Unicont SPb Ltd    Technical Documentation DAC-109 
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8. TYPICAL DEFECTS AND METHODS OF TROUBLESHOOTING 
Faulty condition of DAC-109 can be caused by mechanical or electrical damage. Some malfunctions 
and methods for their elimination are listed in the table below (Table 3). 
Table 3 Typical malfunctions and methods of troubleshooting. 
Malfunction Course  Remedy 
1 2  3 
Number of controlled 
translator repeaters less 
than stated in the 
documentation. 
One or more repeaters do 
not rotate or rotate with 
difficulty, not correctly 
One or more repeaters are 
oxidized or have mechanical 
problems 
Eliminate the oxides in the 
synchros, eliminate the causes of 
mechanical problems 
One or more repeaters are 
faulty 
Detect and remove a faulty 
repeater. (It is recommended to 
install all repeaters via the fuse 
box) 
Long cable used 
It is necessary to increase the 
output signal power 
Small wire cross section used 
The cable should be replaced 
with a larger cross section 
Poor contacts in repeater 
control lines 
Eliminate “bad” cable 
connections to the repeater, the 
oxides on the connecting 
terminals, weak contacts, tighten 
and sold joints 
Repeater card rotates 
choppy (not uniformly) 
Incorrect settings of the 
reference and phase voltage of 
the synchro rotation 
Set the appropriate voltage of 
synchro rotation (see it. 5) 
The translator display 
indicates black squares 
Too much contrast of the 
translator display 
Reduce the display contrast to 
appropriate indication level of 
display values 
No output signal 
No power supply. No jumper 
P12 installed in the upper PCB 
of the course translator 
Install jumper P12 of the course 
translator upper PCB in 
accordance with the synchro 
voltage (see it. 5) 
The device does not 
switch on 
Connected voltage not 
corresponding to the required 
ratings 
Connect voltage 24 VDC 
Polarity not observed when 
connecting power supply 
Change the polarity of the plug-
in voltage 
Information displayed by 
repeater differs from that 
set by translator. 
Incorrect setting of the ratio 
between the turn of the vessel 
and the analog receiver 
synchro rotation 
Set the corresponding ratio 
between the turn of the vessel 
and the analog receiver synchro 
rotation (see it. 6.2) 
Incorrect or no setting of the 
repeater course current value 
Set the current position of the 
repeater course