7
M
aintenance and fault recti
fi
cation
7
.
1
M
aintain
W
hen the instrument is used properly
,
no special maintenance is
required in normal operation
.
I
n some applications
,
product buildup on the diaphragm can in
fl
uence
the measuring result
.
D
epending on the sensor and application
,
take
precautions to ensure that heavy buildup
,
and especially a hardening
thereof
,
is avoided
.
I
f necessary
,
clean the diaphragm
.
M
ake sure that the materials are
resistant to the cleaning process
,
see resistance list under
"
S
ervices
"
on
"
www
.
vega
.
com
"
.
T
he wide variety of applications of isolating
diaphragms makes special cleaning instructions necessary for each
application
.
P
lease ask the
VEGA
agency serving you
.
C
aution
:
N
ever clean the separating diaphragm mechanical
,
for example with
tools when using instruments with isolating diaphragms
!
T
his can
damage the diaphragm and
fi
lling oil can penetrate
.
7
.
2
R
emove interferences
T
he operator of the system is responsible for taken suitable measures
to remove interferences
.
VEGABAR
55
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
P
ower 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
.
M
aintenance
C
leaning
R
eaction when malfunc
-
tions occur
C
auses of malfunction
F
ault recti
fi
cation
24
hour service hotline
VEGABAR
55
•
4
…
20
m
A
41
7
M
aintenance and fault recti
fi
cation
36733
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EN
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