Simrad SX90 - INSTALLATION REV C - Circuit Board Handling and Packaging

SimradSX90
Mustnotbetransportedorstoredintemperaturesbelow-5
degreesCelsius.
Otherunitscannormallybestoredintemperaturesbetween-30°
Cand+70°C,refertothesystem’stechnicalspecicationsfor
details.
Unlessotherwisespecied,transducersmustnotbestoredin
temperaturesbelow-20°Candabove+60°C.
Circuitboardhandlingandpackaging
Circuitboardsaredelicateitems.Theymayworkyearafteryear
inanadvancedproduct,butthenfailduetoasmallsparkof
staticelectricity.Forthisreason,itisveryimportantthattheyare
properlyhandledandprotectedduringshipping.
BewareofESD!
Whenyouhandleelectroniccircuitboards,youmustbewareof
thedangersofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD),bothtoyourselfand
totheequipment.Inordertoensuresafetransportandstorage,
circuitboardsandotherelectronicunitswillalwaysbewrapped
inaclearplasticprotectivebag,andthebagwillbesealed.See
alsosectionWhatisESD?onpage187.
Unpackingandhandlingcircuitboards
Tounpackacircuitboard:
•Whereverpossible,prepareasuitableworkbench.Itmust
haveanapprovedconductiveservicemat,anditmustbe
connecteddirectlytoareliableearthpointviaitsearthing
cord.Youmustwearawristbandindirectcontactwiththe
skin,andthewristbandmustbeconnectedtotheservicemat.
•Liftthecircuitboard,initsprotectivebag,outofthecarton
andplaceitinastablepositionontheaoor/workbench.
•Inspecttheunitfordamagebeforeyouopentheplasticbag.
•Donotbreakthesealtoopenacircuitboardpackagebefore
theboardshalltobeused.Iftheboardpackageisreturned
withthesealbroken,wewillassumethatthecontenthasbeen
used,andwewillbillyouaccordingly.
•Assumingalliswell,openthebagandremovetheunit.
•Takeoutandkeepthedocumentation.Youwillneeditif
thecircuitboardshallbereturnedtous.Also,removeany
packinganddesiccantmaterialthatmaybeinside.
•Keeptheprotectiveplasticbagforfutureuse.
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