Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Guides
6-4
Model 146
i
Instruction Manual
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Permeation oven fails
to warm up
Oven not ON
Turn oven ON.
Not enough time has elapsed since
turning oven ON
Wait one hour from
powering up instrument.
Loose cable/connections
Check cable/connections.
Oven heater defective
Replace oven.
Control circuit malfunction
Replace measurement
interface board (see
“Servicing” chapter).
Temperature display
erratic
Flow through permeation tube oven
not constant
Clean capillary, readjust
regulator (see “Preventive
Maintenance” chapter).
Cell frequency high
Light setting too high
Lower lamp setting (Service
Mode > Lamp Setting).
Defective detector
Replace detector module.
Defective photometer board
Replace photometer board.
Defective measurement interface
board
Replace measurement
interface board.
Cell frequency low or
zero
Light setting too low
Raise lamp setting (Service
Mode > Lamp Setting).
Contaminated cell
Clean cell.
Defective detector
Replace detector module.
Defective photometer board
Replace photometer board.
Defective measurement interface
board
Replace measurement
interface board.
Cell noise excessive
Contaminated cell
Clean cell.
Defective detector
Replace detector module.
Lamp failure
Replace lamp.
Pressure transducer
does not hold
calibration
Plumbing leak or bad electrical
connection
Check plumbing and
electrical connections.
Defective pressure transducer
Replace pressure transducer.
Defective measurement interface
board
Replace measurement
interface board.
Output signal
noisy
Defective recorder
Replace or repair recorder.
Sample is varying
Run instrument on stable
ozone source, if quiet, no
malfunction.
Table 6-1.
Troubleshooting - General Guide, continued
Malfunction
Possible Cause
Action
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