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Troubleshoot the wedge section
When the wedge section won't operate at all, or turns but doesn't move the wedge, or makes an abnormal sound, this is the fault table the source gives for the wedge 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/electrical fault isolation on the wedge-filter drive (power cable, torque-transmission train, stepping motor, and the wedge and slit set); know when a countermeasure calls for a parts replacement handled by its own procedure rather than field improvisation
Steps
3 steps
Source
2D201-061E*H p.43
Full step-by-step for Troubleshoot the wedge 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 slit 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.43. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.