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LIFEPAK 500 automated external defibrillator Replacement Procedures
11-8
Discharging Energy Storage Capacitor
Use the Capacitor Discharge Tool to discharge the Energy Storage Capacitor. If you have not already built one, jump
to Building a Capacitor Discharge Tool.
CAUTION!
Make sure all power sources are removed from the AED.
To discharge the Energy Storage Capacitor:
2
1
Capacitor Discharge Tool
biphasic access point
monophasic access point
Return to Removing Top Cover.
LIFEPAK 500 Monophasic AED:
Place and hold one tool probe on the
ground point indicated on the Main
PCB high-voltage shield (access
point 1, indicated in red at right).
Place and hold the other tool probe
on the high-voltage point indicated on
the Main PCB high-voltage shield
(access point 2, indicated in red at
right).
LIFEPAK 500 Biphasic AED:
Polarity is not critical. Place and hold
the two tool probes on the access
points (indicated in blue at right).
Observe whether the neon
lamp inside the discharge tool
comes on. Continue to hold the
tool in place for at least 30
seconds after the neon lamp is
no longer on.
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