TroubleshootingGantry — X-ray beam opticsTroubleshootingTroubleshoot
Troubleshoot the slit section
When the slit section won't operate at all, won't return to its origin, or makes an abnormal sound, this is the fault table the source gives for the slit section — work it symptom-first, the same way the general method atom describes.
Applies to
Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) — Gantry mechanism, source volume 2D201-061
Personnel
1 technician · Intermediate — mechanical fault isolation on the slit/wedge drive (worm gear, motor, origin-point sensor); know when to stop and escalate rather than keep chasing an internal component
Steps
3 steps
Source
2D201-061E*H p.42
Full step-by-step for Troubleshoot the slit section
All 3 steps are documented in the FSELIB Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.
Open the full procedureRelated Gantry — X-ray beam optics guides
Troubleshoot the wedge section3 stepsRun the console malfunction-diagnosis program (hwtest)0 stepsRun the independent MHR PWB test (diagnostics) from the RTM terminal4 stepsRemove the host PC unit (PX74-07959 GR-1/GR-2)4 stepsRemove the host PC unit (PX74-08766 GR-1/GR-2)5 stepsRemove and install an RDD disk/power-supply unit (Rorke Data)5 steps
View all Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) guidesSource: 2D201-061E*H p.42. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.