National Instruments PXI-1042 manual

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    © 2002 National Instruments Corp. All rights reserved. National Instruments™, NI™, and ni.com ™ are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation. Product and company names mentioned herein are tradem arks or trade names of their respectiv e companies. For patents covering National Instruments products, refer to the appropriate location: He[...]

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    NI PXI-1042 Power Supply Shuttle User Guide 2 ni.com What Y ou Need to Get Started ❑ PXI-1042 chassis (the uni t being repaired) ❑ PXI-1042 power supply shuttle ❑ Read Me First: Safety and Radio-Frequency Interference ❑ NI PXI-1042 User Manual (provided with the chassis; also a v ailable at ni.com/support ) ❑ #1 Phillips screwdriv er Desc[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 3 NI PXI-1042 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 components withi[...]

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    NI PXI-1042 Power Supply Shuttle 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 (recommended) or AUTO for qui eter operation. When set to AUTO, air-intake temperature determines the fa[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation 5 NI PXI-1042 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 to the C[...]

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    NI PXI-1042 Power Supply Shuttle User Guide 6 ni.com 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 ...... ........... ............Clamped at 26 to 29 V difference between +12 and – 12 V outpu ts Power supply shuttle MTTR ................... Replacem[...]