Falcon Service Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 - INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................5
1.1 ABOUT FALCON .............................................................................................................................5
1.2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL ....................................................................................................................5
1.3 SERVICE PERSONNEL.....................................................................................................................6
1.4 WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS............................................................................................................6
2 – TECHNICAL INFORMATION...........................................................................................................9
2.1 OVERVIEW .....................................................................................................................................9
2.2 FALCON DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................9
3 – FALCON SERVICE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS....................................................................11
3.1 FALCON SERVICE KIT ..................................................................................................................11
3.2 FALCON REPLACEMENT PARTS ...................................................................................................12
4 – FALCON PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.................................................................13
4.1 TUBE CONNECTION TEST............................................................................................................13
4.2 VERIFY CALIBRATION TEST .......................................................................................................14
4.3 CALIBRATION ..............................................................................................................................14
4.4 REPEAT VERIFY CALIBRATION TEST .........................................................................................15
4.5 PUMPS AND VALVES PERFORMANCE TEST.................................................................................15
4.6 PRESSURE LEAKAGE TEST..........................................................................................................16
4.7 CONTROLLED DEFLATE RATETEST ...........................................................................................16
4.8 AUTOMATIC CHECK VALVE TEST ..............................................................................................16
4.9 MANUAL CHECK VALVE TEST....................................................................................................17
4.10 PPG AC TEST..............................................................................................................................17
4.11 PPG DC TEST..............................................................................................................................17
4.12 PVR TEST....................................................................................................................................18
4.13 DOPPLER BACKGROUND NOISE TEST.........................................................................................18
4.14 DOPPLER SPECTRUM TEST..........................................................................................................18
4.15 TEMPERATURE TEST ...................................................................................................................19
5 – FALCON DISASSEMBLY.................................................................................................................19
5.1 REMOVE THE TOP COVER...........................................................................................................19
5.2 RELEASE THE TUBES FROM THE PUMPS.....................................................................................20
5.3 REMOVE THE PUMP CABLE CONNECTORS.................................................................................21
5.4 RELEASE THE PUMP SUB-ASSEMBLIES .......................................................................................22
5.5 DISCONNECT THE TUBES.............................................................................................................22
5.6 DISCONNECT INTERNAL CABLE CONNECTORS...........................................................................23
5.7 RELEASE THE CW DOPPLER BOX...............................................................................................25
5.8 RELEASE THE FALCON BOARD ...................................................................................................27
5.9 RELEASE THE INTERNAL CABLES...............................................................................................29
5.9 REMOVE A CHECK VALVE ..........................................................................................................30
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