Racal Instruments 3162A/B, User Manual

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User Manual 3162A/B
Maintenance and Performance Checks 5-1
Chapter 5
MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE CHECKS
What’s in This
Chapter
This chapter provides maintenance and service information, performance tests,
and the procedures necessary to adjust and troubleshoot the Model 3162A/B
Waveform Generator.
WARNING
The procedures described in this section are for use only
by qualified service personnel. Many of the steps covered
in this section may expose the individual to potentially
lethal voltages that could result in personal injury or death
if normal safety precautions are not observed.
CAUTION
ALWAYS PERFORM DISASSEMBLY, REPAIR AND CLEANING
AT A STATIC SAFE WORKSTATION.
Disassembly
Instructions
If it is necessary to troubleshoot the instrument or replace a component, use
the following procedure to remove the side panels:
1. Using a Phillips head screwdriver, remove the two screws on each side of the
instrument, and one screw at the rear of the instrument that secures the side
panels.
2. Grasp one side panel and carefully slide and lift it off the instrument. Use the
same procedure to remove the other side panel. After removing the side
panels from the instrument, access the component side for calibration and
checks, and the solder side when replacing components.
3. When replacing the side panels, reverse the above procedure.