
1.Precaution
5)InsulationResistanceColdCheck:
(1)Withtheunit’sACplugdisconnectedfromtheACsource,connectanelectricaljumperacrossthetwoACprongs.
(2)SetthepowerswitchtoON.
(3)MeasuretheresistancebetweentheshortedACplugandanyexposedmetallicparts.
Example:Screwheads,MetalCabinets,AntennaPort,etc.Ifanyoftheexposedmetallicpartshasareturnpathto
thechassis,themeasuredresistanceshouldbebetween1and5.2megohms.Ifthereisnoreturnpath,themeasured
resistanceshouldbe“innite”.Iftheresistanceisoutsidetheselimits,ashockhazardmightexist.
SeeFigure1.2InsulationResistanceTest
Ante nn a
Term ina l
ohm
Expo se d
Meta l Pa rt
Ohmmeter
Figure1.2InsulationResistanceTest
6)Components,partsandwiringthatappeartohaveoverheatedorthatareotherwisedamagedshouldbereplacedwith
partsthatmeettheoriginalspecications.Alwaysdeterminethecauseofdamageoroverheating,andcorrectany
potentialhazards.
7)Observetheoriginalleaddress,especiallynearthefollowingareas:
Antennawiring,sharpedges,andespeciallytheACandhighvoltagepowersupplies.Alwaysinspectforpinched,
out-of-place,orfrayedwiring.Donotchangethespacingbetweencomponentsandtheprintedcircuitboard.Checkthe
ACpowercordfordamage.Makesurethatnowiresorcomponentstouchthermallyhotparts.
8)ProductSafetyNotice:
Someelectricalandmechanicalpartshavespecialsafety-relatedcharacteristicswhichmightnotbeobviousfromvisual
inspection.Thesesafetyfeaturesandtheprotectiontheygivemightbelostifthereplacementcomponentdiffersfrom
theoriginal–evenifthereplacementisratedforhighervoltage,wattage,etc.
9)Componentsthatarecriticalforsafetyareindicatedinthecircuitdiagrambyshading,or.
Usereplacementcomponentsthathavethesameratings,especiallyforameresistanceanddielectricstrength
specications.Areplacementpartthatdoesnothavethesamesafetycharacteristicsastheoriginalmightcreate
shock,reorotherhazards.
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