HI all,

I would like to pull out one or more of the A10 modules in my 8566B for examination and testing. These are the ones indicated by the arrow in the attached photo. HP have incorporated white plastic bell-shaped stand-offs which I assume are there to make the base of the case more rigid, but can they also be used to pull the modules out of their sockets or is some special tool required? There's no obvious other way to get a grip on them. They've thoughtfully provided 'ring-pulls' for the boards in the A19-A21 slots so it would be odd if they hadn't done something similar for all the A10 ones.

Many thanks,

J.

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Jinxie,

The white “knobs” on the top of the flanges for the circuit cards are specifically for pulling the cards from the motherboard/card cage. Some of the cards have gold plated side edges that mate to brass or gold plated tension plates in the card cage - all done to reduce RFI.
Occasionally you will find spurious RF signals on the display that relate to frequencies found in the 85660A/B RF section. The first thing to do is check all of the screws in the A6 section for tightness while watching the displayed spurious signal of interest. If not solved then closely inspect the card cage for a whitish gray corrosion around any of the A6 assemblies, if found remove that assembly and clean both the card flange and card cage mating surfaces with an eraser until shiny, that should solve the spurious emission. Very rarely you may find corrosion on the bottom of the card cage where it mates with the motherboard. If that happens, then remove all the cards in the cage remove the cage, clean the mating surfaces as above and reassemble.
You should be able to isolate the specific assembly radiating the spurious signal based on the signal frequency and the RF section/A6 theory of operation and troubleshooting.
Don Bitters

Many thanks, guys.