Technical data

Preventive Maintenance 3
Agilent N5508A Hardware Reference 41
Instrument Removal
To remove an instrument from the system, use one of the following procedures.
Required tools
• #2 Phillips screwdriver
• #2 POZIDRIV screwdriver
Half-Rack-Width instrument
To remove a half-width instrument from a system rack
1 Power off the system. • For details, see the system installation
guide.
2 Remove the selected instrument’s power cord
from the power strip in the rack.
3 The instrument is attached to the half-rack width
instrument beside it; remove that instrument’s
power cord from the power strip also.
• The instruments are secured together
by lock links at the front and rear. The
lock links at the rear attach with screws.
The lock links at the front hook together.
4 Remove the power cord and other cables from the
front and rear of both instruments.
• Note the location of cables for
re-installation.
5 Remove the four corner screws on the front of the
rack panel that secures the instruments in place.
• The screws are located near the corners
of the face of the instrument.
• Use a #2 Phillips screwdriver.
6 Slide both instruments, as a single unit, out from
the front of the rack and set them on a secure, flat
surface.
7 Detach the lock links that secure the rear of the
instruments together by removing their screws.
• Use a #2 POZIDRIV screwdriver.
• See Figure 11 on page 42.
8 Carefully and at the same time, push one
instrument forward and pull the other back to
unhook the lock links that secure the front of the
instruments to each other.
9 Store the “partner” instrument and lock links
while the selected instrument is out of the rack.
• Only install the instruments as a pair;
individual installation is not secure.