Real-time spectrum analyzers installation and safety (41 pages)
Summary of Contents for Tektronix RSA6100A Series
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Service RSA6100A Series Real-time Spectrum Analyzer Serial Numbers B020000 and Above 071-1914-02 This document applies to softwware version 1.3.1043 and above. Warning The servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to do so.
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Warranty 2 Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
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5- -22 Figure 5- -15: RF interface board and cables ....5- -24 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Table 4- -10: Diagnostic error messages ......4- -33 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Use Proper Fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this product. Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry. RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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H CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. The following symbol(s) may appear on the product: CAUTION Protective Ground Standby Chassis Ground Refer to Manual (Earth) Terminal RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and disconnect test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components. To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections. RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Service Safety Summary viii RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Preface This is the service manual for the RSA6100A Series Real-time Spectrum Analyzers. Read this preface to learn how this manual is structured, what conventions it uses, and where you can find other information related to servicing this product. Manual Content This manual contains only information related to servicing an RSA6100A Series Real-time Spectrum Analyzer.
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RSA6100A Series Real-time Spectrum Analyzer User Documentation CD-ROM or can be downloaded from the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). H RSA6100A Series Real-time Spectrum Analyzer Quick Start User Manual. This document provides the basic information you need to install and operate the instrument.
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Operating Information For information on installing and operating your RSA6100A Series Real-time Spectrum Analyzer, refer to the Quick Start User Manual. 1- 1 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Operating Information 1- 2 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Processor System The processor system consists of a PCI- -based processor board and a digital interface board that connects the processor to the acquisition board. 2- 1 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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The CD- -R drive, optional DVD- -RW, or removable HDD, communicate over an IDE connection directly to the processor system. Rear Panel Table 2- -1 describes the connectors available on the RTSA rear panel. 2- 2 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Seven individual fans provide cooling to the RTSA. Three fans are dedicated to the RF Deck and are controlled by the RF Interface. Two fans provide cooling for the digital side of the instrument. 2- 3 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Power Conversion board from the Digital Interface board. A seventh fan is resident on the processor board heat sink, and is controlled by the Slot PC board. 2- 4 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Adjustment Procedure There are no physical user adjustment procedures for the RSA6100A Series instruments. However, you can run Alignments from the RSA6100A Series application. Alignments are software-controlled adjustment procedures. Running Alignments Alignments are adjustment procedures run by the instrument using internal reference signals and measurements, and do not require any external equipment or connections.
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Alignments are adjustment procedures run by the instrument using internal Calibrations reference signals and measurements. Calibrations can only be performed at a Tektronix service center and require the use of traceable test equipment (signal sources and measuring equipment) to verify the performance of the instrument. 3- 2...
3. Discharge the static voltage from your body by wearing a grounded antistatic wrist strap while handling these modules. Perform service of static-sensitive modules only at a static-free work station. 4- 1 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Do not use abrasive compounds on any part of the chassis that may damage the chassis. Clean the On/Standby switch using a dampened cleaning towel. Do not spray or wet the switch directly. 4- 2 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Avoid scrubbing the display with excessive force. Clean the flat panel display surface by gently rubbing the display with a clean-room wipe (such as Wypall Medium Duty Wipes, #05701, available from Kimberly-Clark Corporation). 4- 3 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Cleaning Procedure — Interior. To clean the instrument interior, do the following steps: 1. Blow off dust with dry, low-pressure, deionized air (approximately 9 psi). 4- 4 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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(75% solution), and a clean lint-free cloth dampened in warm deionized water. (A cotton-tipped applicator is useful for cleaning in narrow spaces and on circuit boards.) Lubrication. There is no lubrication required for this instrument. 4- 5 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Maintenance 4- 6 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
1. Connect the instrument to a local area network. 2. On the instrument Microsoft Windows desktop, double-click the Acronis TrueImage icon. 3. Click Backup to run the Create Backup Wizard. 4. Click Next. 4- 7 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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If you do not see the same files and folders, repeat the disk backup procedure. 4- 8 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
PC with internet access, a CD burner and disk burning software. You will also need an USB external CD drive and keyboard that you can connect to the RSA6100A Series instrument. To delete the disk partition: 1.
5. In the Confirmation dialog box, click Yes to restore the instrument operating system, or No to exit the restore process. The restore process takes approxi- mately 30 minutes; the actual time depends on the instrument configuration. 4- 10 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
You will need: H An external USB CD-R/W drive (Option 06/08 only) H Bootable Rescue Media CD (Tektronix part number 063-4180-XX, a standard accessory that ships with all instruments ) H Backup image of hard drive (see Creating a Disk Backup Image on...
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Maintenance 4- 12 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Safety Summary found at the beginning of this manual. Also, to prevent possible injury to service personnel or damage to the instrument components, read Installation in the RSA6100A Series Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers Quick Start User Manual, available on the Web at www.tektronix.com\manuals, and Preventing ESD in this section.
Figure 4- -1, on page 4- -16, shows the approximate location of the primary customer replaceable modules. 4- 14 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Real Time IQ/IF Output Acquisition board (if installed) RTT/DPSA board Slot PC Internal HDD (if installed) n n n Power Conversion Board n n n Power Supply n n n n RF Interface Board 4- 15 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
CD- - ROM or removable drive RF deck fans Front panel and display RF deck (not replaceable) RF Interface board Figure 4- 1: Primary customer replaceable module locations 4- 16 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
1. Remove the six T- -15 screws that secure the Front Panel to the chassis; two on the top, two on the right side, and two on the front. 4- 17 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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3. Pry the detents retaining the top cover apart, and remove the top cover. 4. Remove the four screws securing the hard drive/solid state drive to the bottom cover. 5. Separate the hard disk drive/solid state drive from the HDD Adapter board. 4- 18 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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NOTE. If you have a removable HDD mounted above the front panel you will not have an internal hard disk drive. 1. Disconnect the IDE cable from the Slot PC to the hard disk drive. 4- 19 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
5. Disconnect the EXT TRIG IN (J24) and TRIG OUT (J25) cables from the Main board. 6. Remove the three T- -15 screws securing the power supply shield tabs to the front chassis. 4- 20 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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10. Remove the one T- -15 screw securing the ground wire to the power supply shield. 11. Remove the four T- -15 screws securing the power supply shield to the Power Supply. 12. Slide the Power Supply out of the power supply shield. 4- 21 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Maintenance 4- 22 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Safety Summary found at the beginning of this manual. Also, to prevent possible injury to service personnel or damage to the instrument components, read Installation in the RSA6100A Series Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers Quick Start User Manual, available on the Web at www.tektronix.com\manuals, and Preventing ESD in this section.
H Defective cable from inverter board to backlighting display lamp H Defective backlighting display lamp H Faulty display H Faulty digital interface board H Faulty inverter board H Faulty display adapter board 4- 24 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Interface boards to ensure the power supplies are operating. See Figure 4- -2, and Tables 4- -8 and 4- -9. Power Power Supply Conversion Digital Interface Board DS4811 DS481 Figure 4- 2: Status indicator locations 4- 25 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
+3.3 V OK DS485 +2.5 V OK DS486 +1.8 V OK DS487 +1.5 V OK DS488 FPGA INIT DS489 FPGA DONE DS4810 STATUS 0 DS4811 STATUS 1 (normally off) 4- 26 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Figure 4- 3: Diagnostics Power On Self Test results view Further information about the failure can be obtained from the Diags Failure Info tab in the Diagnostics window (see Figure 4- -4). 4- 27 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
If there is not a shortcut to the Event Viewer on the desktop you can access it by clicking the Event Viewer button on the Diagnostics Failure Info tab. See Figure 4- -5. 4- 28 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Also note that the spectrum analyzer diagnostic errors will show TekRSA in the Source column, to differentiate them from operating system messages. 4- 29 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Figure 4- 6: Event viewer applications error view Double-click an error message and the Event Properties window opens for that error message. See Figure 4- -7. Figure 4- 7: Event Properties window, showing error log information 4- 30 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
This opens the Embedded Diagnostics Interface, shown in Figure 4- -9. The Diagnostics Interface allows you to to select specific tests, and control how many times the selected tests are repeated. 4- 31 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
B) Repeat the test(s) until a failure occurs, C) Repeat the test(s) continuously even if failures occur, or D) Run the test(s) only one time. Figure 4- 10: Diagnostics test iteration control 4- 32 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Error reading ID’s. Send the instrument to a Tektronix Versions Service Center for repair. Unable to communicate with PPC. Send the instrument to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. 4- 33 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Send the instrument to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. The Third IF not found or FPGA Load Send the instrument to a Tektronix failed. Service Center for repair. 4- 34 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Verify that audio is not muted and level is set properly using Windows Volume control. If this does not correct the problem, send the instrument to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. 4- 35 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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ADC Over range. Signal too strong. Run signal path test. If the signal path test passes and this test fails, send the instrument to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. 4- 36 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Send the instrument to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. WB Free Run Trigger Free run trigger test failed. Send the instrument to a Tektronix Test Service Center for repair. 4- 37 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Tektronix Service Center for repair. DCM Not locked. Replace the RTT/DPSA Board. If the problem persists, send the instrument to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. 4- 38 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Tektronix Service Center for repair. FM/AM Audio Test No audio was heard. Replace the RTT/DPSA Board. If the problem persists, send the instrument to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. 4- 39 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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FLK107 IF Amp Drain over/under Send the instrument to a Tektronix Current. Service Center for repair. HMC464 LO Amp Drain over/under Send the instrument to a Tektronix Current. Service Center for repair. 4- 40 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Send the instrument to a Tektronix High. Service Center for repair. LO2 Frequency control DAC is set too Send the instrument to a Tektronix Low. Service Center for repair. 4- 41 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Send the instrument to a Tektronix over current. Service Center for repair. The +5VC supply to the 3rd IF board Send the instrument to a Tektronix over current. Service Center for repair. 4- 42 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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If the problem persists, replace the RF Interface Board. If the problem persists, replace the power supply. If the problem persists, send the instru- ment to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. 4- 43 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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If the problem persists, replace the RF Interface Board. If the problem persists, replace the power supply. If the problem persists, send the instru- ment to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. 4- 44 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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If the problem persists, replace the RF Interface Board. If the problem persists, replace the power supply. If the problem persists, send the instru- ment to a Tektronix Service Center for repair. 4- 45 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Acquisition Board path failed. Service Center for repair. Front Panel Front Panel Test Front Panel LCD test failed. Replace the LCD display. Front Panel Button test failed. Replace the front panel keypad. 4- 46 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Replaceable Parts This section contains a list of the replaceable modules for the RSA6100A Series Real-time Spectrum Analyzers. Use this list to identify and order replacement parts. Parts Ordering Information Replacement parts are available through your local Tektronix field office or representative.
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Items in this section are referenced by figure and index numbers to the exploded view illustrations that follow. Tektronix part number Use this part number when ordering replacement parts from Tektronix. 3 and 4 Serial number Column three indicates the serial number at which the part was first effective. Column four indicates the serial number at which the part was discontinued.
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Replaceable Parts 5- 3 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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5- - 1- - 17 211-1230-00 SCREW; 10- - 32X.500 SOC CAP,18- - 8 STAINLESS STEEL 5- - 1- - 18 212-0650-00 SCREW,MACHINE; 10- - 32 X 0.437,FLH,100 DEG,SST PSVT,POZ 5- 4 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Replaceable Parts Figure 5- 1: External parts 5- 5 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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SCREW, MACHINE; 6- - 32 X 0.312, FLH100, 410 SS PASSIVATED, T- - 10 TORX DR 5- - 2- - 30 174-4370-00 CA ASSY; DESCRETE,CPD,8,22AWG,10.0L,0.200CTR HDR BOTH ENDS,AT POWER 5- 6 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Replaceable Parts Figure 5- 2: Display, front panel, DVD, and removeable hard drive 5- 7 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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15- - pin ribbon display cable Front chassis 10- - pin ribbon display cable Digital interface board Figure 5- 3: Detail 1 of cabling shown in Figure 5- 2 5- 8 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Replaceable Parts Removable hard drive HDD adapter board Power converter board Figure 5- 4: Detail 2 of cabling shown in Figure 5- 2 5- 9 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Replaceable Parts Front chassis Front panel cable Front panel board Front panel cable Digital interface board Front chassis Figure 5- 5: Detail 3 of cabling shown in Figure 5- 2 5- 10 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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CA ASSY,SP; IDC,TW FLAT,I & Q OUTPUT TO REAR PANEL,50 POS; SAFETY CONTROLLED, (OPT. 05 ONLY) 5- - 6- - 19 174-5104-00 CA ASSY,RF,FLEX- - COAX; IF OUT TO REAR PANEL,SMB,BNC; SAFETY CONTROLLED, (OPT. 05 ONLY) 5- 11 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Replaceable Parts Acquisition Board (not replaceable) Chassis (not replaceable) Digital Interface LAN (not replaceable) Figure 5- 6: Modules 5- 12 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Replaceable Parts Slot PC board Figure 5- 7: Detail 1 of Slot PC Cabling shown in Figure 5- 6 5- 13 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Replaceable Parts Slot PC board Digital interface board Slot PC board Digital interface board Figure 5- 8: Detail 2 of Slot PC Cabling shown in Figure 5- 6 5- 14 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
IQ out cables IF out cable IF out Digital IQ out (LVDS) Option rear conver plate Figure 5- 9: Detail of cabling shown in Figure 5- 6 (cont.) 5- 15 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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5- - 10- - 16 NF CY,100 NF CX,IEC INPUT,FAST- - ON/SOLDER LUG OUTPUT,CHASSIS MOUNT,SAFETY CONTROLLED;FN9222- - 6/06 5- - 10- - 17 211-0380-00 SCREW,MACHINE; 4- - 40 X 0.375,FLH,CD PL,T- - 9 5- 16 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Replaceable Parts Figure 5- 10: Power supply and internal hard drive 5- 17 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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Hard drive power from J6 on power converter board Slot PC board Power converter board Digital interface board Figure 5- 11: Detail 1 of cabling shown in Figure 5- 10 5- 18 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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IDE from slot PC board Line trigger from power supply Power converter board Front chassis Power supply cable to line filter Figure 5- 12: Detail 2 of cabling shown in Figure 5- 10 5- 19 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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P- - P, FREQ 3.5- - 5.5KHZ,PKG DIA 13 MM X 7.8 MM H,5.0MM PIN SPACING,NOT MACHINE WASHABLE;PKM13EPY- - 4000- - TF01,T&R 5- - 13- - 10 174-5056-00 CA ASSY,RF,FLEX- - COAX; FRONT PANEL ACQ 5- 20 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
Replaceable Parts Figure 5- 13: Upper and lower deck fans 5- 21 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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RF interface board JFan 2 RF deck JFan 1 JFan 3 Dress RF deck lower fan cables as show Figure 5- 14: Detail of cabling shown in Figure 5- 13 5- 22 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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5- - 15- - 3 174-5097-00 CA ASSY,SP; IDC,RIBBON,CONTROL LINES,BULKHEAD TO RF INTERFACE,2X7; SAFETY CONTROLLED 5- - 15- - 4 174-5119-00 CA ASSY,PWR; IDC,RIBBON,BULKHEAD TO RF INTERF,2X25,0.100 CTR; SAFETY CONTROLLED 5- 23 RSA6100A Series Service Manual Serial Numbers B020000 and Above...
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