MODEL 396R pH/ORP | SECTION 7.0 |
| DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLESHOOTING |
7.2TROUBLESHOOTING WITHOUT DIAGNOSTICS. Table
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Meter reads off scale. (Display | Defective preamplifier. |
| Replace preamplifier (for code 02 |
reads overrange). |
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| sensors). For code 01, replace sensor. |
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| T.C. element shorted. |
| Check T.C. element as instructed |
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| in Section 6.5 and |
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| replace sensor if defective. |
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| Sensor not in process or sample |
| Make sure sensor is in process with |
| stream is low. |
| sufficient sample stream (refer to |
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| Section 2.0 for installation details). |
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| Open glass electrode. |
| Replace sensor. |
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| Reference element open - no contact. |
| Replace sensor. |
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Display reads between 3 and 6 pH | Electrode cracked. |
| Replace sensor. |
regardless of actual pH of solution |
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or sample. |
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Meter or display indication swings | T.C. element shorted. |
| Check T.C. element as instructed |
or jumps widely in AUTO T.C. Mode. |
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| in Section 6.5 and replace |
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| sensor if defective. |
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Span between buffers extremely | T.C. element open. |
| Check T.C. element as instructed |
short in AUTO T.C. Mode. |
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| in Section 6.5 and replace sensor |
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| if defective. |
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Sluggish or slow meter indication | Electrode coated. |
| Clean sensor as instructed in |
for real changes in pH level. |
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| Sections 6.3 or 6.4. Replace |
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| sensor if cracked. |
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| Electrode defective. |
| Replace sensor. |
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Transmitter cannot be standardized. | Electrode coated or cracked. |
| Clean Sensor as instructed in |
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| Sections 6.3 or 6.4 Replace |
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| sensor if cracked. |
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| Defective preamplifier. |
| Replace preamplifier. |
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Transmitter short spans between | Aged glass electrode or high |
| Replace sensor. |
two different buffer values. | temperature exposure. |
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| Electrode coated . |
| Clean Sensor as instructed in |
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| Sections 6.3 or 6.4. Replace |
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| sensor if cracked. |
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