Electrical Safety Tests; General; Recommendations - GE Dash 3000 Service Manual

Electrical safety tests

General

Recommendations

Test equipment
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Functional and electrical safety checks: Electrical safety tests
Electrical safety tests provide a method of determining if potential
electrical health hazards to the patient or operator of the device exist.
Qualified personnel must perform all safety tests presented in this
chapter:
Upon receipt of the device (patient monitor and its associated

equipment). Refer to
page 3-8 for more information.
Every 12 months thereafter (Preventive Maintenance). Refer to

"Maintenance schedule"
Each time the main enclosure is disassembled or a circuit board is

removed, tested, repaired, or replaced (Corrective Maintenance).
Refer to "Recommended checkout"
GE recommends that the qualified personnel performing the tests should
record the values of each required electrical safety test in the
on page D-1.
These instructions are intended for every component in the system.
The recommended test equipment required to perform electrical safety
tests is listed below.
Item
Leakage Current Tester
Digital Multimeter (DMM) (optional based on
leakage tester used and locality)
Ground Bond Tester
Safety Test Body Kit
1
Instead of the test bodies in the safety test body kit, other applicable test bodies with pins
connected together may be used.
Perform electrical safety tests using an electrical safety analyzer per IEC
60601-1, UL 60601-1, EN 60601-1 or CSA C22.2 No. 601.1. The
schematics in the section provide a general understanding of the test
equipment. Actual configuration of test equipment may vary.
The patient monitor being tested should be placed on an insulating
surface.
Dash 3000/4000/5000
"Dash installation checkout procedure"
on page 5-2 for more information.
on page 7-52 for more information.
1
on
"Checklist"
Specification
Equivalent to the circuits shown
AC volts, ohms
0 – 1 ohm
PN M1155870 or equivalent
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