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• 24.2 Linking Climbers Together (see section 1, Fig. 4)
If the cables are not routed correctly from climber to climber, the race option will not function properly. There
are two jacks on every climber, an IN jack and an OUT jack. Verify that the climbers are linked to each other in
the following manner. The first climber in the row should have a terminator plug in its IN jack. A cable should
be connected from the first climber<s OUT jack to the second climber<s IN jack. A cable should be connected
from the second climber<s OUT jack to the third climber<s IN jack and so forth until you reach the last climber.
The last climber should have a terminator plug in its OUT jack.
24.3 Test Terminator Plugs And Cables
Refer to section 24.1 and test all terminators plugs and cables on a single climber. If no terminator plug or
climber passes the communication test, the problem is probably with the climber. Try another climber.
Replace any terminator plugs or cables that do not pass the test with a known good climber.
24.4 Test Climb Max
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Perform the communication test (see section 24.1) on each individual climber using two known good termi-
nator plugs or a single cable.
If the climber does not pass the communication test, remove the cover (see section 25) and inspect the
communication jack cable. Make sure that the communication jack cable is plugged into J6 on the power
board assembly and no wires are visibly broken. If the connector has come unplugged, plug it in. Replace the
communication jack cable (part number 14039) if the wires are broken. Pull on all of the wires with your
fingers using moderate force to verify that the wire is securely crimped to the contact terminal. If the wire has
become unplugged from the connector, plug it in. If the wires and connectors look fine, replace and test these
parts in the following order: 1. display ribbon cable (see section 31), 2. power board assembly
(see section 29), 3. display board (see section 30).
If any climber passes the communication test but will not 'GROUP RACE' when linked with other climbers,
as verified in section 24.2, the IN and OUT jacks are probably reversed on one of the climbers. To verify
which climber has the problem, link only two climbers together. If they both will 'GROUP RACE', add
another climber to the group. If all three will 'GROUP RACE', add another climber to the group. Continue
adding one climber to the group, until one climber, when added, will not 'GROUP RACE'. When a climber,
when added to the group, will not 'GROUP RACE', proceed to next paragraph. If the original two climbers
will not 'GROUP RACE', one of the climbers has a problem. We'll call the original two climbers, climber 1
and climber 2. Link climber 1 to a third climber (which we'll call climber 3). If climber 1 and climber 3 will
'GROUP RACE', then climber 2 has the problem. Proceed to next paragraph to troubleshoot climber 2. If
climber 1 and climber 3 will not 'GROUP RACE', link climber 2 to climber 3. If climber 2 and climber 3 will
'GROUP RACE', then climber 1 has the problem. Proceed to next paragraph to troubleshoot climber 1.
Switch the position of the plugs in the two jacks of the climber. If the climber will now 'GROUP RACE', the
two jacks are reversed internally. Remove the cover (see section 25). Carefully pry the retaining bezel
loose from the jacks on the outside of the switchplate. CAUTION: The retaining bezel will probably be
damaged when removed and should be replaced. Reverse the position of the two jacks in the
switchplate, then reinstall the retaining bezels. The climbers should now 'GROUP RACE' when linked.
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