GE Healthcare · MRExcite224867922487592248683

Unable to Boot or Power Up 3T MKS 35 kW RF Amp.

Symptom

Unable to Boot or Power Up 3T MKS 35 kW RF Amp. Amplifier's LCD Display is all Black Squares. RF Amp Serial Link Errors The customer hit the Emergency Stop button which powers off the RF Amplifier. Afterward, the RF Amp could not be booted up. It didn't power up successfully. The RF Amp display is all “little black squares”, or all backlit characters. The FE checked all the fuses, including the three "hidden" fuses (See Service Note 67103 "35kW Amp Fuse Replacement" for details on these fuses), and none were blown. See Attachment for additional information. The customer hit the Emergency Stop button which powers off the RF Amplifier. Afterward, the RF Amp could not be booted up. It didn't power up successfully. The RF Amp display is all “little black squares”, or all backlit characters. The FE checked all the fuses, including the three "hidden" fuses (See Service Note 67103 "35kW Amp Fuse Replacement" for details on these fuses), and none were blown. See Attachment for additional information.

Error message

2248679 RF Cabinet MDS peripheral response timeout Tue Jun 6 06:20:12 2006 Error: 2248679 Host: lx-mr Process: NSP File: SCP:MdsAutoConfig Line: 1830 RF Cabinet MDS peripheral response timeout. Unknown link failure internal to the RF Cabinet. Unknown link: 0x00 Please power cycle the RF Subsys

2248759 RF Amplifier Response Timeout RF MDS peripheral to RF Amp/RF Interface link failure. 2248759 NSP SCP: RF amplifier response timeout. RF MDS peripheral - RF Amp/RF Interface link failure. Verify that the RF Amplifier or RF Interface is powered on and that the RF MDS peripheral is connected to the RF Amplifier or RF Interface.

2248683 MDS Configuration Failed. MDS link errors caused the configuration to fail. Tue May 25 10:38:44 2004 2248683 MROP NSPSCP:MdsAutoConfig 338 MDS Configuration Failed.MDS link errors caused the configuration to fail. Please fix and perform a TPS Reset.

Applies to

Models
Excite
Product
3T Excite HD 12.0 software only
Software
12.0 Excite HD and 3T Excite HD products only
Component
SecondOpinion MKS 3T 35kW RF Amp 5104896 See comments in resolution concept for second opinion requirements before ordering this part.
Area
MR

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