CiDRA SONARtrac PW VF-100 - Manual (Page 268)

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Flow Meter Faults (page 2)
Item
No
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE
CAUSE DIAGNOSTIC
METHOD DIAGNOSTIC
RESULT
COMMENTS
14
Flow does
not seem
correct
Sensor to transmitter
wiring may be faulty
Run ‘SENSOR CHECK’
in DIAGNOSTICS
menu
Yes – passes all tests See below
No – fails one or more
tests
Verify and correct fault indicated on screen.
If problem persists, Acquire Snapshot, Upload
to secure Website, and contact Customer
Support.
One or more
sensors may be
faulty Run ‘SENSOR
MAX/MIN’ in INFO
menu
Yes – all sensors are
within 30% of each
other (process must be
flowing at nominal flow
rate)
See below
No – one or more
sensors vary from the
others by >30%
Potential sensor failure.
Acquire Snapshot, Upload to secure Website,
and contact Customer Support.
Incorrect viscosity or
density settings Verify correct settings in
BASIC CONFIG menu
Yes – the proper
settings are input
See below
No - the settings are
not correct
Correct inputs in BASIC CONFIG menu
System is in
‘Initialize Mode’
Is the system
‘Heartbeat’ (indicated
by a spinning ‘\I/-‘ ) on
bottom right of screen
active
Yes
System is operational and communicating
with DSP.
No
The system is designed to reset automatically
after 30 minutes. If reset does not occur,
cycle power to system.
If this recurs, contact Customer Support.