21. MAINTENANCE
21.5Recommended Parts Replacement Intervals
It is recommended to replace parts periodically as a preventive measure to enable the use of your recorder under ideal conditions over long periods of time.
Caution Replacement of parts
Do not replace any parts other than consumable chart paper and pens, otherwise your recorder cannot be recovered correctly and a dangerous accident may occur. Consult CHINO’s sales agent for replacing parts.
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Operation conditions
The recommended parts replacement intervals apply when your recorder is used under the following conditions. The replacement intervals could be shortened if the ambient conditions are worse than the followings.
Items | Conditions | |
Temperature | 20 to 25°C | |
Humidity | 20 to 80% RH | |
Operation hours | 8 hours/day | |
Corrosive gas | Shall be free of | |
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Items | Conditions | |
| (1) A place free from dust, moisture or soot | |
Others | (2) A place free from vibrations or shock. | |
(3) A place where no unfavorable conditions | ||
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Recommended intervals of parts replacement
1) Parts to be mounted (Consumable parts)
Part names | Recommended | Remarks | ||
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Chart paper | 10 m (Standard) | 20 days | In case of continuous use with a chart speed of 20 mm/h | |
(RD200) | 16 m (Option) | 30 days | ||
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Chart paper (RD2800) | 30 days | In case of continuous use with a chart speed of 25 mm/h | ||
Cartridge pen | 2km | Could be shorter than 2 km depending on chart paper speed, pen | ||
speed and ambient temperature/humidity. | ||||
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Plotter pen | 100,000 | Could be less than 100,000 characters depending on chart paper | ||
characters | speed and ambient temperature/humidity. | |||
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2) Component parts
| Part names | Recommended | Remarks | |
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Mechanical components | Pen servo (for cartridge pen) | 4 to 6 years |
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Pen servo (for plotter pen) | 4 to 6 years |
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| Chart drive mechanism | 6 to 8 years |
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| Motor (for chart paper) | 4 to 6 years |
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component | Motor (for plotter pen) | 4 to 6 years |
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Motor (for cartridge pen) | 4 to 6 years |
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| Power supply unit | 5 years | Under an ambient temperature of 25°C | |
| Display unit | 4 to 6 years |
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Electrical | Sheet switch (key) | 4 to 6 years |
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Mechanical relay for alarm | 70,000 times | Resistive load (rated contact capacity or less) | ||
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| output | 20,000 times | Inductive load (rated contact capacity or less) | |
| EEPROM | 7 years | Able to | |
| Lithium battery | 7 years |
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