About the IC3600TPAA1
The IC3600TPAA1 is a component for the first two Speedtronic gas/steam turbine management systems. These systems, which became known as the Mark I and the Mark II, focused on a design that was scalable, adaptable, long-lasting, and as easy to use as possible at the time of the systems’ release. While both the MKI and the MKII have since become obsolete due to the release of newer GE management systems like the MKIV through the MKVIe, and while they are now considered technologically outdated, they continue to be used in many facilities around the world due to the scalability and adaptability of their designs. Both systems rely on built-in redundancies on key control functions to improve reliability. Both also feature a protective system that runs independently from the control equipment.
The IC3600TPAA1 is drilled in two corners. One edge is marked with numbering from two to fifty by tens. This edge is populated by twenty-six right-angled pins that together facilitate communication between the board and the Speedtronic system.
The IC3600TPAA1 has six transistors. Three are marked Q1 and three are marked Q2. The board is built with three aluminum electrolytic capacitors that are all marked as C1. The capacitors are marked 50μf 50V. The board has fifteen resistors placed on the board in three sets of five; these are all marked R1 through R5. Next to these are three more resistors all marked R7. The board has three diodes that are all marked CR1.
The IC3600TPAA1 has three round transformers. These transformers are marked T1. Each transformer has through-holes near each quadrant marked H1, H2, X1 and X2. Two transformers connect to these through-holes via bare wires. The last transformer connects to these through-holes via colored wires (black/white/orange.)
