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.

1

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

corrosive gases

 

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

 

 

are to be expected.

 

 

2

Recommended intervals of parts replacement

1) Parts to be mounted (Consumable parts)

Part names

Recommended

Remarks

intervals

 

 

 

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

 

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.

 

 

 

Plotter pen

100,000

Could be less than 100,000 characters depending on chart paper

characters

speed and ambient temperature/humidity.

 

 

2) Component parts

 

Part names

Recommended

Remarks

 

intervals

 

 

 

Mechanical components

Pen servo (for cartridge pen)

4 to 6 years

 

Pen servo (for plotter pen)

4 to 6 years

 

 

 

 

Chart drive mechanism

6 to 8 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor (for chart paper)

4 to 6 years

 

component

Motor (for plotter pen)

4 to 6 years

 

Motor (for cartridge pen)

4 to 6 years

 

 

 

 

Power supply unit

5 years

Under an ambient temperature of 25°C

 

Display unit

4 to 6 years

 

Electrical

Sheet switch (key)

4 to 6 years

 

Mechanical relay for alarm

70,000 times

Resistive load (rated contact capacity or less)

 

 

output

20,000 times

Inductive load (rated contact capacity or less)

 

EEPROM

7 years

Able to re-write about 100,000 times or less

 

Lithium battery

7 years

 

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Omega RD2800, RD200 Operation conditions, Recommended intervals of parts replacement, Parts to be mounted Consumable parts