ProcedureX-ray Generator/HVReplacement/FRUReplace

Handle the high-voltage cable — removal, cleaning, and silicone-oil reassembly (CLAYMOUNT)

Remove the Activion16's high-voltage cable from the X-ray tube and the INV/HV bushing section, discharge the bushing/electrode pins, clean the silicone plate and receptacle, and rebuild the CLAYMOUNT-cable connection with fresh silicone oil. This is the platform's standard procedure any time the HV cable is disconnected — including as a step inside X-ray-tube replacement.

Applies to

Activion16 (TSX-031A). The removal (§1.9.4.1) and cleaning (§1.9.4.2) steps apply generally to X-ray-tube ↔ INV/HV-bushing high-voltage-cable handling on this platform. The silicone-oil reassembly procedure (§1.9.4.3) is specific to the CLAYMOUNT high-voltage cable, as named in that subsection's own title.

Personnel

1 technician · Field service engineer (X-ray generator / HV, X-ray-tube HV connections)

Steps

15 steps

Source

2D201-113EN*J §1.9.4 'Handling the high-voltage cable' (incl. 1.9.4.1–1.9.4.3), pp. 60–62

Tools & parts

Item	Part number	Qty
Silicone plate (CLAYMOUNT high-voltage cable)	n/a in source	1
Silicone oil (applied to the rubber gasket and both sides of the silicone plate)	n/a in source	n/a in source
Polarity labels (+ and −), supplied with the high-voltage cable	n/a in source	2
Absolute alcohol (cleaning agent)	n/a in source	n/a in source

Safety

DANGER

Hazard: Residual high voltage in the high-voltage cable, INV/HV bushing, and electrode pins after the system is powered OFF

Consequence: Electric shock — a high voltage may remain

Avoidance: Wait 10 minutes or longer after power OFF before starting; disconnect the high-voltage-transformer-side end first, then the X-ray-tube-side end; if only the tube-side cable is being disconnected (e.g., for tube replacement), perform the full discharge procedure below BEFORE touching the tip of the electrode: short each of the 3 pins at the top of the electrode to the grounded chassis (repeat 2 or more times), then short every combination of two pins among the 3 pins at the end of the bushing using a screwdriver (repeat each of the 3 pairs 2 or more times)

NOTICE

Hazard: Pulling on the high-voltage cable to extract the bushing

Consequence: Damage to the bushing and/or cable

Avoidance: Loosen the setscrews and flange, hold up the rim of the bushing with a bladed screwdriver, and remove the bushing only after the electrode has been removed — never extract the bushing by pulling on the cable

NOTICE

Hazard: Silicone grease (Toslube) applied to the side of the plug instead of silicone oil

Consequence: Poor contact with the silicone plate, possibly leading to deterioration of the withstand voltage (equipment/insulation quality — no personal-injury hazard stated in source)

Avoidance: Apply silicone oil (a small amount, spread evenly) only to the rubber gasket and both sides of the silicone plate; silicone oil need not be applied to the side of the plug, and silicone grease (Toslube) must not be applied there

Full step-by-step for Handle the high-voltage cable — removal, cleaning, and silicone-oil reassembly (CLAYMOUNT)

All 15 steps are documented in the FSELIB Activion16 (TSX-031A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.

Open the full procedure

Related X-ray Generator/HV guides

Adjust the If (filament) value remotely from the console31 steps Check the X-ray generator power-on and power-off sequence2 steps Check the X-ray tube current with the tube ammeter (MA-1201D)4 steps Check the X-ray tube voltage with the tube voltage meter (kV-201 bleeder)5 steps Replace the X-ray generator fuse2 steps Retrieve and decode the XC PWB error log (direct RS-232C read + system-software XL30 console log)11 steps

View all Activion16 (TSX-031A) guides

Source: 2D201-113EN*J §1.9.4 'Handling the high-voltage cable' (incl. 1.9.4.1–1.9.4.3), pp. 60–62. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.