Troubleshooting/Service
7.6 Controller Failure Symptoms
Introduction
In addition to the error message prompts, there are failure symptoms that can be identified by noting how the controller displays and indicators are reacting.
Symptoms
Compare your symptoms with those shown in Table
Table 7-4 Controller Failure Symptoms
Upper |
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| Controller | Probable | Trouble- |
Display |
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| Output | Cause | shooting |
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| Procedure |
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| Indicators |
| Controller | Probable | Trouble- |
Display |
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| Output | Cause | shooting |
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Blank |
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| None | Power Failure | 1 |
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OK |
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| OK |
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| Current | 2 |
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| Proportional Output |
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| Displayed |
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OK |
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| OK |
| Three Position | 3 | ||
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| Output | Step Control |
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| disagrees |
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| disagrees | Output |
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| with Controller |
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| with Displayed |
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OK |
| Output |
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| Output | Time Proportional | 4 |
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OK |
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| Current/Time | 5 |
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| Proportional Output |
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OK |
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| OK |
| External Alarm | Malfunction in | 6 |
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| function does | alarm output |
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| not operate |
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Display does not change when a key is pressed |
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| Keyboard | 7 | ||||
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Controller fails to go into “Slave” operation during communications | Communications | 8 | ||||||
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| Failure |
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OK |
| Displayed |
| OK |
| Controller | Auxiliary Output | 9 |
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| Auxiliary Output |
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| disagrees with |
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| disagrees |
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| Auxiliary Output |
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| with Displayed |
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Other symptoms
If a set of symptoms or prompts other than the one you started with appears while troubleshooting,
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