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Meter maintenance
Section 2: Troubleshooting
Maintenance and Troubleshooting Manual
January 2018
3-9000-772 Rev B
Meter Hardware
Diagnostics
Action(s)
Daniel MeterLink
Meter Monitor
(Detailed) view
•
Chord Failure Daniel MeterLink
Meter Monitor (Detailed) view
•
The meter is unable to obtain measurement
data from a pair of transducers.
•
The cause may be isolated to one pair of trans-
ducers or its cabling.
•
Verify that the meter run is not partially full
where this top transducer pair is not
submerged in the process fluid.
•
Verify the average gain of this transducer pair
is not above 90dB. Read the value from the
Daniel MeterLink Monitor Page or using AMS
under Service Tools|Path performance.
•
Remove the transducer assembly and clean
the transducer face. Reapply SLC-400
lubricant to the transducer face and rein-
stall.(
see Section 3.2
Re-wetting the transduc-
ers
procedure).
Meter Components
Visual Inspection
Action(s)
Security seals
•
Endcap seals
•
Endcap latches
•
Transmitter Electronics Enclosure
•
Bracket/Cover (for Base Electronics)
•
Only authorized personnel may
remove security seals. Follow your
standard operating procedure to
report seals that have been tampered
with or removed and replace the seals
per instructions in Section 3.6.8 in the
Installation Manual (3-9000-771).
External ground wiring
•
Transmitter Electronics Enclosure
ground lug
•
Inspect ground lug wiring and make
sure the wiring is tightly secured.
Conduit seals
•
Transmitter Electronics Enclosure
•
Inspect the conduit sealant and follow
your standard operating procedure to
report tampering with the conduit
sealant.
•
Your operating procedures may
require a certified electrician and
company witness to reseal the
conduit.
