IMPORTANT SERVICE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Service work should
be
perf~rmed
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 shatter 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"
instruction.
It
is
only when high voltage
is
excessive that
X-radiation
is
capable of penetrating the
shell
of
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.
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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.
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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