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6. Troubleshooting
Problems, which may be experienced during the use of the Grease
Steel Dust Meter SDM-72, are listed in the table below, together with
indications of probable causes and recommendations for corrective
actions. Contact our authorized distributor if your problem is not listed or
when the remedy fails to correct the problem.
Problem Cause Remedy
No indication appears
on the display when
the selector switch is
set at “BATT” or
“MEAS” using fresh
set of batteries.
•
Bad battery contacts.
•
The polarities of the
battery are not correctly
installed.
•
Take out the batteries
and reinstall. (page 5)
•
Reinstall the batteries
with the polarity
correctly positioned.
(page 5)
The battery alarm
lamp turns ON when
selector switch is set
at “BATT” or “MEAS”
using fresh set of
batteries.
•
The battery may be
installed with the polar-
ity in wrong position.
•
Reinstall the batteries
with the polarity
correctly positioned.
(page 5)
The reading of the dis-
play does not stabilize
or is not held when
the sampled grease is
inserted. The reading
is held at an unstable
condition.
•
The sampled grease is
of high temperature and
cannot be measured.
•
Measurement con-
ducted nearby a source
of strong electromagnet
wave. (Inverter con-
trolled motor)
•
Cellular phone or
walkie-talkie used while
conducting
measurement.
•
Allow the sampled
grease to cool off and
conduct measurement.
(page 8)
•
Move away from the
source of
electromagnet wave.
(page 9)
•
Turn OFF the cellular
phone or walkie-talkie
and perform
measurement. (page 9)
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