OVERSEAS MARKET ONLY

Mega600A
Digital Mammography System
Maintenance Reference Manual

Nanjing Perlove Medical Equipment co., Ltd

 OVERSEAS MARKET ONLY

CONTENT

Chapter One: Overall Explanation......................................................................... 1

Part One: Introduction..................................................................................... 1

Part Two: Mechanical Structure of The System..............................................1

Part Three: Electrical Apparatus Structure of The System............................. 1

Part Four: Maintenance Procedure.................................................................. 2

Chapter Two: Mechanical Maintenance.................................................................2

Part One: Motor System Fault......................................................................... 2

Part Two: Structural Fault................................................................................3

Part Three: Surface Treatment.........................................................................3

Chapter Three: Electrical Apparatus Maintenance................................................ 3

Part One: Maintenance of High Frequency High Pressure Generator............3

Part Two: Computer Control Fault.................................................................. 5

Part Three: Dynamo Controller Fault..............................................................6

Part Four: Fault Indication...............................................................................6

Chapter One: Overall Explanation

Part One: Introduction

Mega600A Digital Mammography System is the Mammography system with

the highest performance and most advanced technologies at present. It is
different from common X-ray apparatus in both technical level and complexity
of the equipment. The maintenance persons must have the following
professional knowledge:

Electrical engineering, analog integrated circuit, digital integrated circuit, high

frequency power supply principle, computer principle, mechanical drawing and
processing, high voltage electrical apparatus principle, radiation principle and
radiation protection, etc.

As a lot of advanced technologies have been applied in the manufacture of the

apparatus, don’t do any maintenance before having known the systematic
principle and the basic safety protection knowledge well.

Part Two: Mechanical Structure of The System

In mechanical structure, the system contains two parts. The standing post part is
the support structure of the system in which there are driving device, ascent and
decent device and balancing device. The ascent and decent movement of the
standing post is driven by slow speed synchromotor through retarder.

C-arm is the operating part of the equipment, including electrical driving

compressor driven by linear motion actuator, card-holder table, assembled hand
piece, spring-positioning-rotation flange etc.

Part Three: Electrical Apparatus Structure of the System

The electrical apparatus structure of the system is consisted of high frequency

high pressure generator, computer control unit (CCU), front panel, high pressure
boosting pressure device, X-ray tube, remote control unit, dynamo controller,
heat dispersion pan and auxiliary source.

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Part Four: Maintenance Procedure

1. Under the condition that the safety can be guaranteed, analyze and judge
the position and cause of the fault based on the fault phenomena.

2. After having shut down the unit, go over the electrical circuit of the
suspected part to find whether there is any abnormal status or determine
the component parts suspected with measuring equipment such as
universal meter.

3. Find the cause of the fault, replace any damaged component part and test
the system again.

4. After having turned on the unit, regulate the equipment working status
carefully and restore the original parameters.

Common maintenance methods: excluding, replacement, tracing etc.

Chapter Two: Mechanical Maintenance

Part One: Motor System Fault

Common faults of the motor system: noise from moving parts, blocked moving
parts, out of control of moving parts etc.

1. Noise from moving parts: Noise from moving parts can come from
various sources, such as cabinet resonance due to the loose of the screws
on the cover board of the cabinet, short of lubricant of moving parts, the
loose of rolling bearing, unparallel moving guide rail, etc.

2. Blocked moving parts: There is foreign body in the moving space or

transfer gear is damaged due to strong impact.

3. Out of control of moving parts: Except for the electronic circuit disorder
of the dynamo controller, the most possible cause is the damage of the
stopper, which makes the controller no serviceable and the unit unable to
shut down as required.

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Part Two: Structural Fault

For most structural faults, replacement of structural component is necessary, but

some structural faults can be corrected. For example, tighten the screw on the
top to correct creeping the lock blade and retighten the armrest by rotating a
certain degree to correct armrest dislocation.

Part Three: Surface Treatment

For small knocking and scratching, take some same color molding powder,
blend the powder with acetone, apply the mixture evenly on the impaired
surface and polish the surface with soft cloth when dried. For large damage, the
damaged parts must be dismounted and remolded.

Chapter Three: Electrical Apparatus Maintenance

The maintenance to the electrical apparatus of the unit must be done under the
prerequisite of guaranteeing personal safety. Special attention must be paid not
only to prevent electrical shock but to prevent radiation injury as well.

Part One: Maintenance of High Frequency High Pressure Generator

Common faults of high frequency high pressure generator include: strike fire,
linearity deflection of parameters, too short time of exposal, failing to provide
high pressure, etc.

1. Fault diagnosis: If the X-ray photograph is block sheet after the exposal
and development or there is obvious parameter abnormality after the
exposal using normal exposal parameters, high frequency high pressure
generator fault can be determined. Generally speaking, the repair of high
frequency high pressure generator fault should be done by the
manufacturer and special attention must be paid.

2. High pressure strike fire

Phenomenon: obvious insufficient exposal or block sheet, sound of high

pressure strike fire, “pa, pa” during the exposal, at the same time the unit stops
working for protection.

The main causes of high pressure strike fire include: improper ground wire
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connection, dust accumulated on high pressure pack, sealing material aging and
chopped, power device breakdown etc.

Maintenance method: Connect the ground wire properly, clean the dust on the
high pressure pack, seal the breakage with high insulating silicon rubber or
replace any damaged power device.

3. Linearity deflection of parameters

Phenomenon: Penetrating power is still not enough when high voltage and
strong current are used for the exposal. The phenomenon often occurs in the
units that have been used for more than 5 years, with high exposal frequency in
routine use.

Main cause: X-ray tube aging or device aging in the compensation circuit.

Maintenance method: By regulating KVF feedback potentiometer, elevating the

compensating amount during high KV－MA, the problem can usually be solved.
Replace the aged device if the problem can not be solved after repeated
regulations.

4. Too short time of exposal

Phenomenon: The exposal is obvious insufficient but there is certain image.

There is not strike fire sound and high frequency oscillation sound stops too
early.

Main cause: The action of the protective circuit of high frequency high pressure
generator stops working of the generator. There are various protective functions
such as high pressure voltage upper limit, high pressure current upper limit,
power upper limit, filament voltage upper limit, earth detection, temperature
upper limit etc. It is usually caused by protective point drift due to vibration or
device aging. For example, the central contact point of the potentiometer is not
properly connected and so on.

Maintenance method: regulate protective potentiometer to make the parameters

return to their normal value based on the fault number displayed on the digitron
of the high pressure generator.

5. Failing to provide high pressure

Phenomenon: block sheet, no high frequency high pressure oscillation sound, no

high pressure output.

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Main cause: X-ray tube damage, filament channel fault, short circuit due to the
high pressure pack breakage, power device damage etc. The possibility of X-ray
tube damage is low but it increases when target fusion or air leakage occurs.
That will reduce the insulation in the tube and make the high pressure generator
stop working. Filament channel fault induces the action of filament high
pressure linkage circuit and make the high pressure stop playing a role without
filament. Internal breakage short circuit of the high pressure pack induces power
protective action to stop high pressure output. Power device damage is often
companied by the blowing out of the fuse of the equipment.

Maintenance method: replace any damaged device.

6. No filament and high pressure

Phenomenon: block sheet, no high pressure, no filament.

Main cause: disconnection of control signal line or control line interface circuit
damage caused by strike fire.

Maintenance method: carefully measure and check the signal line status and
connect the disconnected line. If it is caused by the interface terminal oxidation,
replace the interface terminal. Replace any damaged device if the interface
circuit is damaged. Connect ground wire properly to prevent the occurrence of
strike fire.

Part Two: Computer Control Fault

Phenomenon: display parameter error message on LED; working program can

not be executed.

Main cause: The normal working of the internal computer is disturbed by

external power supply or unstable voltage. Usually the computer can resume
automatically. The unit is installed in the same room with high powered X-ray
apparatus for a long time and irradiated by the powerful X-ray which in
long-term can damage the internal program and data memory.

Maintenance method: If the error message disappears after regulating exposal

parameters, the problem may be caused by interference, add additional power
voltage stabilizer if it is necessary. Replace memory unit if the memory is
damaged. Don’t install the unit and large X-ray apparatus in the same room if it
is possible.

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Part Three: Dynamo Controller Fault

1. Phenomenon: out of control of the electrical compressor or the standing

post dynamo. It can only go upward or downward but not both, out of
control.

Main cause: The solid state relay that controls the movement of the dynamo has
been broken down or its protective piezo resistance has been broken.

Maintenance method: replace dynamo control panel or replace any damaged

device.

2. Phenomenon: The electrical compressor or the standing post dynamo can

not work.

Main cause: blowing out of the fuse on dynamo control panel with short circuit
or blocked dynamo blocked.

Maintenance method: Eliminate short circuit or dynamo blockage and replace

the fuse.

3. Phenomenon: The electrical compressor or the standing post dynamo

stop automatically and resume working after a crawl.

Main cause: The auxiliary source voltage to the dynamo control panel is not
stable.

Maintenance method: replace auxiliary power supply.

Part Four: Fault Indication

The LED on high pressure generator can display the working status:

Display Definition Troubleshooting

03 Standby status Normal

05 Ready for exposal Normal

32 Parameter transmission Normal

completion

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40 Ground protection Normal

99 Exposal completion Normal

09 Arrestment completion Normal

Error message

02 Communication failures Check signal lines with the console to

the pillar or Damage of MAX232
integrated circuit chip

50 In working order －－

51 high Elevate the high pressure voltage upper

pressure overvoltage limit of the potentiometer.

52 Overcurrent Strike fire or elevate the high pressure

current upper limit of the potentiometer.

53 Overcurrent or Regulate voltage and current upper limit

overvoltage of the potentiometer.

54 High pressure Elevate power upper limit of the

overpower potentiometer and replace any damaged
device.

55 Earth overcurrent Elevate earth current upper limit of the

potentiometer and replace any damaged
power device.

56 Overcurrent overpower High pressure pack or load short circuit

57 Overvoltage overpower High pressure pack or load open circuit

58 Over-temperature Power device damage

59 Filament overpower Short filament circuit

60 Control error Examine the tie-line.

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61 Filament overvoltage Elevate filament voltage upper limit of
potentiometer.

62 Filament overvoltage or Filament board fault

overpower

63 No filament Filament return circuit fault

64 Filament overpower Filament board fault, filament

protection transformer short circuit

65 Filament overvoltage The voltage set for the filament is too

protection high.

66 Filament overvoltage Filament load short circuit

and overcurrent
protection

67 Motor overspeed The input voltage of dynamo is too high.

68 Motor overcurrent Motor stops turning or short circuit

69 Motor malfunction Motor damage

71 Assembling mistake Exclude the faults one by one.

44 Imperfect earth Connect the ground wire properly.

In case of any equipment failure, contact with the manufacturer or the factory
promptly to avoid the deterioration of the fault and impending the use of the
equipment.

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Manufacturer:

Nanjing Perlove Medical Equipment co., Ltd.

Add.: No.168, Kaiyuan Road, Science Park, Jiangning District, Nanjing, China
211112

Tel: 86-25-87187780/68571666

Fax: 86-25-87187780

E-mail: overseas@perlong.com.cn

Website:www.perlong.com

Issue Date of the manual : January 2015

Nanjing Perlove Medical Equipment co., Ltd.