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TROUBLESHOOTING
TABLE 5-1. Smart Transmitter Troubleshooting and Corrective Actions.
Symptom
Potential Source
Corrective Action
High Output Impulse Piping,
• Check for blockage in the impulse line.
• Check to ensure that the blocking valve is fully open.
• Check for trapped gas in a liquid line, or trapped liquid
in a gas line.
• Check to ensure that the density of the fluid in the
impulse line is unchanged.
• Check for sediment in the transmitter process
connection. If you find sediment, flush the process
connection clean with water or an appropriate solvent.
Do not attempt to scrape sediment free; doing so
could puncture the thin isolating diaphragm and destroy
the transmitter.
• Check for frozen process fluid in the process connector.
Electronics • Check test equipment.
• Perform full sensor trim.
Power Supply • Check the output voltage of the power supply at the
transmitter.
(1)
Other Components • Replace the transmitter.
Erratic Output Impulse Piping • Check for leaks or blockage in the impulse line.
• Check to ensure that the blocking valve is fully open.
• Check for trapped gas in a liquid line, or trapped liquid
in a gas line.
• Check to ensure that the density of the fluid in the
impulse line is unchanged.
• Check for sediment in the transmitter process
connection. If you find sediment, flush the process
connection clean with water or an appropriate solvent.
• Check for frozen process fluid in the process connector.
• Check for trapped gas in a liquid line, or trapped liquid
in a gas line.
Loop Wiring • Check for adequate voltage to the transmitter.
(1)
• Check for intermittent shorts, open circuits, and multiple
grounds.
Electronics • Check for EMF interference.
• Check damping.
• Replace the output board and recalibrate the
transmitter.
Other Components • Replace the transmitter.
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