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Turn on the air cleaner. If the cell and filters are wet, the
neon light may not come on; you may also hear arcing.
If the arcing is annoying, simply turn off the air cleaner
for two to three hours or until the cell is dry. Remove wet
cell to hasten drying.
IONIZER WIRE REPLACEMENT
Broken ionizer wires can cause a short to ground, often
resulting in visible arcing or sparking. The cell should not
be used until the pieces of broken wire are removed. It can
Fig. 4—Install new ionizer wire by hooking
eyelets over spring connectors.
PRESS
DOWN
IONIZER
WIRE
WARNING
ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD.
CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.
The following procedures expose hazardous live
parts. Disconnect power supply between checks
and proceed carefully.
SPRING
CONNECTORS
IONIZER
EYELETS
WIRE
NEEDLENOSE
PLIERS
M1540
SERVICE • ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING
be used temporarily with one wire missing, although the
wire should be replaced as soon as possible. See the Parts
List, for order number.Replacement wires are supplied cut
to length with eyelets on both ends for easy installation. To
install:
Hook the eyelet on one end of the wire over the spring
connector on one end of the cell. See Fig. 4. Be careful
to avoid damaging the spring connector or other parts of
the cell.
Hold the opposite eyelet with a needlenose pliers and
stretch the wire the length of the cell. Depress the
opposite spring connector and hook the eyelet over it.
OILING THE FAN MOTOR
Oil the fan motor once a year for smooth operation:
Turn off air cleaner switch; unplug power cord.
Remove cover and cell.
Put two drops of electric motor oil in each of two oil
indentations in fan motor. See Fig. 5.
Replace cell with directional arrow (on side of cell)
pointing toward center of air cleaner cabinet; replace
carbon filter.
Plug in power cord; turn on the air cleaner again.
Fig. 5—Oil fan motor yearly.
M9681
Electrical Troubleshooting
CAUTION
The following instructions are for use by qualified
personnel only.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Troubleshooting the electronic air cleaner requires only
a few tools:
• Needlenose pliers (for stringing ionizer wires).
• Test meter with high voltage probe (10 kV minimum).
5
F59A
OIL
INDENTATIONS
68-0086—5
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