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CARVER

Model TFM-15
SERVICE MANUAL

CONTENTS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION .......................................... 2
SPECIFICATIONS ...................................
BLOCK DIAGRAM ..................................
ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES .....................
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ........................
EXPLODED VIEW ...................................
EXPLODED VIEW PARTS LIST ................................................... 9
PCB COMPONENT SIDE VIEWS AND PARTS LIST ................. 10-13

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1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING.

Any person performing the procedures described in this manual will be exposed to hazardous voltages and the risk of
electric shock. ~

Carver Corporation assumes that any person who removes the cover from the unit has been properly trained in protecting
against avoidable injury and shock. '

Therefore, the procedures described here are to be performed by qualified electronics service personnel only.

We recommend that the unit be tested only when line isolation is provided by an isolation transformer. The line cord of
the unit must be disconnected and the power supply capacitors fully discharged before any components are replaced.
Failure to do so may result in severe damage to the unit and the risk of electric shock.

2. SPECIFICATIONS

Power:

100 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms both channels driven 20-20Kl-lz with no more than 0.1% THD.
140 watts RMS per channel into 4 ohms both channels driven 20-20KH2 with no more than 0.1% THD.
200 watts dynamic power into 2 ohms

Frequency Response:
+0, -0.3dB 20-20KH2

Noise:
110dB A

Gain:
31 dB (with input level controls fully clockwise)

Input impedance: 1
30K ohms r

Power Requirements:
120 VAC, 60Hz, USA & Canada
220 VAC, 50Hz, Europe

Dimensions: ,
3-5/8" x 19" x 13"
92mm x 482mm x 332mm .

Weight:

17.2 lbs

7.8 kgs l
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