Verifying Continuity
- Updated2025-07-17
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Verify the continuity of your system using a field diagnostic tester (FDT).
- Launch the Test System Maintenance Software.
- Select Check Continuity under the Operations section.
- Click Run Selected Operations.
- Verify there is not a fixture or FDT connected to the ETX.
- Click Continue.
- Remove the protective covers from the mass interconnect on the ETX and the FDT.
- Verify that no pins on the mass interconnect or FDT are bent, broken, or otherwise damaged.
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When prompted, complete the following steps to connect the FDT to the mass
interconnect:
- Pull the handle on the mass interconnect down to the open position.
- Connect the FDT to the mass interconnect.
- Push the handle on the mass interconnect up to the locked position.
- Click Continue to start the continuity test.
- Wait for the continuity testing to complete.
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Confirm that all ETX components passed.
If any component failed, check the footnote in the report for additional details.
- Remove the FDT from the mass interconnect.
- Replace the protective covers on the mass interconnect and FDT.