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8.3 Module Troubleshooting
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CAUTION:
USE EXTREME CARE WHEN REPAIRING OR TESTING RF AMPLIFIER
MODULES. BECAUSE THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING OVER 1000
WATTS OF OUTPUT POWER, SERIOUS RF BURNS CAN RESULT FROM
COMING IN CONTACT WITH ANY HIGH POWER POINTS INSIDE THE
MODULE WHILE IT IS OPERATING.
CAUTION:
THESE MODULES OPERATE WITH 50 VOLT POWER SUPPLIES CAPABLE OF
VERY HIGH CURRENTS. ACCIDENTAL SHORT CIRCUITS OCCURRING
INSIDE THE MODULES CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE DUE TO THE HIGH
CURRENTS INVOLVED. CAREFULLY INSPECT THE MODULE FOR ANY
DEBRIS THAT COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO OCCUR AFTER ANY REPAIR
ACTIVITY.
CAUTION:
FAILURE TO USE PROPER SOLDERING TECHNIQUES OR MATERIALS CAN
CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS, OR MAY RESULT
IN JOINTS WITH POOR ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL INTEGRITY,
CAUSING SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE MODULE. PLEASE READ THE
SECTION ENTITLED "SOLDERING PRECAUTIONS" BEFORE ATTEMPTING
ANY REPAIR ACTIVITY.
Module faults are most easily verified by swapping the suspected faulty module with a
known working module in another slot. If the fault follows the module, then the problem
is probably internal to the module. If the fault remains at the same slot after substituting
modules, then the search for the problem should probably focus on the rest of the
transmitter system.