Emerson IFT9701 Manual De Usuario

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If the transmitter indicates an over range or sensor failure condition, follow these steps:

1. Isolate the transmitter from devices that use transmitter outputs to control the flow loop.

2. Refer to Table 8-5 to diagnose the problem.

3. If troubleshooting fails to reveal why over range and/or sensor failure messages have appeared, 

phone Micro Motion Customer Service. Phone numbers are listed on the title page of this 
manual.

Programmed slug flow limits minimize inaccurate measurement caused by significant quantities 
(slugs) of gas during liquid flow measurement or slugs of liquid during gas flow measurement. Such 
conditions adversely affect sensor performance by causing erratic vibration of the flow tubes, which 
in turn causes the transmitter to produce inaccurate flow signals.

• Open or short from red to 

brown at transmitter

• Open or short from red to 

brown at sensor

• Faulty cable
• Faulty drive coil in sensor
• Moisture in sensor case or junction box

• If open or short at transmitter terminals, 

check cable

• If open or short at sensor junction box, 

return sensor to factory

• Replace conduit and/or conduit seals
• Repair cable

• Open or short from green to 

white at transmitter

• Open or short from green to 

white at sensor

• Faulty cable
• Faulty left pickoff in sensor
• Moisture in sensor case or junction box

• Open or short from blue to 

gray at transmitter

• Open or short from blue to 

gray at sensor

• Faulty cable
• Faulty right pickoff in sensor
• Moisture in sensor case or junction box

• No open circuits
• No short circuits

• Transmitter cannot calculate offset of flow 

signal

• Ensure that the sensor is filled with fluid
• Eliminate noise, then rezero
• Completely shut off flow, then rezero

• Transmitter cannot calculate flow rate

• Eliminate pipe stress, vibration, or 

mechanical noise

• Inappropriate density factor
• Density < 0.200 g/cc or > 2.000 g/cc, 

volume flow is being measured

• Density > 2.000 g/cc, mass flow is being 

measured

• Erratic process density has caused flow 

tubes to stop vibrating

• Plugged flow tube
• Transmitter cannot calculate density

• Characterize density values for sensor
• Monitor density
• Bring density within sensor limit
• Purge flow tubes
• Eliminate pipe stress, vibration, or 

mechanical noise

• Open or short from yellow 

to orange at transmitter

• Open or short from yellow 

to orange at sensor

• Temperature outside sensor limit
• Faulty cable
• Faulty lead length compensator

• Bring temperature within sensor limit
• Monitor temperature
• If open or short at transmitter terminals, 

check cable

• If open or short at sensor junction box, 

return sensor to factory

• Open or short from violet to 

yellow at transmitter

• Open or short from violet to 

yellow at sensor

• Faulty cable
• Faulty RTD in sensor