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8.2
General Troubleshooting Guide
INDICATION
LIKELY REASON
REMEDY
lack of reading
or output
power supply off
check connection of power supply
fuse blown
disconnect transducer from
power supply; remove the
shorting condition or check
polarities; fuse resets
automatically
filter screen
obstructed at inlet
flush clean or disassemble to
remove impediments or replace
occluded sensor tube
flush clean or disassemble to
remove impediments or return to
factory for replacement
pc board defect
return to factory for replacement
FMA 5400A/5500A Series Max
Flow 10, 50, 100 L/min
valve adjustment wrong
re-adjust valve (section 8.3.3)
flow reading
does not
coincide with
the setpoint
inadequate gas pressure
apply appropriate gas pressure
filter screen obstructed
at inlet
flush clean or disassemble to
remove impediments or replace
ground loop
signal and power supply
commons are different
no response
to setpoint
inadequate gas pressure
apply appropriate gas pressure
cable or connector malfunction
check cables and all connections
or replace
setpoint is too low
(<2% of full scale)
re adjust setpoint or disable 2%
cutoff feature (section 2.2)
FMA 5400A/5500A Series Max
Flow 10, 50, 100 L/min valve
adjustment wrong
re-adjust valve
(section 8.3.3 below)
unstable or no
zero reading
gas leak
locate and correct
pc board defective
return to factory for replacement
FMA 5400A/5500A Series Max
Flow 10, 50, 100 L/min
valve adjustment wrong
re-adjust valve (see section 8.3.2
below)