IMPORTANT SERVICE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Service work should
be
performed only by qualified service technicians who
are
thoroughly familiar with
all
of
the following safety checks and servicing guidelines:
WARNING
1.
For continued safety, do not attempt to modify
the circuit.
2. Disconnect the
AC
power before servicing.
3. Semiconductor heat sinks
are
potential shock
hazards when the chassis
is
operating.
SERVICING THE HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM AND
PICTURE TUBE
When
servicing the high voltage system, remove
the static charge by connecting a 10kohm resis-
tor
in
series with
an
insulated wire (such
as
a
test probe) between the chassis and the anode
lead.
(The
AC
line cord should
be
disconnected
from the
AC
outlet.)
1.
The
picture tube
in
this display monitor employs
integral implosion protection.
2.
Replace with a tube of the
same
type
and
number for continued safety.
3.
Do
not lift the picture tube by the neck.
4. Handle the picture tube only when wearing shat-
ter proof goggles and after discharging the high
voltage anode completely.
X-RADIATION AND HIGH VOLTAGE LIMITS
1.
Be
sure
all
service personnel are aware of the
procedures and instructions covering X-radia-
tion.
The
only potential' source of X-ray
in
a
current solidstate display monitor
is
the tube.
However,the
picture
tube
does
not emit
measurable X-ray radiation if the high voltage
is
as
specified
in
the "high voltage check" instruc-
tion.
It
is
only when high voltage
is
excessive that
X-radiation
is
capable of penetrating the shell of
4
the picture tube, including the lead
in
glass
material.
The
important precaution
is
to keep
the high voltage below the maximum level
specified.
2.
It
is
essential that servicemen have available
at
all times
an
accurate high voltage meter.
The
calibration of this meter should be checked
periodically.
3. High voltage should always
be
kept at the rated
value-no higher. Operation at high voltages may
cause a failure of the picture tube or high voltage
circuitry and,also under certain conditions,may
produce radiation
in
excess of desirable levels.
4.
When
the high voltage regulator
is
operating
properly there
is
no
possibility of
an
X-radiation
problem.
Everytime a color chassis
is
serviced,the bright-
ness should
be
tested while monitoring the high
voltage with a meter to
be
certain that the high
voltage does not exceed the specified value
and
that it
is
regulating correctly.
5.
Do
not
use
a picture tube other than that
specified
or
make unrecommended circuit
modifications to the high voltage circuitry.
6.
When
trobleshooting or taking test measure-
ments on a display monitor'with excessively high
voltage, avoid being unnecessarily close to the
display monitor.
Do
not operate the display
monitor longer than
is
necessary to locate the
cause of excessive
Voltage.
BEFORE RETURNING
THE
DISPLAY MONITOR
Fire and Shock Hazard
Before returning the display monitor
to
the
user,perform the following safety checks:
1.
Inspect
all
lead dress to make certain that the
leads are not pinched or that the leads are not