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GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS
REV 21
3–7–2 Grounding Continuity
Electric Shock Hazard. The patient must not be contacted to the equipment during this test.
Measure the resistance from the third pin of the attachment plug to the exposed metal parts of the case (ILLUSTRA-
TION 3–3). The ground wire resistance should be less than 0.2 ohms.
GROUND PIN
Meter Procedure
Follow these steps to test the ground wire resistance.
1.
Turn the RTfino/RT3200 Advantege-II/RT-x200 unit OFF.
2.
Plug the unit into the meter, and the meter into the tested AC wall outlet (Refer to ILLUSTRATION 3–5).
3.
Plug the black chassis cable into the meter's "CHASSIS" connector and attach the black chassis cable clamp to
an exposed metal part of the RTfino/RT3200 Advantege-II/RT-x200 unit (Refer to ILLUSTRATION 3–5).
4.
Set the meter's "FUNCTION" switch to the RESISTANCE position.
5.
Set the meter's "POLARITY" switch to the OFF (center) position.
6.
Measure the ground wire resistance and keep a record of the results with other hard copies of PM data kept on
site.
RTfino/RT3200 Advantage–II/RT–x200 SERVICE MANUAL
CAUTION
CONSOLE
OHMMETER
GROUND CONTINUITY TEST
ILLUSTRATION 3–3
3–9
ACCESSIBLE METAL PARTS
1. Monitor Housing
2. Rear Panel Connector
3. Any Caster/Wheel Support
INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT
P9030GX
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