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Troubleshooting
Red Light Codes (continued)
Flashes Controller Status Description
3Blinks(contd.) -DisconnecttheWhitewireinthesensorcablefromterminal6.
-SetthemetertoreadDCcurrent(mA)
-Connecttheblackleadfromthemetertoterminal6
(TRANSDUCERINPUT)
-ConnecttheredleadfromthemetertotheWhitewireinthe
sensorcable.
-Themeterwilldisplaytheoutputofthesensor.Iffunctioning
properly,theoutputofthesensorwillbebetween4mAand
20mAdependingonthepressureinthesystem.Refertothe
chartbelowtodeterminethesensorfeedbackatvariouspressures.
Thefollowingformulagivesthetransduceroutputbasedonapplied
pressure:
Output Current =
Output Current Range
x System Pressure + 4mA
Pressure Range
Where:
•OutputCurrentisthetransduceroutput
•OutputCurrentRangeisthemaximumoutputsignalofthe
transducerminustheminimumoutputsignalofthetransducer.In
thiscase:
OutputCurrentRange=20mA–4mA,or16mA
•PressureRangeisthepressurethatcorrespondstothemaximum
outputsignal.Fora300PSItransducerthePressureRange=
300PSI–0PSI=300PSI
•SystemPressureisthesystempressureasreadonthepressure
gauge.
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