Tait TP9100 - Page 80

80 General Information TP9100 Service Manual
© Tait Electronics Limited May 2005
Skills and Resources
for Level-2 Repairs
For level-2 repairs expertise is required in SMT repairs of circuit boards with
a very high complexity and extreme component density. Apart from the
tools and equipment needed for level-1 repairs, the standard SMT repair
tools are required. A can-removal tool is strongly recommended but not
mandatory.
Website Access To carry out level-1 and level-2 repairs, service centers need access to the
secured portion of the Technical Support website. There are different access
levels; those required for level-1 and level-2 repairs are:
■ level-1 repairs: associate access
■ level-2 repairs: ASC and Tait-only access
Log-in passwords are needed for associate and Tait-only access; Technical
Support supplies service centers with the necessary log-in information.
(The unsecured portion of the Technical Support website is accessible to the
general public. This type of access is called public access, and no log-in
password is required.)
Items Available
on Website
The information available at the different access levels is summarized in
Table 4.1. The technical notes mentioned are of different types. Associate
technical notes relate to the repair of the radio but not the downloading of
firmware; Tait-only technical notes relate to the firmware. The PCB
information packs are discussed in more detail below.
PCB Information PCB information for a particular circuit board consists of the relevant
BOMs, grid reference indexes, PCB layouts, and circuit diagrams. (The grid
reference indexes give the locations of components on the PCB layouts and
circuit diagrams.) PCB information is compiled whenever there is a major
change in the layout of the board. All PCB informations are published on
the Technical Support website.
Table 4.1 Items relating to TP9100 radios that are available on the Technical Support website
Item
Public
access
Associate
access
ASC
access
Tait-only
access
User’s guide
Installation guide
Public technical notes
Product safety and compliance information
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Product release notes
Specifications
Calibration software
Programming software
Programming user manuals
Fitting instructions
Service manual
Associate technical notes
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Software release information
Firmware
Tait-only technical notes
PCB information
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