Maintenance

General

WARNING! 

All maintenance procedures must be performed on a clean surface using clean tools. Avoid touching the lamp's window as well as the metalized portion of the Cell Assembly with bare fingers. Fingerprints left on these parts may adversely affect the sensors operation. Latex gloves are recommended, but if they are not used, hands must be clean and free of oils, lotions, etc. It is acceptable to hold the lamp by its glass body or by the edges of the window.
Before working on the device, turn off the power and secure against restart. Ensure no hazardous atmosphere is present. Otherwise electrical shock or ignition of a hazardous atmosphere could occur.
Remove and reinstall sensors carefully, ensuring that the components are not damaged; otherwise device intrinsic safety may be adversely affected, wrong readings could occur, and persons relying on this product for their safety could sustain serious personal injury or death.

Failure to follow these warnings can result in serious personal injury or death.

There are NO field repairable internal components for this IR sensor. Return to MSA for warranty replacement per the Warranty section MSA Permanent Instrument Warranty.

Do not attempt to open the enclosure of the IR sensor, it is factory sealed for protection from hazardous environments. If the troubleshooting guides in chapters Troubleshooting and HART Information for Troubleshooting do not alleviate the problem, contact your MSA representative.