***Checking method for EM540 Radar***

First of all, please check whether there is a condensation or humidity

when you open the radar cover.
Please note that vessel found condensation water inside when we
opened the radar cover. Cleared and dried all the water.
Top PCB was removed to see the condition. Found PCB to be fully rusted
due to water.

If there is a condensation or humidity please also try to exchange the

damaged and normal upper PCB each other and reconfirm if reading is
showing correctly.
The type of PCB on 2P tank is different from other tanks. Entire PCB
assembly was replaced in 2013 with a new model and hence could not
swap with another tank PCB.
If antenna surface is not clean, error can occur. In other word, system
fault is not radar internal fault. Please try to clean antenna surface
because only solution is to regularly clean antenna surface.
Antenna was removed and antenna surface cleaned.

2.Please confirm whether RX, TX LED is normally flickering or not.

If LED of safety block is not on, please try to check the radar, safety
block and cable line.
RX and TX LED is normally flickering and there are no issues.

3. Please open the cover of radar and check terminal board inside radar.
The voltage between terminal no.1 and no.2 should be about 10.5V to
11V.
Voltage between terminal No.1 and No.2 was found to 9.99V
continuously.

However, the voltage can drop intermittently up to 8V. If the voltage is

lower than 10.5V continuously, please check whether cable line from
panel to radar is connected correctly because there is a drop in voltage
due to bad insulation inside radar.
Checked cable line from panel to radar connection. Found normal.

4. If the voltage is lower than 10.5V, please disconnect all lines on

terminal no.14 to no.20 and terminal no.5, 6, 7 for temperature sensor
and I.G sensor after cutting off the power supply on TA3840S rack. And
then please supply TA3840S rack with power again and check the radar
is properly working.
Even after disconnection radar is not working properly.

5. If still not working, please disconnect all lines on terminal no.1

to no.22 and check the resistance as follows after cutting off the
power. Please put the positive (+) of multi-meter on each
terminal no.1 to no.20 and the negative (-) on EARTH (21 & 22)
and check the resistance. It should be more than 40Mohm.
Please find below resistance valve between Terminal No.1 to No.2 and
Earth(21 &22)
Terminal Nos Resistance Terminal Nos Resistance
1-21 2.5 MὫ 11-21 2.5 MὫ
2-21 2.5 MὫ 12-21 13.8 MὫ
3-21 2.5 MὫ 13-21 2.5 MὫ
4-21 2.5 MὫ 14-21 2.5 MὫ
5-21 2.5 MὫ 15-21 12.7 MὫ
6-21 13.9 MὫ 16-21 14.1 MὫ
7-21 ∞ 17-21 12.8 MὫ
8-21 2.5 MὫ 18-21 14.1 MὫ
9-21 ∞ 19-21 9.7 MὫ
10-21 ∞ 20-21 14.1 MὫ

Please put F4 fuse 250mA not 500A, it may destroy the card and radar
as well.
Most of the time the Fuse blown is due to shorting at the radar (water
ingress).
Vessel did not have same size 250 mA fuse of same size but had 250
mA fuse of different size. Same was soldered to electrical cable and
fixed in fuse slot.