CHAPTER 5: MAINTENANCE
UNIFLOW
®
4 PULSED HEAT CONTROL
990-908 5-3
Section II. Troubleshooting
Alarm Message Description Corrective Action
ABORT REFLOW: Firing
Switch Open
When the FOOTSWITCH
RESPONSE MODE is set to ABORT,
releasing the firing switch connection
aborts the reflow and produces this
message.*
Maintain firing switch closure for
required time.
Note: You will get this message if you
are using a force-fired reflow head and
the
FOOTSWITCH RESPONSE MODE
is set to ABORT. When a force-fired
head lifts up off the workpiece, the
FIRE switch activated by the head will
open. When using a force-fired head,
it is recommended to set the
FOOTSWITCH REPONSE MODE to
LATCHED after the application has
been setup.
ABORT REFLOW: Foot
Switch Open
When the FOOTSWITCH
RESPONSE MODE is set to ABORT,
lifting the head during a reflow aborts
the reflow and produces this message.*
Lift the footswitch all the way up and
try the reflow again.
ABORT REFLOW: Heating
Too Slow
If TEMPERATURE is selected for
PREHEAT AND REFLOW
CONTROL, the unit will abort preheat
or reflow if the temperature has not
reached the PREHEAT
TEMPERATURE DELTA or
REFLOW TEMPERATURE DELTA
within the length of the programmed
RISE1 + PREHEAT time or RISE2 +
REFLOW time. *
Change COARSE and/or FINE
HEATING RATE, PID CONTROL
SETTING, or Process Temperatures
ABORT REFLOW: Safety
Timer expired
Thermode is taking longer than the
user-set SAFETY TIMER time to
reach Reflow temperature.*
Verify that all electrical connections
between the thermode and the Control
output are tight.
Increase coarse heating rate.
ACCESS DENIED!
SYSTEM SECURITY ON
Operator has attempted to change the
heat Profile variables or the Profile
Number while the System Security is
in effect.
Access the SYSTEM SECURITY
menu.
Re-enter user password to unlock the
System Security feature.
ACCESS DENIED!
REMOTE PROFILE
SELECTED
Operator has attempted to change
profile numbers at the Control’s panel
while the remote inputs are already
specifying a profile.
Ignore, or remove the remote profile
selection before changing profile
numbers at the panel.
BASEHEAT EXCEEDS
PREHEAT TEMP
SETTING
New Baseheat temperature value is
greater than Preheat temperature value
Re-enter a Baseheat value that is less
than the Preheat temperature value
CLEAN THERMODE: Press
0 to reset counter
Clean Thermode Counter has reached
zero.
Reset Clean Thermode Counter.