Internal Assemblies — Introduction 4: Repair
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Discharging the Therapy Capacitor
WARNING: Use extreme caution in the following steps. Dangerous voltages may be present on components and
connections. Do not touch any components or connections until you are sure the Therapy Capacitor is
discharged.
To discharge the Therapy Capacitor:
1 Find two wire loops positioned on yellow standoffs on the Therapy PCA. See Figure 50,
➊
,
➋
.
2 Using the Defibrillator Discharge Tool, clip the hooked end onto the wire loop
➊
.
3 Touch the pointed end of the discharge tool to the wire loop
➋
and hold in place for at least 10
seconds.
4 Once you made a 10-second contact, the Therapy Capacitor is now discharged.
Figure 50 Using the Discharge Tool