Teledyne 9110TH - Nitrogen Oxides Analyzer User Manual
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Model 9110TH NOx Analyzer
Troubleshooting & Repair
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7.5.20. PMT TEMPERATURE
PMT temperature should be low and constant. It is more important that this temperature
is maintained constant than it is to maintain it low. The PMT cooler uses a Peltier
thermo-electric cooler element supplied with 12 V DC power from the switching power
supply PS2. The temperature is controlled by a proportional temperature controller
located on the preamplifier board. Voltages applied to the cooler element vary from 0.1
to 12 VDC. The temperature set point (hard-wired into the preamplifier board) will vary
by ±1
C due to component tolerances. The actual temperature will be maintained to
within 0.1° C
around that set point. On power-up of the analyzer, the front panel
enables the user to watch that temperature drop from about ambient temperature down to
its set point of 6-8° C. If the temperature fails to adjust after 30 minutes, there is a
problem in the cooler circuit. If the control circuit on the preamplifier board is faulty, a
temperature of –1° C
is reported.