TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM ON SHIPS-ETO

Troubleshooting Alarm Monitoring and Control System on ships

Faults in AMS and Control systems

Following faults can be present

Cable fault

In case cable was damaged, the resulting short or open circuits generate false alarms

Control card fault

Defected card

Loose connections

Mismatching programs

Corrupted programs

Communication problem

Communication cable damaged or loose connection

Switching HUB malfunctioning

Power problem

Earth faults

A combination of earth faults could affect the earth potential and hence the reading of the instrumentation.

Supply voltage

Make sure the supply voltage level

Sensor problem

Make sure the sensor is working fine

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