In: Electrical Engineering
Assume you have a completely “dead” radio receiver with no visually defective components. What is the next troubleshooting step?
What is meant by “milking the front panel”?
What is the purpose of a “load” instrument in troubleshooting?
What is a good source for documentation on consumer equipment such as televisions, VCRs, and entertainment equipment?
1) When you have a completely dead radio reciever with visually no defective components the first thing that i would check for is power supply and condition of fuse. If Radio reciever being used is a battery powered then it is suggested to check the battery. Once it is confirmed that all are working fine, i would check for short circuit or similar check would be performed to ensure power is supplied to all components in the radio reciever.
2) Milking the front panel is to make the technician working on the instrument familiar with front panel before he starts the trouble shooting steps. Frequently encountered troubleshooting steps such as when power is turned ON whether any LED indicator is glowing or not. These steps are considered as milking the front panel.
3) The purpose of Load instrument in troubleshooting is to understand the behaviour of the system under maximum load which is also referred as load testing.
4) There are many sources of documentation on consumer equipment online which cannot be updated here due to copyright issue.