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Fault analysis – Carbolite CR Series User Manual

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Clean Room Ovens


MF21 – 3.07

9

6.0 F

AULT

A

NALYSIS

A. Oven Does Not Heat Up

1.

The temperature
controller is OFF

 No power from the

supply

 Check the fuses in the supply

line

 There are no lights

glowing on the
controller

 The controller may be faulty or

not receiving a supply due to a
faulty switch or a wiring fault

2.

The temperature
controller is ON

 The controller shows a

very high temperature
or a code such as S.br

 The thermocouple has broken

or has a wiring fault

 The controller shows a

low temperature

 The SSR could be failing to

switch on due to internal
failure, faulty logic wiring
form the controller, or faulty
controller

B. Oven Overheats

1.

Oven only heats up
when the instrument
switch is ON

 The controller shows a

very high temperature

 The controller is faulty

 The controller shows a

low temperature

 The thermocouple may have

been shorted out or may have
been moved out of the oven

 The thermocouple may be

mounted the wrong way round

 The controller may be faulty

2.

Oven heats up when
the instrument switch
is OFF

 The SSR has failed

“ON”

 Check for an accidental wiring

fault which could have
overloaded the SSR