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Platinum Z16HD+
Section 6 Troubleshooting
6.14.8 PA_ISO_OT
This is a general over-temperature fault which will shut the transmitter off if one of the
PA Isolation resistors in the combiner physically reaches 150°C (no prediction). This
protects against a failure in the combiner system where the Isolation resistor does not
get switched out of circuit. The primary cause would be a failure of the Isolation Switch
associated with the resistor.
However, a shorted thermistor (each PA isolation resistor has one attached to it for
temperature sensing) could also cause this fault since it will give what appears to be a
maximum temperature reading, greater than 150°C.
If this fault is triggered, all of the PA ISO temperatures should be checked. Since the
transmitter was shut off, they all should have cooled down. If one of them is still
reading extremely hot, above 150°C, then a thermistor (or the line to it) is probably
shorted. If all of the readings have cooled down then it is probably a failure of the RF
Switch. To locate the correct RF Switch and/or ISO Load, get the A, B, C, or D#_ISO
(there should also be one of these in the Fault Log) fault number and use Table 4-1 to
cross reference.
6.14.9 PA_ISO_LOW, Fault
This fault will only show up if there is a problem found with the PA ISO resistor during
the System Test. During the System Test the PAs are muted one at a time. This should
cause the temperature of the ISO resistor to heat up. If it does not, then the System Test
is aborted and this fault is reported in the Fault Log. For more information refer to “Self
Diagnostics” earlier in this section.
6.14.10 PA_ISO_SW, Fault
This fault will only show up if there is a problem found with the PA ISO Switch during
the System Test. During the System Test each PA, and its related ISO resistor, are
switched out one at a time. The ISO resistor for that PA should be disconnected and
therefore should not increase in temperature. If it heats up, then the switch is not
actually disconnecting the PA and ISO resistor. The System Test is aborted and this fault
is reported in the Fault Log. For more information refer to “Self Diagnostics” earlier in
this section.
6.14.11 Combiner ISO Faults
There are three more ISO faults:
a.
PAC#_ISOAZ, BZ, CZ or DZ (R9 on the Isolation Boards). This is a tempera-
ture fault which is caused by an imbalance between the outputs of the two four-
somes on the respective Z Plane. If one of these loads reaches 145°C the PA
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