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2 troubleshooting power at a glance, 3 diagnosis and fix procedures, 1 battery test – Campbell Scientific CR3000 Micrologger User Manual

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Section 10. Troubleshooting

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10.5.2 Troubleshooting Power at a Glance

Symptoms:

Possible symptoms include the CR3000 program not executing; 
Low12VCount of the Status table displaying a large number. 

Affected Equipment:

Batteries, charger/regulators, solar panels, transformers 

Likely Cause:

Batteries may need to be replaced or recharged; charger/regulators 
may need to be fixed or recalibrated; solar panels or transformers may 
need to be fixed or replaced. 

Required Equipment:

Voltmeter; 5‐kΩ resistor and a 50‐Ω 1‐W resistor for the charging circuit 
tests and to adjust the charging circuit voltage. 

10.5.3 Diagnosis and Fix Procedures

10.5.3.1 Battery Test

The procedure outlined in this flow chart tests sealed-rechargeable or alkaline
batteries in the PS100 charging regulator, or a sealed-rechargeable battery
attached to a CH100 charging regulator. If a need for repair is indicated after
following the procedure, see Warranty and Assistance

(p. 3)

for information on

sending items to Campbell Scientific.