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Zhone Tech Tip  TT#33 

February 15, 2011 

 

900 Power Cable Maintenance 

 

This procedure is provided to our customers experiencing intermittent and unexplained 
PSU alarms that raise and clear on their own. Please refer to Zhone Field Advisory 
bulletin 20071206-2 FAB – IMACS Power Supply OOS Alarm in order to clear these 
alarms.  
 
This Tech Tip is written to describe the process used to clean the power cable on the 
IMACS-900 shelf. Please refer to Zhone Tech Tip #34 for the proper procedure if 
maintenance to clean the power cable is required on an IMACS-600 or IMACS-800 shelf. 
The IMACS-900 uses a 18-pin wiring harness to connect the power PCB to the shelf 
PCB. The cable is shown in Figure 1. 
 

 

 

Figure 1: Power Cable IMACS-900 

 
This procedure is provided to augment the Field Advisory bulletin 20071206-2 FAB – 
IMACS Power Supply OOS Alarm
. This Tech Tip provides greater detail on the item 
under the section for Valid Alarms of that bulletin, and specifically the note that 
indicates: 

 

Bad physical connection on the wiring harness cable due to oxidation or 
poor environmental conditions.  Remove wiring harness, clean with 
degreaser and alcohol solvent, apply NO-OX-ID lubricant and reconnect 
wiring harness. 

 
NOTE: This procedure requires that the IMACS be powered-down to perform this 
service.
 Be sure to remove all power sources from the IMACS before beginning this 

Summary of Contents for 900

Page 1: ...required on an IMACS 600 or IMACS 800 shelf The IMACS 900 uses a 18 pin wiring harness to connect the power PCB to the shelf PCB The cable is shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Power Cable IMACS 900 This procedure is provided to augment the Field Advisory bulletin 20071206 2 FAB IMACS Power Supply OOS Alarm This Tech Tip provides greater detail on the item under the section for Valid Alarms of that bullet...

Page 2: ...to clean the power supply cable is for the IMACS 900 shelf It is suggested that this procedure be performed on any IMACS shelf over ten years old at the same time as the Interface card battery replacement To find out more about the Interface card battery replacement call your Zhone representative and ask about GSS service product codes 3021AR and 3021FG This power cable maintenance procedure can b...

Page 3: ...f the cable connector Cable Removal In order to remove the cable it will be necessary to remove power from the shelf Prior to starting it should be recorded what cards occupy which slots It is highly recommended to perform a database backup prior to beginning the procedure save to flash save off shelf In order to have room to maneuver it is recommended that the cards around the cable connector be ...

Page 4: ...p to the elbow 5 Remove power supply cover from the front of the shelf 6 Record circuit pack locations refer to Table 1 7 Remove circuit packs around the work area to allow for maneuvering 8 Remove the power cable 9 Clean the power cable 10 Clean the posts 11 Replace the IF card battery on shelves nine years old or older 12 Replace the power cable 13 Replace the circuit packs 14 Reconnect power to...

Page 5: ...s The removal of the power block will reveal the locations of the tie wraps which must be cut in order to allow for the removal of the power cable Refer to figure 4 below to identify the locations to cut the tie wrap holders Use extreme caution when cutting these tie wraps to ensure that the power cable is not accidentally damaged ...

Page 6: ...nce the tie wraps have been cut and removed the power cable can then be removed from the shelf by threading the cable through the slot to the right of location U8 The cable is held in place by locking edges on the connector and the mating connector housing This mechanism is used to securely hold the cable to the motherboard see Figure 5 below ...

Page 7: ...he posts on the IMACS backplanes should also be cleaned with the degreaser used above A non conductive oxidation preventative should be rubbed onto the metal posts to ensure complete coverage and coating Cable Replacement Once the cable and posts have been thoroughly cleaned and coated the cable can then be replaced When re installing the cable ensure that the brown wire is oriented towards the to...

Page 8: ...placed back into its original location as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 With the power properly routed the individual cards should be replaced as documented in Table 1 Care should be taken to properly secure each card into its respective slot in accordance with the recorded data Validation With all the cards now firmly in place the unit is ready for power to be applied Reconnect the power source ...

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