Maintenance

9 Maintenance

Our sales representatives and customer service are always at your disposal for questions regarding application assistance, calibration, repair, and solutions to specific problems. Please contact your local sales representative if you need assistance. In many cases, problems can be solved over the telephone. If you need to return equipment for servicing, calibration, or repair, please contact our Service Department before shipping. Phone numbers are listed at the beginning of this document.

9.1 Troubleshooting Minor Problems

 

Symptom

 

 

Probable Cause

 

 

Solution

 

No output

 

No power to instrument

 

 

Check the power supply

 

Erroneous

 

 

Faulty sensor cable

 

Verify cable continuity

 

temperature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erroneous

 

 

Field of view obstruction

 

 

Remove the obstruction

 

temperature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erroneous

 

 

Window lens

 

 

Clean the lens

 

temperature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erroneous

 

 

Wrong emissivity

 

 

Correct the setting

 

temperature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature

 

 

Wrong signal processing

 

 

Correct Peak/Valley Hold or Average

 

fluctuates

 

 

 

 

settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature

 

 

No ground for the head

 

Check wiring / grounding

 

fluctuates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 6: Troubleshooting

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RayTek MI Miniature Infrared Sensor operating instructions Maintenance, Troubleshooting Minor Problems