8
M
aintenance and fault recti
fi
cation
8
.
1
M
aintenance
W
hen used as directed in normal operation
,
VEGAFLEX
61
is
completely maintenance free
.
8
.
2
R
ectify malfunctions
T
he operator of the system is responsible for taking suitable measures
to remove interferences
.
VEGAFLEX
61
o
ff
ers maximum reliability
.
N
evertheless
,
faults can
occur during operation
.
T
hese may be caused by the following
,
e
.
g
.:
l
S
ensor
l
P
rocess
l
V
oltage supply
l
S
ignal processing
T
he
fi
rst measures to be taken are to check the output signals as well
as to evaluate the error messages via the indicating and adjustment
module
.
T
he procedure is described below
.
F
urther comprehensive
diagnostics can be carried out on a
PC
with the software
PACT
ware
and the suitable
DTM
.
I
n many cases
,
the causes can be determined
this way and faults recti
fi
ed
.
H
owever
,
should these measures not be successful
,
call the
VEGA
service hotline in urgent cases under the phone no
.
+
49 1805 858550
.
T
he hotline is available to you
7
days a week round
-
the
-
clock
.
S
ince
we o
ff
er this service world
-
wide
,
the support is only available in the
E
nglish language
.
T
he service is free of charge
,
only the standard
telephone costs will be charged
.
T
he following table describes possible errors and helps to remove
them
:
E
rror
C
ause
R
emoval
W
hen an additio
-
nal instrument is
connected
,
the
segment fails
.
M
ax
.
supply cur
-
rent of the seg
-
ment coupler
exceeded
M
easure the current consumption
,
reduce size of segment
W
rong presenta
-
tion of the measu
-
red value in
S
imatic
S
5
S
imatic
S
5
can
-
not interpret the
number format
IEEE
of the mea
-
sured value
I
nsert converting component from
S
iemens
R
eaction when malfunc
-
tions occur
C
auses of malfunction
F
ault recti
fi
cation
24
hour service hotline
C
hecking
P
ro
fi
bus
PA
VEGAFLEX
61
•
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ro
fi
bus
PA
37
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M
aintenance and fault recti
fi
cation
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