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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions
9. Film not exiting.
a. Chemistry deposits in transport
grooves cause film to pop out.
a. Clean grooves with a soft tooth-
brush.
b. Severely bent or jagged film.
b. Straighten film before loading.
Insert with rough or burred end
facing up.
c. Film has jagged edge (burr) in
solution
c. Proper cleaning of grooves over-
comes this. Use film without jag-
ged edge.
d. Films fed incorrectly.
d. Make sure transport is seated
squarely. Put only one film into a
track. Use film inlet grill for #2
film.
When using a film carrier, load the
carrier so that the film does not hit
the side of the inlet.
e. Transport arms are out of align-
ment. Films will be lost constant-
ly, not occasionally.
e. Call your authorized Air Techniques
dealer for service.
f. Defective drive motor.
f. Call your authorized Air Techniques
dealer for service.
g. Films reach dryer and staythere
- broken gear teeth or defective
gears or install missing ones.
g. Call your authorized Air Techniques
dealer for service to replace missing
gear in gear train.
10. Shutter does not
catch, sticks or is
hard to move.
a. Broken spring, worn release bar,
defective shutter, shutter is off
tracks, or shutter is contaminated
with chemistry.
a. Call your authorized Air Techniques
dealer for service.
11. Processor doesn’t
operate.
a. Line cord is not plugged in.
a. Plug in line cord.
b. Defective interior fuse or switch.
b. Call your authorized Air Techniques
dealer for service.
12. Chemistry does not
heat or chemistry gets
too hot. Otherwise,
the Peri-Pro is func-
tioning.
a. Defective thermistor, defective PC
board or defective heater pad,
etc.
a. Call your authorized Air Techniques
dealer for service.
