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| TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR | ||||
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| PC BOARD TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES |
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| - Remove the PC board from the | ||
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| WARNING | ||||
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| and place it directly into the equipment. Donʼt set the | ||||
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| PC board on or near paper, plastic or cloth which | |||
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| ELECTRIC SHOCK | ||||
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| can kill. | could have a static charge. If the PC board canʼt be | |||
| • | Have | an electrician install and | installed immediately, put it back in the | ||
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| service this equipment. Turn the | - If the PC board uses protective shorting jumpers, | |||
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| input | power OFF at the fuse box | |||
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| before working on equipment. Do | donʼt remove them until installation is complete. | |||
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| not touch electrically hot parts. | - If you return a PC board to The Lincoln Electric | |||
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| Company for credit, it must be in the | ||
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| CAUTION | bag. This will prevent further damage and allow prop- | |||
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| er failure analysis. |
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Sometimes machine failures appear to be due to PC | 4. Test the machine to determine if the failure | |||||
board failures. These problems can sometimes be | symptom has been corrected by the | |||||
traced to poor electrical connections. To avoid prob- | replacement PC board. |
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lems when troubleshooting and replacing PC boards, |
| It is desirable to have a spare (known good) | ||||
please use the following procedure: | NOTE: | |||||
| 1. Determine to the best of your technical ability | PC board available for PC board troubleshooting. | ||||
| NOTE: Allow the machine to heat up so that all | |||||
| that the PC board is the most likely component | |||||
| causing the failure symptom. | electrical components can reach their operating | ||||
| 2. Check for loose connections at the PC board to | temperature. |
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| 5. Remove the replacement PC board and | |||||
| assure that the PC board is properly connected. | substitute it with the original PC board to | ||||
| 3. If the problem persists, replace the suspect PC | recreate the original problem. |
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| board using standard practices to avoid static | a. If the original problem does not reappear by | ||||
| electrical damage and electrical shock. Read |
| substituting the original board, then the PC | |||
| the warning inside the static resistant bag and |
| board was not the problem. Continue to look | |||
| perform the following procedures: |
| for bad connections in the control wiring | |||
PC board can be damaged by static electricity. |
| harness, junction blocks, and terminal strips. | ||||
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| - Remove your bodyʼs static | b. If the original problem is recreated by the | |||
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| charge before opening the static- |
| substitution of the original board, then the PC | ||
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| shielding bag. Wear an |
| board was the problem. Reinstall the | ||
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| wrist strap. For safety, use a 1 |
| replacement PC board and test the machine. | ||
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| Meg ohm resistive cord connected | 6. Always indicate that this procedure was | |||
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| to a grounded part of the | followed when warranty reports are to be | |||
| ATTENTION | equipment frame. | submitted. |
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| - If you donʼt have a wrist strap, | NOTE: | Following this procedure and writing on the | |||
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| Handle only at | touch an | warranty report, “INSTALLED AND SWITCHED PC | |||
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| part of the equipment frame. Keep | BOARDS TO VERIFY PROBLEM,” will help | avoid | ||
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| touching the frame to prevent | denial of legitimate PC board warranty claims. |
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| - Tools which come in contact with the PC board must |
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