YSI 6200 - Manual (Page 93)

YSI 6200 DAS USER Manual
YSI/Massachusetts 508.748.0366, Fax 508.748.2543 Page 9-1
Section 9
Maintaining and Troubleshooting the System
9.1 Introduction
This section outlines the care and maintenance that your 6200 DAS will require. The
troubleshooting section outlines the basic procedures that we recommend you perform before
contacting your dealer. The following paragraphs and tables should be helpful in identifying the
cause of possible problems that may occur during initial setup and or during normal operation.
The tables are divided into four columns marked symptoms, possible cause, action and reference.
Your problem may not be identical to any of the symptoms described, however, there may be
some similarities which will help in determining a conclusion.
9.2 Routine Care and Maintenance
The 6200 systems are built to withstand adverse environments for prolonged periods of time,
however, some maintenance is periodically required to maintain the system’s peak performance.
If the initial installation is substandard, then all our work is in vain and the system will fail
prematurely. As with anything else, common sense and paying attention to the minor details of
the system during the first installation will help your system prevail. Just because we did not
supply a roll of electrical tape or tie wraps does not mean that you should not procure a roll
yourself. Applying one or two layers of tape to a connector that looks vulnerable, or securing
cable that is flapping in the breeze will help to make your system last. An experienced field
technician should automatically know when there is need for that extra hardening step that will
prevent a premature failure.
As for regular inspection or maintenance, the customer/user should start a logbook during the
installation. The logbook should be used to log any pertinent information about the system
operation. At the same time an inspection schedule should be established. We supply a general
sheet to give you an idea of how to do it. The inspection routine should be more frequent in the
beginning and then decreased once a routine is established.
Sensors
All of the sensors used are made specifically for outdoors. They incorporate quality
parts built to operate continuously for many years; however, the life of a sensor will vary
depending on how adverse the weather conditions are at each site. Each sensor is
different. Some may need frequent cleaning and calibration, such as the YSI sondes,
while others may only need cleaning every year, with no calibration at all, such as the
Met suite.
Meteorological (Met) Suite
This Met suite consists of the Wind speed and direction sensor, the temperature
thermistor and Relative Humidity sensor are mounted to the sensor mount pod. The
sensor mount also serves as a junction box.