AMX - 4 / 4+

ERROR

CODES / SOLUTIONS

SUMMARY

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY PROPRIETARY GE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (GEMTS) ERROR 19 1. Usually Caused By Unit Traveling From Carpet To Tile; Going On To Elevators; Driving Over Uneven Tile Floors - Non-Fatal ERRORS 100 TO 107 1. Recalibrate 2. Replace The 3. ERROR 4. ERROR The Charger Charger Board 103 - Safety Contactor Contacts Stuck Closed 104 - Refer to Service Note 3684

ERRORS 210 AND 211 1. Check The Drive Controller Board ERROR 1. 2. 3. 12 AND 13 -- SHOWS AS LEFT OR RIGHT DRIVE STALL Check The Drive Motors For Operation Make Sure Brakes Release Check The Drive Boards

ERRORS 214 TO 217 (214 / 215 LEFT DRIVE - 216 / 217 RIGHT DRIVE) 1. Check Drive Motors/Motor Brushes 2. Check Drive Boards And Connections To Those Boards 3. Check Fuse AMX1A3F9 (+BATT) 4. Check Wires (push-On Terminals) To Both Fuse Holders (F1 & F2)--Pull Each One Off And On Once To Clean Terminals (Oxidation Issues) 5. Loose Leads On K1 And K2 Relays On Drive Power Amp Board 6. Excessive play in Main Drive Wheels Internal Gearing In Drive Wheels Worn ERROR 1. 2. 3. Cal 218 Check For Defective Crimp Connections On Harness Leads Between Handle Assy. And J8 Plug To CPU Defective CPU Or Drive Control/Drive Power Amp. Boards Re-Cal Drive Handle With Drive Enable Picked Up; Cant

Handle-Replace Handle Assy. 4. Shorted Diode On Brake Assy. 5. Defective Handle Enable Switch(es) 6. CPU 10V Ref. To Handle Transducers Missing Or Low 7. Possible Tube Park Latch Problem (Also Applies To Newer Hall Effect) 8. Drive Wheel Problems--Drive Belt, Foreign Material Buildup On Axle 9. Bumper Switch Problems 10. Bad Front Casters 11. Bad Motor Brushes - See NOTE 2 Below. 12. Bad LVLE Power Supply

13. Check R1 And R2 (Dynamic Brake Resistors) For Proper Soldering/Connection CONTD.. PAGE 1

NOTE 1: Verify That On Older Units That FMI-10231 Was Accomplished (Upgrading The Drive Control Board 46-232834G1-C/G1-D). NOTE 2: Random 200 Series Errors Could Be Caused By Loose Connections At K1 And K2 Drive Relays, Or Bad Motor Brushes (single brush assembly is 2170759). Check For Curled Fish-paper Insulator On Rear Of The Cassette Draw That Might Be Cutting Into The Cable Assemblies. NOTE 3: Runs On Charger Board J2-5 To K215 And On Drive Amp Board J10 To K145 And J5 Or J6 To K145 Burned Open = Shorted Brake Assembly (CQA 911200) NOTE 4: Stall LED(s) Lit On Drive Control Board -Try Re-Calibrating The Handle - Also Could Be Caused By Poor Ground Connections On AMX1A2TS1-4, 5, 6, Or 7 (Behind LVLE) NOTE 5: RELEASE HANDLE Message And Unit Stops (Intermittent) - F9 Fuse/Fuse-holder Stressed NOTE 6: AMX-4 Jerks Forward-Faster Than MAX Speed--+15vdc (LVLE) Dropped To +9vdc. Replace LVLE (T3497L). Refer To CQA 965947 NOTE 7: Unit Drives At Slow Speed Initially (NO Error Codes), And Eventually Gets Up To Proper Speed. SOLUTION: On Newer Style Base Assemblies, With The Newer Motor Mounting Assy. - Check For Drive Belt Tightness (The Motors Are NOT Spring-Loaded; They Are Tightened Down After The Proper Belt Tension Is Obtained. ERROR 320 (And Possibly 458 ERROR) 1. Check F93 On Rotor Board 2. Check F7 On AMX1A3 3. Check For 60 Hz Phase 1 Signal At Anode Of CR53 And 60 Hz Phase 2 Signal At Anode Of CR66 On Rotor Board 4. Bad Rotor Board 5. Bad CPU Board 6. Check Rotor/Stator Cable 7. Bad CR179 On FIL/KVP Board ERROR 1. 2. 321 Items 1. And 3. From Error 320 Check For 27 VAC At J4-6 & 7 On Rotor Board

3. Check For 60 Hz Inverter Signal OK Signal At J1-5 On The Rotor Board 4. If Error 320 Occurs After Error 321, There May Be A Temperature Problem On The 60 Hz Inverter ERROR 1. Board 2. 322 Check Charger Board Feedback At U123(U77) Pin 5 Of CPU Check Charger Board Feedback And Make Sure It Is Going Out To The CPU (TP-6 On The Charger Board) Check Ribbon Cable From The Charger Board To The CPU

3. Board 4. Batteries May Be Defective If Voltage Is Really Less Than 90 Volts 5. Bad Charger Board 6. Loose Battery Terminals

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ERROR 326 1. Items 1. Thru 3. From Error 322 2. Batteries May Be Defective If Voltage Is Really More Than 150 Volts Note: If Unit Does Not Charge (No Voltage Across Sense Resistor A3R1) - Verify That The Safety Contactor Contacts Are Not Welded Shut ERROR 1. 2. 42F Defective RAM On CPU Board Defective CPU Board

ERROR 1. In

435 Check That All Contactors K1 Thru K6 On AMX1A4 Panel Pull

When PREP Is Pressed 2. Check Installation Of Ribbon Cable From 1 KHZ Board To CPU Board Or Opto-Couplers On 1 KHZ Board ERROR 1. ERROR 436 Defective FIL/KVP Board 437

1. If 437 Occurs After Exposure, Check HV Xformer Spark Gaps (0.010) Or XRT May Be Spitting 2. If 437 Occurs Other Than During Or After An Exposure, The X-RAY ON Signal May Be Active (As During Pickup Of Drive Handle Or While Driving) 3. Check Snubbers Across Drive Relays 4. Static Problems (Units Prior To Oct. 1993) ESD Kit 46-329334G1 (S/N 3411CPU Board Should Be 46-264974G1 Or Later And FIL/KVP Board Should Be 46-264986G1 Or Later). Measure Drive Wheels To Ground = 8 -10K But Not >25K --- Wheel Shaft To Ground = 5 -10 Ohms 5. Poor Connection To RC Filter Across Q3 Power Pack 6. Poor Safety Contactor Operation During PREP (Safety Contactor OR Microswitch) 7. Insulate (On Older Units) Capacitor C5 From Its Retaining Clamp (S/N 3265) 8. Bad CPU Board 9. Poor Connections(s); Battery Leads, Tap Relays, Etc. 10. Poor Pin Spread On High Voltage Cables 11. Bad Charger Board 12. Bad Drive Handle/Drive Handle Enable SwitchesInjecting Noise Into CPU Board (Also XRAY And SONALERT May Activate) 13. No Diode Across Coil Of K1 Coil (Overall Schematic Sheet #2, Loc. 7-F). CQA 943970 14. During KVP Cal - Make Sure Jumper Between TP-14 And TP-15 Is NOT Open

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ERROR 439 - Will Also Cause Lite Films 1. Recalibrate The Generator Only If The Exposure Time Is Longer Than 2 Msec And The KVP Is Less Than Or Equal To 75% Of Selected KVP 2. Check That K7 Contactor On AMX1A4 Panel Closes (Contacts Welded/Loose Leads/Bad Coil)/Verify Proper Microswitch (Aux) Closure (Contactor Kit 46-262695P5). A Faulty K7 Might Not Give Any ErrorsBut You Will Not Be Able To CAL THE CHARGER In The Calibration Mode. As A Rule, If The Unit Was Manufactured Prior To 6-94, REPLACE The Contactor Assembly

(46-262695P5) 3. FIL/KVP Board May Be Defective 4. 1 KHZ Board May Be Defective 5. Loose Connectors On FIL/KVP Or 1KHZ Board 6. Stop/Start SCR Q3 On AMX1A4 Panel May Be Defective 7. If EXP START Is Shaky Or Hi All The Time (It Should Be A Pulse), Troubleshoot The EXP START CMND Circuit On The 1 KHZ Board 8. Verify That The Tap Relays Contacts Are Coming In Firmly - No External Interference (Fish-paper Loose/Curled On Inside Side Cover?) 9. Loose Leads On Service Toggle Switch (Not Going To Applications) 10. Bad CPU Board 11. Bad Rotor Board 12. Bad High Voltage Transformer 13. Loose Anode OR Cathode High Voltage Cable-Spread Pins At Both Ends Of Cathode HV Cable 14. P1/P2 Leads Exhibit Leakage To Ground 15. 439 And 462 Errors Together Indicate Battery/Cell Problems 16. 439 And 43E Errors - Replace FIL/KVP And 1KHZ Boards - Check Fil. H/V Cable 17. AMX1A4C5 Leaky To Ground 18. Refer To Item 19. -- 469 ERROR Listing 19. AMX1A4C6 Bad (FIL/KVP Bd. J8 Pins 1 & 2) 20. Soft Batteries/Cells 21. Bad Main SCR(s) Q1 Or Q2 22. Bad AMX1A4R7 (Auto-Transformer) 23. Bad Tap Relay(s) Check The K6 Tap Relay For Good Normally Closed Contacts ERROR 43B 1. Bad CPU Board 2. Bad Cables From CPU To 1 KHZ Inverter Board And CPU To FIL/KVP Board 3. H/V Cable(s) Bad 4. H/V Xformer Bad (Also Breaker Trips) 5. Bad Or Old Style 1 KHZ Board - Replace With Newer 46-288764G1 Board (Has More Noise Immunity) 6. Replace FIL/KVP Board 7. Check Tap Relay(s) [Contacts] 8. X-Ray Control Module Assy. Bad ERROR 1. 2. 43E Re-Cal. Required (KVP Or MAS Out Of Tolerance) Loose Screws On AMX1A4 Q3 Block

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ERROR 443 1. If Q3 Block Was Replaced In The Field, Black/White Leads To Q3 Block On AMX1A4 Panel Are Reversed Between G1/K1 And G2/K2 2. Check For Miswired Plug At J4 On 1 KHZ Board 3. Check EXP STOP CMND Circuit On 1 KHZ Board. EXP STOP CMND 4. 5. And SCR HI/LO Are Single Pulses Defective 1 KHZ Board Defective Q3 Block On AMX1A4 Panel

ERROR 450 1. Check Wiring To XRT Pressure Switch--Switch Should Be Closed. If Switch Closure Rings Back To J3-6 & 7 Of CPU Board, Then Problem On CPU Board ERROR 1. 2. ERROR 1. 2. 3. ERROR 1. 2. 3. 4. 453 Bad Rotor Board Bad 1Khz Board (No INVERTER READY) 454 Bad FIL/KVP Board Bad CPU Board Bad 1KHZ Board 456 Check Ribbon Cable From 1 KHZ Board To CPU Board Troubleshoot The 1 KHZ BoardCould Be BAD Bad CPU Board Bad Tap Relay(s) - Feedback

ERROR 1. 2.

457 Defective Rotor Board Bad FIL/KVP Board

ERROR 458 (Could Be With ERROR 320) 1. F93 Blown On Rotor Board 2. Check For Phase 1 & 2 Signals Coming From CPU Board At Anode Of CR53 And CR66 3. Check For Correct Wiring Of TS2 On Rotor/Charger Panel AMX1A3 4. Check For Correct Plug Location And Lead Orientation Of All Connections To The Rotor Board 5. Check For Correct Wiring Of BLK/WH/GRN Leads To Tube Stator From J4 Of Rotor Bd. 6. Check For Correct Lead Orientation To CR4 On AMX1A4 Panel 7. Check That R6 Above Autotransformer On AMX1A4 Panel

(Older Units) Is Not Shorted To Chassis Ground 8. Check For Correct Wiring Of Plug To J8 Of FIL/KVP Board 9. Check For Square Wave At C6 On AMX1A4 Panel 10. Bad Rotor Board 11. Open Rotor Lead(s) 12. Bad Ribbon Cable To CPU From Rotor Board (Ribbon Cable 46-302366P1) 13. Check Lead Tightness Associated With Components AMX1A3C2 And AMX1A3R3

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ERROR 459 1. Check The Cable Connection From The CPU Board To The FIL/KVP Board Bad Cable (46-302366P2) ERROR 1. ERROR 1. 45A Bad FIL/KVP Board 45B FIL/KVP Board May Be Defective

ERROR 45C 1. Check For 80 VAC At CR4 Black Leads On AMX1A4 Panel With PREP Pressed 2. Check For About 75 VDC Across AMX1A4 C2/C12 With PREP Pressed 3. Check For Correct Polarity Of CR1 & CR2 (CR7/CR13) On AMX1A4 Panel 4. Bad 1KHZ Board 5. Are The Tap Relays Energizing? 6. Is Stop Cap At J4-11 (1 Khz Board) Approximately 80 VDC? ERROR 1. 2. 3. 45D Bad FIL/KVP Board FIL SHORTED (Check J2-25 On FIL/KVP Board) Bad CPU Board

ERROR 45E 1. Check For 2 KHZ Phase 1 & 2 Signals At J2-17 & 19 Of FIL/KVP Board 2. Check For Continuity Between J5 Plug On FIL/KVP Board And Filament Terminals On HV Xformer 3. Check For Open Or Shorted Tube Small Filament Is The Small Spot Lit During Prep? A 6V Battery Voltage Can Be Applied Directly To The Filament To See If It Will Lite --- Even Though A Continuity Check Of The

Filament Might Indicate Its Ok 4. Check For Defective HV Cathode Cable (Internal Short) 5. Replace FIL/KVP Board - Check The +24 Volts To J1-2 Of FIL/KVP Board 6. Is The XRT From Another Vendor? (Must Have Internal Resistor In Series With Filament) 7. Bad High Voltage Divider (H/V Bleeder) 8. FIL SHORTED (Check J2-25 On FIL/KVP Board) ERROR 45F 1. Check For Correct Wiring Between J5 Plug On FIL/KVP Board And HV Xformer 2. Check Spark Gaps On H/V Xformer (0.010) 3. Check That HV Cables Are Not Reversed 4. Check Wiring Of J4 Plug To FIL/KVP Board 5. Check That U18 On FIL/KVP Board Is #1489--NOT #14C89 6. Bad FIL/KVP BOARD (See Additional Notes #3) 7. FIL SHORTED (Check J2-25 On FIL/KVP Board) 8. Insufficient Filament Drive (XS-1 To XS-2 [HV Transformer] = Approximately 17 VAC @ 52 KVP With PREP) 9. Loose J3 On Filter Board

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ERROR 462 1. Check Wires To Q3 Block On AMX1A4 Panel For Loose Connections 2. Faulty MA Metering Circuit - Or Out Of Cal (AR125, Pin 1 Or TP-3 [Ref. TP-5] On FIL/KVP Board = 4.7V/100MA) 3. Batteries May Be Soft - Refer To ERROR 465 - Could Be 1 Bad Cell Up To Full Pack 4. Could Be Faulty H/V Bleeder 5. Charger Board Failure Or Fuse F4 Open 6. Errors 462 And 466 - Tripping Breaker With Exposures Above 48 KVP = Replace H/V Transformer 7. Error 462 On Exposures >70 KVP And Error 439 <70 KVP = Excessive Exposure Time (> Closed Loop Resistance?) = Re-Calibrate Unit 8. ERROR 462 During Cal. With NO Exposure Termination (Counts Actual Time)In Check-Sum Bypass Mode, The Exposure Terminates Normally (Uses Time Selection ONLY). Solution: SPARK GAP SHORTED. 9. FIL/KVP Board J3 Pins 3 And 4 (Jumper Has High Resistance) 10. Loose Battery Connections

ERROR 463 1. Bad CPU 2. Bad FIL/KVP Board 3. Error 463 And 469 - Loose Connection On/Or Bad 1 KHZ Board 4. Safety Contactor Contact Issue ERROR 1. Board 2. 3. TEST! 465 Check J2 Plug From T2 On AMX1A4 Panel/Clean J3 On FIL/KVP FIL/KVP Board May Be Defective Batteries May Be Soft. Perform The Load Test. BATTERY VOLTAGE MUST BE 113 VOLTS OR LESS TO DO LOAD

DO NOT CHARGE BATTERIES BEFORE LOAD TEST!! a. Connect Oscilloscope From Circuit Breaker To Ground - Use Sample Mode b. Make Exposures At 80, 100 KVP And 125 KVP, About 10 MAS c. Read Battery Voltage And Average The Ripple At The Bottom d. Battery Voltage Should Drop About 13 VDC +/-10% At 80 KVP e. Battery Voltage Should Drop About 16 VDC +/-10% At 100KVP f. Battery Voltage Should Drop About 17 VDC +/-10% At 125KVP 4. If Batteries Pass Load Test, Unit May Require Recalibration Of MAS, KVP, Taps And Filament Current Tables 5. If Batteries Do Not Pass The Load Test, You Get To Replace Them!! ERROR 466 1. During Calibration, Take Unit Out Of Calibration And Reset CPU Then Restart Generator Calibration (MAS, KVP, Taps, And Filament Current Table) 2. Check Spark Gaps On HV Xformer For A 0.010 Setting 3. Check For Miswired Or Open Plug J2 From T2 On AMX1A4 Panel To HV Xformer MA+ & MA4. Check For HV Xformer Spits 5. Check For XRT HV Spits 6. CPU Board May Be Defective 7. Insulate (On Older Units) Capacitor C5 From Its Retaining Clamp (Ref. To S/N 3265)

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ERROR 1.

467 Capacitor C5 Leaky (Does Not Apply To AMX-4+ Units)

2. Bad CPU 3. Bad Cell(s) 4. Bad FIL/KVP Board 5. Unit Calibration Required (If In The CHECKSUM-BYPASS Mode) 6. H/V Cable Open/Shorted Internally Or Poor Pin Spread On H/V Candles ERROR 469 During Calibration: 1. Check If K7 Contactor On AMX1A4 Panel Pulls In Check For Welded Contacts 2. Check That No Wires Or Side Cover Insulation Interfere With K1 Thru K6 Contactors On AMX1A4 Panel 3. Check For Bad Crimp On Red Lead To AA Of Q3 On AMX1A4 Panel 4. Check For Defective Jumper Harness From J3 On 1 KHZ Board To J7 On FIL/KVP Board 5. HV Cathode Cable May Be Shorted 6. FIL/KVP Board May Be Defective 7. 1 KHZ Board May Be Defective 8. Check Spark Gaps On HV Xformer For 0.010 9. Check For Location Of Black & White Leads On Q3 Block On AMX1A4 Panel 10. Q3 Block May Be Defective 11. Check If EXP START CMND Is Shaky (This Is Like 439 During Applications). EXP START And SCR HI/LO Are Single Pulses 12. XRAY ON Going Low = Bad Tap Relay Contact(s) 13. Bad Handswitch 14. Bad Rotor Board - Also Check Stator Lead(s) For Continuity 16. Bad XRT - (HI FIL LIMIT ERROR) With 439, 467, OR 469 Error Alone - Usually At Higher KVPs (KVP Waveform Will Be Low On The Front End, Even In Check-Sum Bypass Mode) 17. Bad High Voltage Transformer 18. C5 Leaky Or Bad 19. 439 And 469 ERRORS Check ALL Leads That Exit The AMX1A4T1 Autotransformer --- Look For Pinched Or Shorted Leads To Ground 20. Check Pin Spread On Both Ends Of Cathode Cable (Also Check For Proper Amount Of Grease In High Voltage Cable Wells) 21. Refer To ERROR 439 - Item 2. During Applications: 1. There May Be Oscillations Or Trash On The XRAY ON Signal (Could Be Bad Tap Relay Contact(s) 2. Could Be An XRT Spit Or Bad XRT 3. Possible CPU Board Failure

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Hand Switch Or Coil Cord Failure Soft Batteries/Cells 6. Tap Relay Contact Bounce - Replace 1 KHZ Board

7. Side Cover Fish Paper Insulation Impacting Tap Relays When Cover Installed 8. Bad Handswitch 9. Bad Rotor Board 10. Check Stator Lead(s) Continuity 11. Refer Also To Faults During Calibration Above PAGE 8

LOSS OF CAL DATA (NVRAM) 1. Static Problems - Refer To ERROR 437, Step 4. 2. LVLE Problem (+24 VDC)Refer To FMI-10359 For Original Supplies 3. +24 Getting Gliched 4. Bad Display/Display Controller (Newer Display Board 46-232832G1 Per Service Note 3611) 5. Park Switch Latch (Metal Shavings) = Short +24 To Ground - Get New Hall Effect Latch Kit 46-316198G1 6. NOVRAM Lithium Battery Drop-off 7. Metal Shavings (fine powder) On CPU Board 8. Replace old Style LVLE With T3497L 9. Exercise Collimator Blades And Flex Cable At Rear Of Collimator While Scoping The +24 Volt Pin On The Output Of The LVLE LOSS OF LVLE 1. Bad Tube Park Latch (Old Style) = Shorted Switch Internal. Get New Hall Effect Latch Switch Assy. Kit 46-316198G1 2. Bad Display Board Which Loads Down The LVLE Through Display Controller Board BREAKER TRIPPING PROBLEMS 1. FIL/KVP Board Sees >15 KVP Above Demand 2. Input Power To Charger Board Stable? 3. Bad/Loose Connections On LVLE 4. Bad Connection J1 On CPU 5. Bad Connection J6 On FIL/KVP Board 6. Batteries Below 110 VDC Or Poor Regulation (Run The Load Test) 7. J2 1 KHZ Board -- +24 Volt Loss 8. Possible Bad 1 KHZ Board Inverter A4Q1 Or A4Q2 (Short Exposures Approx. .59 Msec) 9. +24 Volt Line Going Low Intermittently 10. Bad LVLE (Power Fail Detect From LVLE To

Newer Charger Board) 11. Bad Display Controller/Display Board 12. Check HV Xformer Spark Gaps (0.010) 13. Re-Grease HV Xformer/XRT Wells 14. Remove Breaker Trip Lead--Still Trip = Bad Stop SCR Or Bad HV Xformer Or Short On Secondary Of HV Xformer 15. Bad Tap Relay(s) 16. Insulate (On Older Units) Capacitor C5 From Its Retaining Clamp (Ref. Service Note 3265) 17. K150/K215 On Charger Board Faulty (Tap On It-Breaker Trips?) 18. During Calibration - Verify H/V Candles Greased And Pins Spread Properly 19. During Calibration - At Higher KVPs (>120 KVP) Re-Load Defaults And Try Starting The Calibration With 112.5 VDC On The Battery Pack Instead Of 113.5 VDC

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Additional Notes: 1. -- Problem

CANNOT Calibrate KVPs (Gets Hung), FIL TAPS or FIL CURRENT TABLE (LOW FILAMENT ERROR) Etc., Or Load Data In Data Base Access Properly, Cant Enter Calibration Mode OR Getting False Error Codes Displayed, After Changing Out The CPU Board (T3497H/46-264974G2). -- Solution Remove The TWO NOVRAM Chips (U54 & U107) On The Newer CPU Board And Replace Them With The TWO NOVRAM Chips From The Older CPU Board, If It Is The Same Style Of Board. If The Board Is The Older Style Of CPU Board That Has Only One NOVRAM Chip, Then Re-order A New CPU Board (T3497H), Or Replace The NOVRAM Chip(s) (46-230318P1). 2. XRAY DISABLED Message In Applications (On Boot-Up, Message Is RELEASE PREP - This Usually Indicates A Bad Hand-Switch

Assembly. 3. Open Filament In XRT (ERROR 45F) During Prep. FIL/KVP Board (Q170, Q160 Or Q173 ShortedInverter Running At Maximum Output. CQA 964232. 4. Display IssuesTrashy, Scrolling Or No Display During Charge. Monitor LVLE +5 Volt With A Scope For About 15 Minutes - Look For Break-Up (Noise) On +5 Volt Supply, If Noise Is Evident, Replace The LVLE - If LVLE Appears OK, This Could Also Could Be Caused By A Bad Display (Kit 2139946) Or Display Controller (46-264982G1). Also Could Be Possible Charger Board FailureTap On Relays To See If Display Failure Occurs. 5. MA Appears High And KVPs Low-Cant Get The MA Down - Check To See That The Small Spot Is Boosting Rather Than The Large Spot (Filament Mis-wire In The XRT) 6. -- Problem Bad

AMX1A4R7 smoking - NO Errors - KVP Waveform OK -- Solution BAD 1KHZ board (Primary Current P1/P2 Approx. 80 Amps Vice 50-60 Amps) - Also Replace AMX1A4R7

PAGE 10 7. -- Problem

KVPs High In Applications And During And During KVP Calibration. In The CheckSum Bypass Mode (With Defaults Loaded), Tap Relays (80 KVP Selected) K2 And K4 NOT Selected. -- Solution

Bad Charger Board (J1-5: Battery V And Charger Currents Output Improper). NOTE: System Parameters Are Still Looked At In The Check Sum By-pass Mode. 8. -- Problem

KVP Output Waveform Initial Rise 10-20 KVP High For 4-5 Msec. (During Calibration And Applications), And Then Drops To Proper Selected KVP Value. NO System Error Codes Displayed During Applications Other Than Occasional KVP LIMITS Error During Calibration. -- Solution Q3 Start/Stop SCR Bad And/Or FIL/KVP Board Bad. 9. -- Problem

High Pitched Squeal Coming From The LVLE (Low Voltage Power Supply) -- Solution Replace The Display Controller Board (46-264982G1) 10. -- Problem No Display After Installing ESD Kit -- Solution Board Mounting Screw(s) Retaining Nut Lock-washers Impinge On The +40 VDC Bus On The Display Board (46-232832G1). The +40 VDC Bus Is Too Close To The Retaining Nut Lock-washersShorts Out The +40 VDC Bus When The ESD Kit Ground Cables Are Added. Re-Position Existing Mounting Screws/Lock-washers. CQA 972174

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-- Problem

F93 On Rotor Board Opens When A New FIL/KVP Board (46-264986G2) Is Installed-FETs On Rotor Board NOT Blown -- Solution J8 Connector On FIL/KVP Board Is Mis-keyed. Re-Orient Key On J8 (FIL/KVP Board Side). CQA 972175 12. -- Problem

Release Handle Error - When Enabling And Pushing Handle Forward OR Back SIMULTANEOUSLY -- Solution Timing Issue With AMX1A5 K1 OR K2. Replace K1 And/Or K2 13. -- Problem

Both Large And Small Filaments Are Lit Simultaneously (View Thru The Port Of The X-Ray Tube During Prep) -- Solution Common Lead In The Cathode Cable Or X-Ray Tube Is OPEN 14. -- Problem

Intermittent X-Ray On Light Or Sonalert Comes On During Charge Mode Or During Driving Or During Idle Mode -- Solution Replace The LVLE Power Supply (T3497L)

PAGE 12 15. -- Problem 469 Error With The Following Resultant Waveform -- Solution Bad Tap Relay(s) CONTACTS NOT FULLY Actuating (Ex. K4 At 80 KVP) 16. -- Problem (Troubleshooting Tip)

No normal KVP waveform can be viewed (Applications Or Check-Sum Bypass) With Errors 439 Or 469 -- Solution Temporarily Jumper TP-14 To TP-15 On FIL/KVP Board To Obtain A normal KVP Waveform 17. -- Problem

Unit Appears Dead (No Display) - Battery Voltage OK - +24 Volt Output Missing -- Solution Bad Hand-Switch (New Style) - Remove J8 On CPU (Controller Board) To Verify +24 Volt Supply Returns 18. -- Problem BATTERY TOO LOW -- Solution This Might Indicate Possible Cell(s) Failure. There Are 3 Ways To Test Cells/Battery Pack: 1] Monitor Each Cell under A Lite Load ConditionRotor Only; 2] Monitor Each Cell Under A Heavy Load---80 KVP @ 125 MS. Cell Readings Should Be Within .2 VDC Of Each Other (Ex. 11.9 vdc To 12.1 vdc). There Should Be 113 VDC Across The Battery Pack Prior To Running Tests 1 & 2 Above. 3] Refer Also To ERROR 465, For The Battery Pack Load Test. Secondly, This Could Indicate A Message

Synchronization Issue Refer To Section 14, Last Page In Direction 46-017207 AMX-4 Proprietary Diagnostics Run This Test Only On Units With 46-329xxxGx Firmware. (The Voltmeter Calibration Has To Be Accurate In Order To Run This Test Successfully). This Sychronization Routine Should Always Be Run 1) At The End Of Any Major Unit Calibration 2) Upon Replacement Of The Charger Board 3) If The Unit Was Charged Outside Of Normal Applications Mode (Check Sum Bypass Or Diagnostics Mode). Refer Also To Problem 24, Below.

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19.

-- Problem Display Goes Out On Unit Intermittently -- Solution

Check The 3 Pins On J1 (Feeds Battery Voltage To The LVLE Power Supply) And Make Sure They Are Not Burnt 20. -- PROBLEM Unit Resets Itself Under Load (while Driving, etc.) -- Solution Usually Indicates Bad Battery Cell(s) Or Loose Battery Terminal Connections 21. -- PROBLEM

During CAL CHARGER - Unit Works Up To 1.2 Volts - When Value Is Entered, Charger Shuts Off And External Voltmeter Goes To Zero, Then You Get An X-RAY BYTE LIMIT. -- Solution Bad CPU Board 22. -- PROBLEM

Cannot Enter SERVICE MODE - But Portable Is Operational In Applications Mode -- SOLUTION

Bad Display Board 23. -- PROBLEM Message Appears On The Status

AUTO CAL LIMIT Display In Applications Mode -- SOLUTION

In Applications Mode, This Message Indicates That One Calibration Unit Has Exceeded Its Proper Range (Cannot Tell Which One). The Calibration Philosophy Is Such That Each Cal Unit (In The Generator Calibration) Depends On The Prior Cal Unit That Was Accomplished (A Confidence Building Scheme). The ONLY Solution For This Error Is A COMPLETE Re-Calibration Of The AMX-4/4+ Unit. This Message Is Called Out In The Operators Manual, Under The STATUS MESSAGES Section.

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24.

-- PROBLEM BATTERY TOO HIGH -- SOLUTION Message

This Usually Indicates That The Unit Was Attempted To Be Operated (Rotor And Exposure) Too Soon After A Charging Cycle. In Normal Applications, When The Unit Is Unplugged, It is Normally Driven To Another Location (More Than 50 Feet), Thus Giving The Batteries Time To Level Off. 25. -- PROBLEM