Diagnosing and troubleshooting
10.4 Operation troubleshooting
SITRANS LR250 (PROFIBUS PA)
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Operating Instructions, 08/2014, A5E32221386-AC
10.4
Operation troubleshooting
Operating symptoms, probable causes, and resolutions.
Symptom
Cause
Action
Display shows
level or target is out of range
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check specifications
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check Low Calibration Pt. (1.6.)
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increase Confidence (2.5.9.1.)
Display shows
material build-up on antenna
•
clean the antenna
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re-locate SITRANS LR250
Display shows
location or aiming:
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poor installation
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flange not level
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Auto False Echo Suppression
may be incorrectly applied
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check to ensure nozzle is vertical
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ensure end of antenna protrudes from end of nozzle
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review Auto False Echo Suppression (Page 236)
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ensure Auto False Echo Suppression Range is set
correctly
Display shows
antenna malfunction:
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temperature too high
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physical damage
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excessive foam
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multiple echoes
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check temperature in Maximum Value (3.3.2.)
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use foam deflector or stillpipe
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relocate
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use a defoamer
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set Algorithm (2.5.7.1.) to tF (trueFirst echo)
Reading does not
change, but the level
does
SITRANS LR250 processing
wrong echo, for example, vessel
wall, or structural member
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re-locate SITRANS LR250
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check nozzle for internal burrs or welds
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rotate device 90°
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use Auto False Echo Suppression (2.5.10.1.)
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if necessary: see Auto False Echo Suppression
(Page 236)
Measurement is
consistently off by a
constant amount
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setting for Low Calibration
Point (2.3.7.1.) not correct
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setting for Sensor Offset
(2.3.7.3.) not correct
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check distance from sensor reference point to Low
Calibration Point (2.3.7.1.)
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check Sensor Offset (2.3.7.3.)
Screen blank
power error
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check nameplate rating against voltage supply
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check power wiring or source
too much load resistance
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change barrier type, or
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remove something from the loop, or
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increase supply voltage
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reduce wire distance or use larger gage wire