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Mass filter error Bad tune file Retune RGA
Contaminated quadrupole Return to INFICON for
repair
Ion source error Incorrect ion source
settings
Load original configuration
file
Ion source contaminated Replace ion source
Detector error EM voltage set too high Reduce EM voltage
Detector not working
correctly
Replace EM detector
DSP communications error Incorrect DSP response
detected
Reset electronics module
Return electronics module
to INFICON for repair.
DEC Communications
Error
Incorrect DEC response
detected
Reset electronics module
Return electronics module
to INFICON for repair
Peakfind Error No peak at target mass Upload original
configuration file
Return electronics module
to INFICON for repair
Filament potential error Insufficient vacuum Verify pressure is less than
5E-4 Torr at the ion source
Filament broken Verify integrity of filament
Filament shorted Verify that filament is not
shorted to ground
Cable box not fully seated
on Transpector electronics
module
Ensure Cable box is fully
seated on Transpector
electronics module
Table 8-1 Symptom—Cause—Remedy Chart (continued)
SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY