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10.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Your Ultrasonic Processor was designed to provide you with years of safe and dependable
service. Nevertheless, because of component failure or improper usage, the possibility does
exist that it might not perform as it should, shut down or stop working all together. The most
probable causes for malfunction are listed below and should be investigated.
The system is overheating.
A connector or cable is damaged.
The unit was plugged into an electrical outlet that provides a different voltage from that
required. See
Electrical Requirements.
The horn, probe, booster or microtip is not tightened properly with the wrenches
provided.
The converter and/or microtip may have been dropped.
A microtip being operated is damaged or worn past its useful life.
A fuse(s) has failed.
10.1.
OVERLOAD CONDITION
If the Ultrasonic Processor stops working, and an OVERLOAD indication is displayed on the
screen, check for possible causes as outlined in the above paragraph, then press the
O
key to
switch the unit off, and the
I
key to switch the unit back on.
Most faults can be solved by cleaning all mating and threaded surfaces using isopropyl alcohol
and properly re-assembling tightly together using the appropriate wrenches.
Note:
If the display freezes, switch Off main power, wait 5 seconds and switch back On.
Note:
If you touch Start and processing does not occur, switch Off main power, wait 5 seconds
and switch back On.
If the problem persists after reviewing each of the 6 items above, please contact Customer
Service or complete a repair form on the Sonics website at www.sonics.com.
