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10.5.2 Troubleshooting Power at a Glance
Symptoms:
PossiblesymptomsincludetheCR800programnotexecuting;
Low12VCountoftheStatustabledisplayingalargenumber.
Affected Equipment:
Batteries,charger/regulators,solarpanels,transformers
Likely Cause:
Batteriesmayneedtobereplacedorrecharged;charger/regulators
mayneedtobefixedorrecalibrated;solarpanelsortransformersmay
needtobefixedorre
placed.
Required Equipment:
Voltmeter;5‐kΩresistoranda50‐Ω1‐Wresistorforthechargingcircuit
testsandtoadjustthechargingcircuitvoltage.
10.5.3 Diagnosis and Fix Procedures
10.5.3.1 Battery Test
The procedure outlined in this flow chart tests sealed-rechargeable or alkaline
batteries in the PS100 charging regulator, or a sealed-rechargeable battery
attached to a CH100 charging regulator. If a need for repair is indicated after
following the procedure, see Warranty and Assistance
(p. 3) for information on
sending items to Campbell Scientific.