INFICON Explorer Portable Gas Chromatograph - Manual (Page 266)

Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
Explorer fault conditions and the necessary corrective action are listed in
this chapter. In addition, basic troubleshooting procedures are provided for
some problems that may occur during normal operation.
If you have a service related question about Explorer, consult this manual first. If
you cannot find the answer in this documentation, contact INFICON.
When you call, you should have your Explorer in front of you. You should also
have this manual at hand. Lastly, please have the following information ready:
A description of what happened and what you were doing when the problem
occurred.
Any corrective action that you have already tried.
The exact wording of any messages that appeared on the display.
GC Fault Conditions
If there is more than one fault occurring at a time, the instrument will cycle through
them and display them one at time until they are corrected. If one of three critical
faults occurs then analyses will stop being run until the fault clears. The three
critical faults are: Lamp Fault, Oven Not Ready Fault and Pressure Fault.
Lamp Fault
Cause: The UV lamp could not be started.
Action: Turn Explorer off and then on again and allow the lamp to tune. If the
fault persists, replace the lamp as outlined Replacing the UV Lamp or Installing a
New One on page
245.