Chapter 7: Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting |
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The control panel doesn’t light up at | The control panel is not turned on. | Turn on the control panel. | |
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| The external disconnect | Close the switch (on). |
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| (recommended) in the dedicated |
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| circuit is open (off). |
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| Fuse/circuit breaker in the power | Replace/reset. |
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| drop is blown/tripped. |
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| Control power switch is broken. | Replace. |
The touch screen display doesn’t | Fuse in display is blown. | Replace. | |
come on when the control panel is | Loose wiring to display. | Repair. | |
powered up. |
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| Power supply problem. | Check 24V DC source. | |
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| Display is faulty. | Replace. |
A pump package doesn’t run, even | The motor overload has tripped. | Reset the overload and check the | |
though it is |
| motor for the proper amp draw on | |
is lit. |
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| Hoppers not assigned/no demand. | Check hopper assignment, verify |
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| hoppers are online. |
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| Main fuse in power drop or optional | Replace the fuse. |
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| fused disconnect has blown. |
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| Motor contact is faulty. | Repair or replace as required. |
A vacuum receiver is being by- | The hopper is | Use the controller to put the vacuum | |
passed in the loading cycle. |
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| Faulty level sensor or loose. | Check level sensor/wiring. |
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| The convey time for the hopper is | Use the controller to enter a longer |
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| set to zero. | convey time. |
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| The | Normal operation. Set the switch so |
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| switch is simulating a Bin Full | the vacuum receiver is back in the |
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| condition. | loading sequence. |
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| The | Repair, replace, or |
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| switch is bad or |
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| The vacuum receiver was assigned | Repeat the setup procedure and |
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| to the wrong pump during setup. | verify that the pump is on. |
Vacuum hoppers are overfilling. | Conveying times are too long (Time | Time the vacuum receiver (s) during | |
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| Fill Mode only). | loading, and set the conveying times |
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| to a few seconds less. |
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| Maximum conveying times are too | Check proximity sensors for proper |
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| long, and the PLC does not | operation and proper wiring to the |
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| recognize the Vacuum Receiver Full | PLC. Repair as needed. Reset the |
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| Proximity Switch(es). | conveying times to a reasonable |
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| value, and adjust as needed. |
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| Special convey is enabled and | Disable special convey. Reduce |
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| convey time is too long. | convey time. |
Power is present but control will not | Check PLC. See if fault light is on. | Reload software. See page 43. | |
function. |
| Loose communication cable between | Verify wiring. |
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| PLC and display |
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Troubleshooting | 43 of 51 |