Maintenance – RKI Instruments 65-2432RK User Manual
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Maintenance
This section describes maintenance procedures. It includes preventive maintenance,
troubleshooting, and component replacement procedures.
Preventive Maintenance
This section describes a preventive maintenance schedule to ensure the optimum
performance of the CO transmitter. It includes daily, monthly, and quarterly
procedures.
Daily
1.
Verify a display reading of 0 PPM CO at the controller. Investigate significant
changes in the display reading.
Monthly
This procedure describes a test to verify that the CO transmitter responds properly to
carbon monoxide. It describes the test using a fixed flow regulator which has no on/off
knob and allows sample to flow as soon as it is screwed into a cylinder. RKI Instruments,
Inc. recommends using a 0.5 LPM (liters per minute) fixed flow regulator
NOTE:
Performing a response test on the CO transmitter may cause alarms. Be sure to
put the controller into its calibration program or disable external alarms before
performing this test.
Preparing for the response test
1.
Place the controller into its calibration program or disable external alarms.
2.
Verify that the controller display reading for the channel you are testing is 0.
If the display reading is not zero, set the zero reading of the transmitter as
described in the Start Up section of this manual, then continue this procedure.
3.
Screw the calibration cup onto the bottom of the CO detector.
4.
Use the sample tubing to connect the regulator to the calibration cup.
NOTE:
Do not screw the regulator into the calibration cylinder at this time.
5.
Set a voltmeter to measure in the millivolt (mV) range.
6.
Remove the junction box cover, then plug the voltmeter leads into the test points on
the amplifier.
Plug the positive lead into the test point labeled
TP+
; plug the negative lead into
the test point labeled
TP-
.
7.
Use the following formula to determine the correct test points output for the test
sample.
Output (mV) = (calibrating sample/fullscale) X 400 + 100
For example, with a test sample of 50 PPM CO and a fullscale setting of
300 PPM, the correct output is 167 mV.
167 (mV) = (50/300) X 400 +100