Edited on Oct 28, 2008

Hardware Howto's

In this area, you will find manuals and instructions for solving specific hardware problems with the Marresearch detectors and goniostats. Service manuals are available for download by anonymous ftp from:

WARNING:

The procedures described in the manuals may require certain technical skills. We cannot guarantee for the completeness and correctness of all instructions and therefore Marresearch cannot be made liable to damages resulting from misunderstandings, misuse and wrongdoings by the customer. In any case, we do not recommend to use the manuals before consulting a Marresearch engineer or technician.


 
Howto's for mardtb
Software related
mar345dtb software distribution
Howto use the spy port
Howto reassign buttons on remote control unit
Adjustments
Howto adjust the beamstop
Howto adjust the camera view
Howto adjust the camera view and phi axis
Howto focus the camera
Repairs
Howto remove the distance translation cover
Howto remove the phi axis
Howto replace the controller
Howto replace the LCD monitor cable
Howto replace the power supply unit
Howto replace the shutter
Howto fix the shutter
Sample changer related
Howto update the sample changer
Howto adjust the barcode reader
Howto refill the sample changer

 
Howto's for mar345
Power supplies
Howto adjust the high voltage
Howto check the power supplies
Howto replace HV power supply 1
Howto replace HV power supply 2
Howto replace HV power supply 3
What are the power supply status LEDs?
Where is the HV power supply?
Rotation encoder and servo
Howto fix the rotation encoder
Howto add the add-on PCB
Howto check the servo controller
Lock mechanism
Howto check the lock mechanism
Howto fix "Cannot unlock plate"
Howto fix lock problems
Reading head
Howto grease the reading head spindle
Howto change reading head parameters
Howto check the lower end switch
Howto fix the gap error
Covers et al.
Howto remove the covers
Howto remove the rear cover
Howto remove front and rear covers
Howto remove the center cover
Howto remove the detector from base
Howto replace the controller
Erase lamps
Howto ignore erase lamp errors
Howto replace erase lamps and sensors
Howto replace the top erase lamp
Howto replace the top erase lamp sensor
Howto replace fans
Howto replace filter mats
Laser and photo-multiplier
Where is the laser power supply?
What is laser overcurrent ?
Where is the signal cable ?
Howto replace the signal cable