Kipp&Zonen Brewer MkIII User Manual
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MKIII SERVICE MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................... 3
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PURPOSE AND APPLICATION ...................................................................................................... 3
2
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED ............................................................................................................... 3
3
MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURES ................................................................................................... 5
3.1
"No Operation" - No Power Indication ...................................................................................... 5
3.2 Trouble Shooting Sequence for "No Operation" Condition ........................................................ 6
4
OPERATING TEST FAILURES ..................................................................................................... 11
4.1 Mercury Lamp Circuit .............................................................................................................. 11
4.2 Trouble shooting a Mercury Lamp Test Failure ....................................................................... 11
4.3
Standard Lamp Circuit ............................................................................................................ 13
4.4
Standard Lamp Failure ........................................................................................................... 13
4.5 Trouble-shooting Standard Lamp Test Failure ........................................................................ 13
4.6
Light Detection System Failure ............................................................................................... 15
4.7
Trouble-shooting the Light Detection System ......................................................................... 15
4.8
Stepping motor control ............................................................................................................ 17
4.9
Photon Counter Circuitry ......................................................................................................... 17
4.10
High Speed Amp Board ....................................................................................................... 17
4.11
Ratemeter ............................................................................................................................ 18
4.12
Temperature monitor ........................................................................................................... 18
4.13
High voltage Circuits ........................................................................................................... 18
4.14
Clock / Calandar .................................................................................................................. 18
4.15
A/D Converter ...................................................................................................................... 18
4.16
Breather Desiccant Cartridge .............................................................................................. 19
4.17
Humidity Sensor (Optional) ................................................................................................ 19
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TEST RESULTS OUT OF SPECIFICATION ................................................................................. 21
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OPTICS CARE AND CLEANING .................................................................................................. 23
6.1
Optics Care ............................................................................................................................. 23
6.2
Optics Cleaning ....................................................................................................................... 23
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AZIMUTH TRACKER .................................................................................................................... 25
7.1
Brewer Power Problems. ........................................................................................................ 25
7.2
Bewer Communications Problems .......................................................................................... 25
7.3
Tracker Electrical Problems .................................................................................................... 26
7.3.1
Sensor Problems .......................................................................................................... 26
7.3.2
No Tracker Operation. .................................................................................................. 26
7.4
Tracker Mechanical Problems ................................................................................................ 27
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MAIN ELECTRONICS FIRMWARE / CONFIGURATION LOADING PROCEDURES .................. 29
8.1
Installation of Brewcmd Software ............................................................................................ 29
8.2
Restore Back to COSMAC Mode ............................................................................................ 29
8.3
New Configuration Upload ...................................................................................................... 30
8.4
Uploading new Firmware and configuration files .................................................................... 31
8.5
Main Board flat cable connections ............................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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WARRANTY .................................................................................................................................. 33
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