National Instruments NI PXI-1042 Series manual

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    USER GUIDE NI PXI-1042 Series Power Supply Shuttle The NI PXI-1042 Series power supply shuttle is a replacement part for the NI PXI-1042 Series chassis. Introduction To minimize downtime cau sed by a power-supply failure, the NI PXI-1042 Series chassis has a modular p ower supply shuttl e. This power supply shuttle includes the ch assis p ower supp[...]

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    NI PXI-1042 Series Power Supply Sh uttle User Guide 2 ni.com What Y ou Need to Get Started ❑ NI PXI-1042 Series chassis (the unit being repaired) ❑ NI PXI-1042 Series power supply shuttle ❑ Read Me First: Safety and Radio-Frequency Interference ❑ NI PXI-1042 User Manual (provided with the chassis; also a vailable at ni.com/support ) ❑ #1 [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 3 NI PXI-1042 Series Power Supply Shuttle User Guide Installation and Maintenance The information in t his section is for qualified service personnel only. Read the Read Me First: Safety and Radio-Frequency Interference documen t included with your kit before using the power supply shuttle. Caution Many component[...]

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    NI PXI-1042 Series Power Supply Sh uttle User Guide 4 ni.com Configuration The fan-speed selector switch is on the rear panel of the power supply shuttle. Refer to Fi gure 1 to locate the f an-speed selector. Select HIG H for maximum cooling performance (reco mmended) or AUTO for quieter operation. When set to AUTO, air-inta ke temperature determin[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 5 NI PXI-1042 Series Power Supply Shuttle User Guide Efficiency ............ ............ ..... .................. 70% typical Power disconnect .................... ............... The AC power cable provides main power disconnect. The chassis front-panel power switch causes the power supply to provide DC power t[...]

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    NI PXI-1042 Series Power Supply Sh uttle User Guide 6 ni.com Over-curre nt protection ... ........... ............All outpu ts protected from short circuit and overload with automatic recovery Over-voltage protectio n 3.3 V and 5 V............... ....................Clamped at 20 to 30% above nominal output voltag e +12 V and –12 V ..............[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 7 NI PXI-1042 Series Power Supply Shuttle User Guide Online Product Certification Refer to the product Declaration of Conformity (DoC) fo r additional regulatory compliance information. To obtain pro duct certifications an d the DoC for this product, visit ni.com/certification , search by model number or product [...]

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