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Operating and 
Service Manual 

1000TP8G18 
Model 

10013116 
Part Number 

Serial Number 

160 School House Road, Souderton, PA 18964 • 215-723-8181 • Fax 

866

-

859

-

0582

 • www.arworld

.us

 

Summary of Contents for 1000TP8G18 Series

Page 1: ...Operating and Service Manual 1000TP8G18 Model 10013116 Part Number Serial Number 160 School House Road Souderton PA 18964 215 723 8181 Fax 866 859 0582 www arworld us...

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Page 3: ...llowing European directives Low Voltage Directive 2014 35 EU EMC Directive 2014 30 EU Supplementary Information Safety EN 60215 1 1989 EN 61010 1 2010 EMC EN 61000 6 2 2005 EN61000 6 4 2007 Year Mark...

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Page 5: ...clearance on all vented sides of the equipment to permit the airflow required for proper ventilation Do not restrict airflow into the equipment by blocking any vents or air intakes Restricting airflow...

Page 6: ...a assembly may be heavy requiring two persons to lift Use caution when installing or removing unit Follow all equipment setup and lifting instructions specified in this document Ensure connectors are...

Page 7: ...von 10 2 cm 4 in auf allen bel fteten Seiten des Ger ts ein um eine ausreichende Luftzirkulation zu gew hrleisten Beintr chtigen Sie den Luftstrom des Ger ts nicht indem Sie L ftungs ffnungen oder de...

Page 8: ...allen in diesem Dokument angegebenen Anweisungen zur Anbringung Stellen Sie sicher dass alle Anschl sse f r den beabsichtigten Betrieb geeignet sind Informationen zu den Anschl ssen erhalten Sie im Be...

Page 9: ...tilation Ne limitez pas le flux d air allant dans l quipement en bloquant tout vent ou entr e d air La restriction du flux d air peut endommager l quipement causer des coupures intermittentes ou des d...

Page 10: ...dent lorsque vous installez ou retirez l unit Respectez toutes les instructions concernant l installation et le levage de l quipement indiqu es dans ce document Assurez vous que les connecteurs sont a...

Page 11: ...is voor goede ventilatie mogelijk te maken Belemmer de luchtstroom in het apparaat niet door ventilatieopeningen of luchtinlaten te blokkeren Het belemmeren van de luchtstroom kan leiden tot schade a...

Page 12: ...nstellen en optillen van de apparatuur die in dit document worden vermeld Zorg ervoor dat de connectoren geschikt zijn voor de beoogde werking De connectoren worden gespecificeerd in de gebruikershand...

Page 13: ...ications to the machine may have been made use this information only as a guide Carefully compare the unit s actual configuration and operation to the descriptions in this manual before you undertake...

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Page 15: ...quency with Gain set to 100 apply RF drive that will provide rated power This will help indicate if the gain or power is changing and if the traveling wave tube or pre amp needs service Record the fol...

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Page 17: ...Display and Soft Keys 14 3 5 Rear Panel Features 18 3 6 Initial Turn On and Warm up Procedure 19 3 7 Remote IEEE 488 Operation 20 3 8 TWTA General Considerations 25 4 MAINTENANCE 27 4 1 Safety Warnin...

Page 18: ...50 FIGURES 3 1 Mounting Support Holes 10 3 2 Front Panel Features 13 3 3 Front Panel Display Screens 14 3 4 Rear Panel Features 18 TABLES 3 1 Front Panel Features 13 3 2 Rear Panel Features 18 3 3 Ca...

Page 19: ...ed for standard 19 inch rack mounting or bench top use The front panel of the rack mountable amplifier is 8 75 inches high and the overall unit is 25 inches deep excluding the rear panel connectors Pr...

Page 20: ...Model 1000TP8G18 2 Rev 1 5 TEST DATA SHEET A Test Data Sheet for a specific unit is prepared at the time of manufacture and is included with the unit s copy of this manual...

Page 21: ...orced air cooled broadband traveling wave tube TWT microwave amplifier designed for pulse applications at low to moderate duty fac tors where instantaneous bandwidth and high gain are required A relia...

Page 22: ...to 90 Delay 300 ns maximum from pulse input to RF 90 Pulse Width Distortion 30 ns maximum 50 points of output pulse width compared to 50 points of input pulse width Pulse Off Isolation 80 dB minimum 9...

Page 23: ...MS3106F18 115 connector and appropriate mating connector on rear of amplifier as power inlet S6D Duty Cycle 6 Page 3 1000TP8G18 Pulse Amplifier M1 M22 1000 Watts 7 5GHz 18GHz Model Configurations To o...

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Page 25: ...ment in the leveling loop and for reflected power measurement on the HPA interface board With an optional reverse power sample port an additional 10 dB coupler is connected to the reverse port of the...

Page 26: ...he TWT grid are provided by the Modulator Assembly A23684 101 The high voltage power supply consists of the following the Power Factor Correction module A23683 100 converts line voltage to DC for the...

Page 27: ...has been unplugged and it has been positively established that the high voltage filter capacitors have been discharged to a known safe level WARNING Safety Ground Improper grounding of this equipment...

Page 28: ...e unit remove all of the screws holding the front panel to the cabinet Carefully slide the entire amplifier out of the front of the cabinet CAUTION Never rack mount the TWTA using the front panel alon...

Page 29: ...in much lower total power dissipation 3 2 4 AC Line Power Connections AC line power connection to the amplifier is made at the Power Supply AC inlet J1 which is a female IEC 320 connector A line cord...

Page 30: ...l protection CAUTION Do not rely on the external interlock for personnel protection The intent of the external interlock feature is to disable the RF output for equipment protection Use proper operati...

Page 31: ...routines and returns to the previous menu level 6 9 S1 S4 Soft Key push buttons various menu selection functions 10 Display Displays numerous parameter values and fault messages 11 Keylock Switch All...

Page 32: ...umber of informational screens are programmed It is important for the operator to be able to select the screen with the required information Screen selection is accomplished by pressing an appropriate...

Page 33: ...will return you to the screen from which the help screen was called Setup Screens From MENU 2 S1 labeled SETUP selects the first of several setup screens SETUP 1 This allows the user to manually shut...

Page 34: ...um value causes OFF to be selected disabling this alarm In WARNINGS 3 the maximum reverse peak power level is set Note that these are warning levels at which the beep sounds the actual maximum reverse...

Page 35: ...ults O PLS WIDTH OVER DUTY and EXTERNAL INHIBIT will turn off RF while the fault is being displayed on the screen HV will remain on during these faults Once the fault is corrected the fault will clear...

Page 36: ...NOTE 6 FWD SAMPLE OUT Type N female connector see NOTE 7 RF OUT WRD 750 Waveguide WRD 650 in certain configurations 8 EXTERNAL INTERLOCK SWITCH CONTROL Connector to remote temperature switch protecti...

Page 37: ...expire Line three will indicate OFF READY CAUTION Do not allow the TWTA to remain in STANDBY for extended periods of time If the TWTA will not be used in the OPERATE mode within an hour shut the TWTA...

Page 38: ...arameter measurements system faults gain adjustment and control unit status The Power Save mode Sleep Mode provides remote capability to control the TWT heater filament and to lower the amplifier stan...

Page 39: ...everse power out W Peak watts Pr W Pk RDPRD Returns reverse power out dBm Average dBm Pr dBm Avg RDPRW Returns reverse power out W Average watts Pr W Avg RDDUTY Returns Duty DTY RDPOHIDP Returns over...

Page 40: ...wrong polarity 50 Last command failed Local system does not have remote enabled 51 Remote system is not ready to accept commands 901 Assert error invalid table argument 902 Assert error invalid calibr...

Page 41: ...B Heater time delay expired 5 Under forward power warning 6 Foldback active 7 MSB Inhibit mode x bit Meaning 8 LSB External inhibit 9 Interlock open 10 not used 11 MSB not used w bit Meaning 12 LSB no...

Page 42: ...auto off time delay 3 2 0 hour heater auto off time delay 4 2 5 hour heater auto off time delay 5 3 0 hour heater auto off time delay Command syntax is in this form command mnemonic parameter carriage...

Page 43: ...if required Though service life is not improved by periodic operation users experiencing amplifier trip due to body over current may benefit by periodically operating a unit with high voltage and gri...

Page 44: ...collector or high voltage is applied to the collector but the grid is off This is the normal state after a tube s warm up time just prior to entering the Operate mode In this state the cathode end of...

Page 45: ...s equipment in particular Never handle the TWT leads or the high voltage connectors unless it has been positively established that the high voltage filter capacitors have been discharged to a known sa...

Page 46: ...ature Air inlet filter dirty Collector heat sink dirty Inadequate clearance behind TWTA High air inlet temperature Defective fan or fan driver No response when main power turned on Disconnected power...

Page 47: ...on based on the failure symptom and an understanding of the logic schematic diagrams 4 5 NON REPAIRABLE MODULES The Heater power supply A10010 000 the Grid modulator A23684 101 the HV filter A21458 01...

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Page 49: ...cian level servicing It is intended for use by qualified technical personnel who must troubleshoot and repair the TWTA in the field Such repairs are typically limited to replacement of modules or majo...

Page 50: ...J PSC MODULATOR CONTROL BOARD 1A1A9 A10010 000 HEATER POWER SUPPLY MODULE 1A1A9T1 A09409 000 XFMR HEATER FEEDBACK 1A1A9T2 A09408 000 XFMR HEATER POWER 1A1A10 A21459 021 PWM BOARD FOR TWT 3444 1A1A11 A...

Page 51: ...dule A23683 100 10 23687 001 LV Power Supply Module A23687 001 10 24830 008 Remote Control Board Foldback only A24830 008 10 25444 001 HPA Interface A25444 001 10 27500 914 1000W Pulsed TWT Amplifier...

Page 52: ...Model 1000TP8G18 34 Rev...

Page 53: ...22826 914 Pulsed TWT Power Supply A24830 008 Remote Control Board Foldback A25444 001 HPA interface A27500 914 TWTA 1kW Pulsed IJ Band A27500 918 TWTA 1kW Pulsed IJ Band w optional reverse sample port...

Page 54: ...ST 3 J2 J10370 000 CONN 37 PIN MALE D SUB PCB RIGHT ANGLE AMP 747252 4 1 J18075 000 MALE SCREW LOCK FOR D SUBMIN CONN AMP 205817 1 1 J4 J5 J18086 000 CONN SMA JACK RECEPTACLE RIGHT ANGLE 0 18GHZ PC MO...

Page 55: ...53K 1 2W 1 MF 100PPM DALE RN55D 1 R12 R15 R32020 000 TRIMPOT 10K 1 2W 10 CERMET 20T SIDE ADJ BECKMAN 67X 2 U4 U5 U6 U02390 000 IC QUAD COMPARATOR NAT LM139J 3 U7 U03240 000 IC LOW POWER OP AMP NAT LM3...

Page 56: ...2 E01015 000 EQUALIZER 8 18 GHZ 13PIJ INMET EQTBD 3 1 A1 E01247 000 SSPA IJ BAND 6 0 18GHZ 20DBM 20DB GAIN 35DB VGA CPI CMA6018A3 1 E01535 000 GASKET CONDUCTIVE O RING WRD 650 MDC TBD 1 E01598 000 WAV...

Page 57: ...TRAIGHT HNL PER ETM DRAWING 1 A2 E01859 000 TWT 7 5 18 0 GHZ 1 5KW PULSED 6 WRD 750 2 DB EQ TELEDYNE MTI 3444L 6 2 DB EQ 1 E20014 000 ATTENUATOR 14DB 2W SUB MINIATURE INMET 18A 14 1 E20066 000 ATTENUA...

Page 58: ...87 382 POWER BOARD ASSEMBLY PULSED TWTA 1 A6 A21425 021 DIODED CAP ASSY FOR TWT 3444L 1 A12 A21458 005 CAPACITOR BANK 1 A7 A21458 010 HV FILTER 1 A10 A21459 021 PWM BOARD FOR TWT 3444 1 A1 A23280 000...

Page 59: ...COMPONENTS 142 0701 301 1 J1 J18180 000 CONN D SUB 15 PIN MALE STRAIGHT PCB MOUNT POSITRONIC MD15M3000 1 J31014 000 SPRING LATCH KIT D SUB AMPHENOL 17 529 2 Q1 Q3 Q22222 000 TRANSISTOR NPN 2N2222A TO...

Page 60: ...8 102 103 105 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 121 125 132 167 C31036 000 CAP 0 1MF 100VDC 10 CER 1 FAILURE KEMET CKR06 SERIES W V OPTION 61 C12 C14 C17 C18 C19 C21 C27 C29 C31 C34 C36 C38...

Page 61: ...XIAL 100PPM DALE CMF 50 RN50C1002F 7 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R23 R25 R28 R31 R42 R43 R46 R30140 000 RES 1K 1 8W 1 MF 50PPM DALE RN50C 12 R13 R14 R24 R26 R27 R29 R32 R37 R38 R39 R47 R100 R31164 000 RES 100...

Page 62: ...3 U4 U49 U58 U28032 000 IC QUAD 2 INPUT OR 74HC32 SSD 3 U44 U46 U28040 000 IC 12 BIT DECADE COUNTER 74HCT4040 SSD 2 U5 U13 U14 U23 U25 U33 U50 U28074 000 IC DUAL D FLIP FLOP W RESET 74HC74 SSD 7 U2 U...

Page 63: ...C FOR TWT MTI 3444L 1 A6 A23692 000 INSULATED FAN DRIVER 1 A3 A25444 001 HPA INTERFACE BOARD 200UM GLASS FIBERS 1 A10 A27501 902 CABINET ASSY 400 C SINGLE PHASE LITTON TWT AR 1 A4 A27509 301 HPA CONTR...

Page 64: ...C FOR TWT MTI 3444L 1 A6 A23692 000 INSULATED FAN DRIVER 1 A3 A25444 001 HPA INTERFACE BOARD 200UM GLASS FIBERS 1 A10 A27501 903 CABINET ASSY 400 C SINGLE PHASE LITTON TWT AR 1 A4 A27509 301 HPA CONTR...

Page 65: ...C FOR TWT MTI 3444L E01859 000 1 A6 A23692 000 INSULATED FAN DRIVER 1 A3 A25444 001 HPA INTERFACE BOARD 200UM GLASS FIBERS 1 A10 A27501 005 CABINET ASSY 500 SC SINGLE PHASE AR 1 A4 A27509 301 HPA CONT...

Page 66: ...03 06 1032 1 J00034 000 CONN HOUSING FEMALE 03 PIN MOLEX 5197 N 10 01 3036 1 J00040 000 CONN PIN SOCKET 4 PIN FEM STR MOLEX 03 09 1041 1 J00046 000 CONN HOUSING FEMALE 4 PIN 0 1SPACING 7880 SERIES MOL...

Page 67: ...ESSION CORE 0 25HOLE WITH CASE FAIR RITE 0443164251 1 N24373 000 CONNECTOR COVER 1 XA11 N27418 000 COVER TERMINAL EMI FILTER 2 N27728 000 HPA INTERFACE SHIELD 1 S2 S3 S25002 000 SWITCH PUSHBUTTON SPDT...

Page 68: ...ON D McCLURE 1040 1041 DIM F 80 1042 DIM A 80 1050 CLEAR SCREEN 1060 INPUT INPUT COMMAND TO SEND TO POWER SUPPLY EXIT TO QUIT A 1070 IF A EXIT THEN 1130 1080 OUTPUT 701 A 1090 IF A 1 2 RD THEN GOTO 10...

Page 69: ...e off time and allows use of peripheral components connectors cables or waveguide directional couplers loads and so forth with lower CW power ratings AR s pulse TWTAs are designed specifically for pul...

Page 70: ...al rise and fall times in the low or sub nanosecond range If the RF input remains and the TTL level goes low logical 0 then the RF output would reach 10 of its prior on value within 300ns Delay The ob...

Page 71: ...specification defines the maximum percentage of the time that the TTL level input can be allowed to remain positive logical 1 For example if the chosen PRF is 5 kHz then the maximum allowable TTL inpu...

Page 72: ...proper operation of these Pulse TWTAs though TWTA design prevents damage when these conditions are exceeded Be sure to refer to the appropriate AR Data Sheet for detailed amplifier specifications Use...

Page 73: ...cover If the security label is removed and or cut the warranty of the module will be voided Vacuum tubes in the L series amplifiers traveling wave tubes in TWT amplifiers and power heads will be free...

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