LightSpeed 5.X (60kW)
Symptom
Oil found coming out of Gantry Base. IMPORTANT: See Long Description Oil found coming out of Gantry Base. Contact Tubes for Major Oil Leak Recommendations Ryan August 414 - 745 - 8127 or Tom Hurdis 262 - 510 - 5782 or John Breunissen 414 - 202 - 9485 Encourage Warm-ups NOT use of lower mA Verbiage in the Operator Console (OC) messaging has changed from “ should ” to “ must ” as shown below. Additional information in customer documentation advises “ Tube Warm-Up takes 72 seconds to complete. Failure to perform Tube Warm-Up when requested may cause serious equipment damage and decrease tube life. ” Failure to perform the warm-up would be classified as a “violation of GE Healthcare’s recommendations or instructions on use” and is disclaimed in the Tube Warranty. (See “Limitations” section excerpted from the Tubes Warranty document and printed below.
Applies to
- Models
- LightSpeed
- Product
- LightSpeed 5.X (60kW) LightSpeed 5.X (60kW) ~ Use with MDAS or GDAS HP_P_G4 HP_P_G8 HP_P_G16 HP_P_M16 LightSpeed 5.X 60KW G-DAS16 with GRE Links to the updated Product Service Manuals, FMIs, Service Notes, Option Manuals and Operator Documents can be found online at the attached sites. Always use the most appropriate documentation for your system.
- Component
- D3186T PERFORMIX ULTRA TUBE UNIT Used on LS2.X, 3.X, 4.X, 5.X HP60, Hispeed QXi, DLS with H2 Gantry and DST with H2 Gantry. See Long Description for more info and Picture D3186T PERFORMIX ULTRA TUBE UNIT Used on LS2.X, 3.X, 4.X, 5.X HP60, Hispeed QXi, DLS with H2 Gantry and DST with H2 Gantry. Part #: D3186T Part Type: GP TUBES Part Weight: 184.31 LBR Repairable: No Returnable: Yes Hazardous Material: N Description: PERFORMIX ULTRA TUBE UNIT FRU: Yes Status: Orderable Comments: ** FE ASSIST ** The Shipping weight of this Tube is 336 lbs = 152 kilogram. For LightSpeed 2X/3X/4X and HP60. For CTi order D3132T and Lightspeed 1X order D3176T (212001261 5/3/07) *** SECOND OPINION NOTES *** Perform Rotor Control Diagnostics--If tube rotor fails to reach RUN mode in three ACCEL steps look for: High Drive output currents Low Drive output voltages and Low Drive output frequencies. This indicates a load problem with tube. With rotor running turn off Gantry 120V power at PDU. Listen for excessive noise and short deceleration time. A good rotor will coast for several minutes without power. Rotor issues (errors 183316, 183318, 183319, 260118111, 260118177) caused by tubes tend to be more prevalent on .5 second scans. If tube is installed on Jedi system, the Anode cable tends to break down (hard errors). Intermittent HV Spits -- Run KV Loop, 140KV, 30 sec, Anode, Cathode and both. Listen to tanks with stethoscope or screw driver, any noise indicates bad tank. Any spits? Remove HV cables from tanks fill with 2inch of oil. Spits = No, could be tube or cables. Spits = Yes, bad tank. D3186T PERFORMIX ULTRA TUBE UNIT Used on LS2.X, 3.X, 4.X, 5.X HP60, Hispeed QXi, DLS with H2 Gantry and DST with H2 Gantry. 5140001-4 helios 4 collimator with notched filler bar and rating plate used on 5.X scanners. See Long Description for Details. Part #: 5140001-4 Part Type: GP REPAIRABLES Part Weight: 2.20 LBR Repairable: Yes Returnable: Yes Hazardous Material: N Description: helios 4 collimator with notched filler bar and rating plate FRU: Yes Status: Orderable Comments: Added by ECR 2013518 as ms13452 050428 **FE Assist** Used on H-power - main difference is the mount holes are larger to accommodate for larger bolts to hold the added weight of the Hercules Tube. 5140001-4 is also used on HP-60 s . 514001-4 is not backwards compatible.(12/5/06 212001261) *** 2ND OPINION NOTES *** Replacing for artifacts? Look into collimator with bright light. Any particulate? Look at plastic over copper filter, any distortion or yellowing? Bow tie filter ok? There are several lower level FRUs. Ensure that one of the lower level FRUs could not fix the problem.
- Area
- CT
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