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1. Precautions

1-1 Safety Precautions

1) Before returning an instrument to the customer,

always make a safety check of the entire instrument,
including, but not limited to, the following items:

(1) Be sure that no built-in protective devices are

defective or have been defeated during servicing.
(1)Protective shields are provided to protect both
the technician and the customer. Correctly replace
all missing protective shields, including any
remove for servicing convenience.

(2)When reinstalling the chassis and/or other as-
sembly in the cabinet, be sure to put back in place
all protective devices, including, but not limited to,
nonmetallic control knobs, insulating fish papers,
adjustment and compartment covers/shields, and
isolation resistor/capacitor networks. Do not oper-
ate this instrument or permit it to be operated with-
out all protective devices correctly installed and
functioning.

(2) Be sure that there are no cabinet openings through

which adults or children might be able to insert
their fingers and contact a hazardous voltage. Such
openings include, but are not limited to, excessive-
ly wide cabinet ventilation slots, and an improper-
ly fitted and/or incorrectly secured cabinet back
cover.

(3) Leakage Current Hot Check-With the instrument

completely reassembled, plug the AC line cord
directly into a 120V AC outlet. (Do not use a isola-
tion transformer during this test.) Use a leakage
current tester or a metering system that complies
with American National Standards institute (ANSI)
C101.1 Leakage Current for Appliances and
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1270 (40.7). With
the instrument’s AC switch first in the ON position
and then in the OFF position, measure from a
known earth ground (metal water pipe, conduit,
etc.) to all exposed metal parts of the instrument
(antennas, handle brackets, metal cabinets, screw-
heads, metallic overlays, control shafts, etc.), espe-
cially any exposed metal parts that offer an electri-
cal return path to the chassis.

Any current measured must not exceed 0.5mA.
Reverse the instrument power cord plug in the out-
let and repeat the test. See Fig. 1-1.

Any measurements not within the limits specified
herein indicate a potential shock hazard that must
be eliminated before returning the instrument to
the customer.

Fig. 1-1 AC Leakage Test

(4) Insulation Resistance Test Cold Check-(1) Unplug

the power supply cord and connect a jumper wire
between the two prongs of the plug. (2) Turn on the
power switch of the instrument. (3) Measure the
resistance with an ohmmeter between the
jumpered AC plug and all exposed metallic cabinet
parts on the instrument, such as screwheads,
antenna, control shafts, handle brackets, etc. When
an exposed metallic part has a return path to the
chassis, the reading should be between 1 and 5.2
megohm. When there is no return path to the chas-
sis, the reading must be infinite. If the reading is
not within the limits specified, there is the possibil-
ity of a shock hazard, and the instrument must be
re-pared and rechecked before it is returned to the
customer. See Fig. 1-2.

Fig. 1-2 Insulation Resistance Test

DEVICE
UNDER

TEST

(READING SHOULD

NOT BE ABOVE

0.5mA)

LEAKAGE

CURRENT

TESTER

EARTH

GROUND

TEST ALL