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BRIDGE TEST
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, follow the illus-
trated Pressure Relief Procedure warning on
page 24 whenever you are instructed to relieve
pressure.
Remove the bridge from the pressure control box and
perform this test to determine if the bridge is functional.
See BRIDGE RECTIFIER REPLACEMENT, page 27.
Use a continuity tester, such as multi-meter set on the X1
ohms scale.
Perform all tests in the chart. If the bridge fails even one
test, it must be replaced.
Fig 23–1 shows the position of the wires on the bridge.
Using the chart at the right, connect the meter wires as
indicated by the black dots for each test, and then check
the continuity.
Fig 23–1
AC1
AC2 G2
G1
–
+
In Tests 1, 2 and 3, there should be NO continuity.
In Tests 4, 5 and 6, connect the + and – meter wires as
indicated, check continuity, then switch the meter wire
connections and check continuity again. You should get
NO continuity one way and YES continuity the other way.
In Tests 7 and 8, connect the meter wires as indicated by
the black dots. Touch the indicated “G” wire to one meter
wire, and then to the other. You should get NO continuity
one way and YES continuity the other way.
NO
TEST 1
NO
TEST 2
NO
TEST 3
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
BRIDGE WIRES
G2
G1
–
+
AC1
AC2
OR
OR
TEST 5
TEST 6
TEST 4
TEST 7
TEST 8
CONTINUITY
