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Chapter 7
Maintenance and Inspection
7.1.
Periodic Inspection
To always keep the best condition of devices and to maximize their best performance, conduct a periodic inspection
at least once every six months to check issues which cannot be found in a normal monitoring.
Persons with safety knowledge of electricity should conduct maintenance and inspection.
For how to open the front cover, refer to {3.2. How to Open and Close Front Cover}.
Warning
Tasks of inspection
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Never open the front cover with the input power supply turned on.
Otherwise, it can result in a risk of electric shock.
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Turn off the converter, open the front cover, and then check that the LED for checking "CHG" on the gate
board <GAC66> turns off. After that, conduct an inspection.
Otherwise, electric shock or injury may occur.
Caution
Tasks of inspection
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Note that temperature of the heat sink may be high depending on operating conditions.
Otherwise, you may get burned.
Warning
Maintenance and inspection
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Before conducting an inspection, turn off the input power supply and wait for ten or more minutes. Also,
check voltage between the DC terminals [+] and [-] on the main circuit terminal block to see if it is below
30 V. Otherwise, it can result in a risk of electric shock.
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Only certified persons should conduct maintenance and inspection. Take off metals (such as a watch and
bracelet) before maintenance and inspection. Use a tool for insulation.
Otherwise, electric shock or injury may occur.
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Items and contents of periodic inspection
Inspection item and
target
Inspection detail
Appearance of the
converter
Check that the vent hole or the heat sink does not get blocked with dust, and clean
them.
Cooling fan
When dust is attached to the cooling fan, you should clean it. Replace the cooling
fan, considering a service life time of about 40,000 hours as a guide.
Inside the converter
Inspect and check that dust is not attached to each board and electronic parts.
Terminal block and
terminal screw
Inspect the terminal block and mounting screws for looseness, and retighten them.
Connector
Check connectors and terminals on the control board <VFC66R-Z> for looseness.
Wiring
Check the insulating coating of the wiring for abnormalities such as cracks and
deformation.
Main circuit capacitor If it has any abnormalities such as electrolyte leakage or change of color, it should
be replaced. For details, refer to {7.4. Inspecting and Replacing Main Circuit
Capacitor}.