Installing An Option Card - GE DigitalFlow GS868 Service Manual

The Model GS868 flowmeter can accommodate up to six option cards. The option cards are installed into sockets on

the rear of the printed circuit board, and they are held in place with a metal bracket. A single metal bracket is used to

secure all the installed option cards.

Note: If the Model GS868 presently has no option cards installed, be sure to purchase the metal mounting bracket

along with the first option card.

To install an option card, refer to Figure 9 on page 40 and complete the following steps:

1. Remove the printed circuit board, as described in a previous section of this chapter.

2. If one or more option cards are already installed, remove the four fasteners that secure the metal bracket to the

printed circuit board. Lift the metal bracket straight up and away from the printed circuit board.

Note: The fasteners may be either plastic snap rivets or metal hardware (in some older meters). In either case, they

may be discarded, as new plastic snap rivets will be provided.

3. There are six 32-pin option card sockets (

insert its 32-pin connector into any available option card socket and gently press the card into place. Make sure that

the pins in the connector are straight and properly aligned with the socket and that the connector is positioned on

the right side of the option card.

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4. Repeat step 3 to install any additional option cards.

5. Place the metal bracket over the option cards, making sure that all option cards are aligned with the plastic card

guides in the bracket. Secure the metal bracket to the printed circuit board with the plastic snap rivets provided.

Refer to the installed assembly in Figure 8 on page 39.

To complete the option card installation, proceed to Installing the Printed Circuit Board on page 37.

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) on the rear of the printed circuit board. To install an option card,

Do not force the option card into the socket. If the card does not enter the socket

easily, check for and straighten any bent pins in the connector and try again.

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