ARCAM ALPHA AMPLIFIER SERVICE MANUAL (ALL MODELS)|ARCAM ALPHA AMPUFIER SERVICE MANUAL, leeve 2 16110191 Arcam Drawing No. H940001 ‘Apna ampiior 0001-5580 Apa Ps in $581 - 18790 ‘pha i ‘3m 18800-99649 Apna” 9m 29650 CONTENTS Cireuk deserpton Dise Input “apha aid Aba Ps ‘apa i ‘Agha Selector suitch ‘Agha ‘pha Fis onwards ‘pata i Lune preamp ‘Alpha, Agha Pus a Ai i ‘Agha ‘Tone controls "Apha, Agha Pus a Aha i ‘phat ‘Mute ctrult aa balance control ‘Ai ‘Alpha Fis, Alpha iad it Preamp power supply "At od Power amp ‘Apha, Alpha Plus rd Aha ‘Aphait Power supply ‘Atress ‘pha it (CHANGE OF MAINS VOLTAGE (ALPHA) (CHANGE OF MAINS VOLTAGE (ALPHA PLUS, ALPHA I) (CHANGE OF MAINS VOLTAGE (ALPHA th RESETTING THE QUIESCENT CURRENT ‘ancurr blaGRAMS BOARD MODIFICATIONS ALPHA I SWITCHLOFF THUMP CURE 00/1291[ALPHA AMPLIFIER SERVICE MANUAL Uniass otherwise stated the circuit description forthe various versions ofthe ampli are Identical but please refer to the appropriate circuit diagrams for the model in question. CCirouit description [Component nunbers for the right hand channel are prefixed by 100; e.9. R103 is, ‘equivalent to RS inthe left hand channel, Components common to both channels (29, power supply) have the prefix 200,] Diso input Alpha and Alpha Plus ‘The disc input amplifier consists of a dual op-amp selected for low noise (IC201, 'NE5S32), one op-amp for each channel. The RIAA equalization is achieved by feedback round the op-amp, with R3, C4, R4, C5 determining the mid-band frequency response, FR2 the gain and C3 the low frequency roll off. The cartridge is loaded by Rit in parallel with C1 and there is an option for a cartridge loading module for additional loading it required (ULWM). C2 provides RF. suppression. The output is coupled via C6 to the input selector swich Alpha I The Alpha Il has an optional moving col facility added and the loading module option was removed. The moving coil board, (MCA board available from Arcam), plugs in place of the 6 way plug in the disc stage. The MCA board is based on the moving coil stage of ‘the D60 and D90.2 ampliiers and provides @ 21 dB flat response amplifier. I has its own (on board +8V rogulated supply, provided by 21, R202, R203, derived from the Alpha’s ‘own +15V supply. The required aucio signals and supply pass to from the board via the {8 way connector. (See separate MCA cuit diagram) Apia th ‘The moving coil o2tion is not available on the Alpha Il and the low frequency roll off was changed by increasing the value of C3 from 10uF to 22uF. Selector switch Alpha The selector switzh is a five position switch with an output via FB to the tape output sockets and an cutput via RS to the volume control, RV201. RE and R7 form a 6d8 attenuator for the CO input