solder. It has a lower melting temperature and stays liquid longer: add flux, then melt onto the leads on both sides of the chip, keep it hot and the chip floats off. Works AWESOME!
So I worked on the PV6USB (similar problems: I discovered that a common fatal error made by users is to try the power supply for the PV6 non-USB, which is 16VAC, with the PV6USB which uses 15VDC 500ma and that blows the power regulator[side note: seems like a weak design when adding a diode might avoid issues]). One PV6USB works almost as expected (the USB receives but doesn't send) and one PV6USB works with no USB.
So here is the schematic from Peavey. I could not find it online (and still cannot), so I had emailed Peavey who then sent it to me. This PDF has been indispensable, but I wish the part numbers were searchable on the layout page as well as the schematic to make locating parts easier. Maybe the PDF has layers that my Adobe Reader cannot see.
More later (have to replace all seven 4565 dual preamp SMD chips connected to the inputs, and more). Thanks for allowing me to share.
Phil in gorgeous Young Harris, Georgia, USA
Several years ago (2014), I bought a broken Peavey PV8USB mixer on Ebay hoping to repair it with my amateur skills and tools. After diagnosing that the NCP3063 boost/buck/inverting converter would not function with the corner blown clean off (reminds me of Dirty Harry), I set about attempting to repair it. Mouser got my order for several NCP3063s, a Zehner that I thought might be bad, and a couple replacement LM317s.
I took my soldering iron to the NCP3063 which is surface mount. I got it off, but also accidentally took one trace up from the board. So in frustration, the mixer went into a drawer for future consideration.
It is now the future (compared to 2014). In February, I bought two broken PV6USB mixers off of Ebay to practice on (since I really want the PV8USB). I spent several weeks watching YouTube videos about soldering SMD (surface mount devices) and discovered a new product that I had never heard about before: "Chipquik" SMD removal solder. It has a lower melting temperature and stays liquid longer: add flux, then melt onto the leads on both sides of the chip, keep it hot and the chip floats off. Works AWESOME!
So I worked on the PV6USB (similar problems: I discovered that a common fatal error made by users is to try the power supply for the PV6 non-USB, which is 16VAC, with the PV6USB which uses 15VDC 500ma and that blows the power regulator[side note: seems like a weak design when adding a diode might avoid issues]). One PV6USB works almost as expected (the USB receives but doesn't send) and one PV6USB works with no USB.
So here is the schematic from Peavey. I could not find it online (and still cannot), so I had emailed Peavey who then sent it to me. This PDF has been indispensable, but I wish the part numbers were searchable on the layout page as well as the schematic to make locating parts easier. Maybe the PDF has layers that my Adobe Reader cannot see.
More later (have to replace all seven 4565 dual preamp SMD chips connected to the inputs, and more). Thanks for allowing me to share.
Phil in gorgeous Young Harris, Georgia, USA