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A power distribution assembly (PDA) includes AC and/or DC power modules and control modules that are installed within a chassis that is mounted to a vehicle, such as an aircraft. Each module includes a wiring harness connector and a control connector for attachment to a motherboard. A wiring harness

A power distribution assembly (PDA) includes AC and/or DC power modules and control modules that are installed within a chassis that is mounted to a vehicle, such as an aircraft. Each module includes a wiring harness connector and a control connector for attachment to a motherboard. A wiring harness is externally mounted to the chassis to provide a simplified connection for the wiring harness connector. The modules can be individually and selectively removed from the chassis for repair or replacement without having to remove the entire PDA from the aircraft. This is accomplished by simply removing the module from the chassis, thereby disconnecting the aircraft interface and motherboard connectors for the selected modules. Also, a common PDA can be utilized on different types of aircraft by installing desired modules within the chassis. Thus, the number and type of modules are selected to meet predetermined specifications for a specific aircraft and then installed within a PDA common to all aircraft.

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A power distribution assembly (PDA) includes AC and/or DC power modules and control modules that are installed within a chassis that is mounted to a vehicle, such as an aircraft. Each module includes a wiring harness connector and a control connector for attachment to a motherboard. A wiring harness

A power distribution assembly (PDA) includes AC and/or DC power modules and control modules that are installed within a chassis that is mounted to a vehicle, such as an aircraft. Each module includes a wiring harness connector and a control connector for attachment to a motherboard. A wiring harness is externally mounted to the chassis to provide a simplified connection for the wiring harness connector. The modules can be individually and selectively removed from the chassis for repair or replacement without having to remove the entire PDA from the aircraft. This is accomplished by simply removing the module from the chassis, thereby disconnecting the aircraft interface and motherboard connectors for the selected modules. Also, a common PDA can be utilized on different types of aircraft by installing desired modules within the chassis. Thus, the number and type of modules are selected to meet predetermined specifications for a specific aircraft and then installed within a PDA common to all aircraft. icient to re-magnetize the beginning of the magnetic pattern. 5. A printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, before the recording medium is transported toward the magnetic pattern detector, the controller controls the transportation mechanism to transport the recording medium in the second direction until the beginning of the magnetic pattern is positioned within the insertion opening where the flux density of the magnetizer is sufficient to re-magnetize the beginning of the magnetic pattern. 6. A printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, after the recording medium detector detects the recording medium, the controller controls the transportation mechanism to transport the recording medium in the second direction until the beginning of the magnetic pattern is at least approximately aligned with a center of the magnetizer. 7. A control method for controlling a printing apparatus having a magnetizer and a magnetic pattern detector, said control method comprising the steps of: (a) detecting a recording medium set in an insertion opening of the printing apparatus; (b) determining whether the recording medium has a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon; (c) transporting the recording medium in a first direction from the magnetizer toward the magnetic pattern detector to print on the recording medium if it is determined in step (b) that the recording medium does not have a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon; (d) transporting the recording medium in a second direction opposite the first direction, if it is determined in step (b) that the recording medium has a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon, to position a beginning of the magnetic pattern within the insertion opening where the flux density of the magnetizer is sufficient to re-magnetize the magnetic pattern; and (e) transporting the recording medium in the first direction to read the re-magnetized magnetic pattern using the magnetic pattern detector if it is determined in step (b) that the recording medium has a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon. 8. A control method according to claim 7, wherein, in step (d), the recording medium is transported until the beginning of the magnetic pattern is at least approximately aligned with a center of the magnetizer. 9. A control method according to claim 7, wherein step (d) comprises the steps of: (1) transporting the recording medium in the second direction until the leading edge of the recording medium is detected; and (2) then further transporting the recording medium in the second direction a predetermined distance. 10. A control method according to claim 7, wherein steps (c) and (d) are performed after the recording medium is detected in said step (a). 11. A computer-readable medium storing a computer program which implements a control method for controlling a printing apparatus having a magnetizer and a magnetic pattern detector, the control method comprising the steps of: (a) detecting a recording medium received in an insertion opening of the printing apparatus; (b) determining whether the recording medium has a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon; (c) transporting the recording medium in a first direction from the magnetizer toward the magnetic pattern detector if it is determined in said step (b) that the recording medium does not have a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon; (d) transporting the recording medium in a second direction opposite the first direction, if it is determined in step (b) that the recording medium has a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon, to position a beginning of the magnetic pattern within the insertion opening where the flux density of the magnetizer is sufficient to re-magnetize the magnetic pattern; and (e) transporting the recording medium in a first direction to read the re-magnetized magnetic pattern using the magnetic pattern detector if it is determined in step (b) that the recording medium has a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon. 12. A computer-readable medium acc ording to claim 11, wherein, in step (d), the recording medium is transported until the beginning of the magnetic pattern is at least approximately aligned with a center of the magnetizer. 13. A computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein step (d) of the control method comprises the steps of: (1) transporting the recording medium in the second direction until the leading edge of the recording medium is detected; and (2) then further transporting the recording medium in the second direction a predetermined distance. 14. A computer-readable information storage medium according to claim 11, wherein step (c) and step (d) of the control method is performed after the recording medium is detected in said step (a). 15. A recording medium processing apparatus comprising: an insertion opening to receive a recording medium; a magnetizer to re-magnetize a magnetic pattern if such a magnetic pattern is imprinted on the recording medium; a magnetic pattern detector to detect the magnetic pattern re-magnetized by the magnetizer; a recording medium detector, disposed between the magnetizer and the magnetic pattern detector, to detect the recording medium; a transportation mechanism to selectively transport the recording medium detected by the recording medium detector in a first direction from the magnetizer toward the magnetic pattern detector and in a second direction opposite the first direction; and a controller for controlling the transportation mechanism to transport the recording medium in the first direction to process the recording medium if the recording medium does not have a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon, and in the second direction, if the recording medium has a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon, to position a beginning of the magnetic pattern within the insertion opening where the flux density of the magnetizer is sufficient to re-magnetize the beginning of the magnetic pattern. 16. A recording medium processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the controller controls the transportation mechanism to transport the recording medium in the second direction until the leading edge of the recording medium is detected by the recording medium detector, and then further transports the recording medium in the second direction a predetermined distance. 17. A control method for controlling a recording medium processing apparatus having a magnetizer and a magnetic pattern detector, said control method comprising the steps of: (a) detecting a recording medium set in an insertion opening of the processing apparatus; (b) determining whether the recording medium has a magnetic pattern printed thereon; (c) transporting the recording medium in a first direction from the magnetizer toward the magnetic pattern detector if it is determined in step (b) that the recording medium does not have a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon; (d) transporting the recording medium in a second direction opposite the first direction, if it is determined in step (b) that the recording medium has a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon, to position a beginning of the magnetic pattern within the insertion opening where the flux density of the magnetizer is sufficient to re-magnetize the magnetic pattern; and (e) transporting the recording medium in the first direction to read the re-magnetized magnetic pattern using the magnetic pattern detector if it is determined in step (b) that the recording medium has a magnetic pattern imprinted thereon. 18. A control method according to claim 17, wherein step (d) comprises the steps of: (1) transporting the recording medium in the second direction until the leading edge of the recording medium is detected; and (2) then further transporting the recording medium in the second direction a predetermined distance. 19. An MICR reader device for magnetizing MICR characters on a check using a permanent magnet and for reading the magnetized MICR characters using an MICR head, comprising