
Basics of temperature control / measurement
RESM-5
Page 9
3.5
Possible faults and how to detect
them
Possible fault
Detected with
RESISTRON
controller
("400" or "500"
series) with alarm
output
Additional
monitoring
current
transformer
MSW
Additional,
redundant
RESISTRON
monitoring device
RESM-5
Heatsealing band break
Yes
No
Yes
I
R
and U
R
measurement cables (break or short
circuit)
Yes
No
Yes
Contact between two heatsealing bands (wired
in series)
Possibly
1
Yes
No
Heatsealing band partially short-circuited
Possibly
No
No
Ground fault
No
Yes
No
Zero point suppression due to incorrect
calibration
Yes
No
Yes
Controller hardware defect
No
No
Yes
Triac conductive or bypassed
Yes
No
Yes
Current transformer defect
No
No
Yes
Heatsealing band with too low a TCR
(
section 3.6 "Residual risks" on page 10)
No
No
No
1. If the measured resistance of the heatsealing band changes >10%