Honeywell Searchline Excel User Manual

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MAN0530 Issue 10 - 11/09 Searchline Excel
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5. PROBLEM SOLVING
Fault/Problem Causes Remedies
No signal or Receiver misaligned Re-aligntheReceiver,rstusingthe
very low signal telescope and then using the Interrogator.
at Receiver
Transmitter misaligned Re-align the Transmitter using the telescope.
The beam path has become Check that the beam path is clear from
obscured Transmitter to Receiver.
Remove any obstruction if present.
No output from Transmitter 1)CheckthattheTransmitterisashing.
Alternatively, listen for a distinct ticking
  soundwhenthelampashes.
Note: The infrared beam is invisible and eye
safe.
  2)IftheTransmitterisnotashing,check
  thatthe+24Vsupplyisreachingthe
Transmitter correctly.
Unitdoesnot Plastictestltersareonly Searchline Excel units are calibrated on
respond exactly an approximate simulation of gas real gas. This results in a variation of the
as expected to response testltersof different Excel
  unitstoplastictestlters.Seesection 
5.1.2.
1) Check that the response to the test
 ltersiswithinthelimitsstatedinthis
handbook. See section 5.1.2.
2) Check that the value being used for
response testing corresponds correctly to the
target gas that the unit has been calibrated for.
Receiver misaligned 1) Use the telescope and Interrogator to
optimise Receiver alignment.
2) Re-zero unit.
Contamination of windows 1) Check the Transmitter and Receiver
windows for build up of contamination.
Clean windows if required. See Chapter 5.
2) Re-zero unit.
Drift of unit’s zero position 1) Verify that there is no gas in the beam path.
2) Re-zero the unit.
Unit appears to Misinterpretation of INHIBIT, Searchline Excel does not report
be reporting a BEAM-BLOCK or LOW negative gas readings on the 4-20mA.
negative gas SIGNALcurrents that are 1)Congurecontroller/PLCtointerpret
reading on the output on the 4-20mA and present currents below 4mA correctly,
4-20mA or,
2) Familiarise operators with the
interpretation of sub-4mA output currents
from Excel as follows:
FAULT 0mA
INHIBIT 2mA
BEAM-BLOCK 2.5mA*
LOW SIGNAL 3mA*
or,
  3)ReconguretheINHIBIT, BEAM-BLOCK
and LOW SIGNAL currents output by the
Excel unit.

Honeywell Searchline Excel Specifications

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Brand	Honeywell
Model	Searchline Excel
Category	Other
Language	English