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MARK III mechanical/electrical troubleshooting
Troubleshooting comm., mech., and elec.
 Reference, Installation, and Operations Manual
June 2013
3-9000-743 Rev S
communicating with meter but all 
chords display failures
Verify that the resistance of transducers is within Specification (1-2 
Ω)
.
Check the Acquisition board (
).
Check the interconnect cables between the base assembly and the head assembly
(
chord is not indicating
Check the resistance of the failed transducer.
If Chord A is not indicating, change the transducer cables from Chord D to chord A. 
If Chord D then fails, the transducers are bad on Chord A (
).
The same test procedure can be accomplished by swapping Chords B and C if a 
chord fails in either chord (
Note that the outside chord cables cannot be exchanged with inner 
chord cables.
Table D-1  Mark III Mechanical/Electrical Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution(s)