Service Manuals

Sartorius Troubleshooting

PT-10, PT-10P
Portable pH/mV-Meter

WPT5005-e02081
Contents
03 Service Policy for Exchanging Portable pH/mV
Meters (PT-10)
03 Troubleshooting PT-10
03 Testing the UP-10 Meter
04 Testing the pH Electrode
05 Quick Calibration
05 Complete Calibration
06 Changing Keypad
09 Changing Display
12 Changing Main PCB
17 Changing Battery Connector

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Service Policy for Exchanging Portable pH/mV Meters (PT-10)

- Defective meters shall be exchanged for new ones and will be sent to our
central repair workshop (ZW) in Goettingen, Germany, for reworking.
- At your special request, meters can be sent to ZW in Goettingen for repair.
- Our warranty terms and conditions shall apply to all requests for repair.

Troubleshooting PT-10
Testing the UP-10 Meter
• Place meter in mV mode
• Press setup and then enter
This will clear out any offset that might be plugged into the meter
• Place the shorting cap on the BNC
• The reading should be stable at 0 ± 0.1 mV plus long term drift (0.1 mV per
month)
• Outside of this range may indicate a bad meter. Go to calibration section of
service manual.
• If meter passes this test, the meter is good. Go to electrode test below.

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 Testing the pH Electrode
• Connect the pH electrode to the BNC connector
• Place the clean electrode into a pH 7 buffer
• Place in mV mode: reading should be 0 ± 30 mV
Outside of this range indicates a bad electrode
• Place the clean electrode into a pH 4 buffer
• Press mV: reading should be 159 to 186 mV more than value in pH 7

Example: pH 7 buffer reads 10 mV; therefore,

the 4 buffer should read between 169 to 196 mV

• Place the clean electrode into a 10 buffer

• Press mV: reading should be 159 to 186 mV less than pH 7

Example: pH 7 buffer reads 10 mV; therefore,

the 10 buffer should read between -149 to -176 mV

• If electrode passes this test, confirm that the correct buffer set is selected. Then
clear buffers and re-standardize.
• If electrode fails this test, refer to electrode instructions on reconditioning
electrode.

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Quick Calibration
1. Place the shorting cap on the BNC connector.
2. Press the mode and enter keys simultaneously.
3. The instrument will display „CAL“ on the screen. When the countdown is
finished the meter is calibrated.
4. If the reading is now 0 +/- 0.1 mV (7.00 pH) calibration was successful. If the
reading is outside of this range or unstable, replace the main PCB board.

Complete Calibration

NOTE: Only perform this calibration sequence if you have a calibrated precision voltage
source with an accuracy better than 0.1 mV and a 10 kohm resistor.

1. Press the mode and enter keys simultaneously.

2. Input 0.0 mV and wait for the countdown to be completed.
3. Input 1999.0 mV and wait for the countdown to be completed.
4. Input –1999.0 mV and wait for the countdown to be completed.
5. Input 0.0 mV and wait for the countdown to be completed.
6. Place the 10 kohm resistor in the ATC plug and wait for the countdown to be
completed.

All the segments on the display will light up. Press enter to continue.

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Changing Keypad
NOTE: Do not service with power to the instrument!

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws in the battery compartment
and the two screws near the strap opening.

screws
PT_001.JPG
3. Lift the zif socket labeled „Keypad“ and remove the keypad cable.
4. RemoveKeypad zif &overlay
the keypad cableand membrane switch from the cover.

Keypad zif & cable

PT_002.JPG

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 5. Place the new keypad membranes on the cover (outline first followed by the
keypad), feeding the cable through the slot.
6. Place the cable back into the appropriate zif socket.

PT_003.JPG

7. Place the overlay on top of the membrane keypad.

8. Before sealing, plug in and confirm display and keypad are working.

PT_004.JPG

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 9. Place silicon drops in four places (both top corners and the bend on both sides).
10.Place the cover on the base.
11.Replace all four screws.

PT_002.JPG

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Changing Display
NOTE: Do not service with power to the instrument!

1. Remove the Battery Cover.

2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws in the battery compartment
and the two screws near the strap opening

screws
PT_001.JPG
3. Lift the zif socket labeled „Keypad“ and remove the keypad cable.
4. Lift the zif socket labeled „Display“ and remove the display cable.

Disply zif & cable

Keybad zif and cable

PT_002.JPG

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 5. Remove the two screws and washers holding the display with PCB on the cover.

screws
PT_005.JPG
6. Clean, and make dust free, the display and the cover.
7. Reassemble by following steps 3-5 in reverse order.

PT_006.JPG

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 8. Before sealing, plug in and confirm display and keypad are working.

PT_007.JPG
9. Place silicon drops in four places (both top corners and the bend on both sides).
10.Place the cover on the base.
11.Replace all four screws.

PT_002.JPG

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Changing Main PCB
NOTE: Do not service with power to the instrument!

1. Remove the Battery Cover.

2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws in the battery compartment
and the two screws near the strap opening.

screws
PT_001.JPG
3. Lift the zif socket labeled „Keypad“ and remove the keypad cable.
4. Lift the zif socket labeled „Display“ and remove the display cable.
5. Remove the battery connector.

Battery connector
Display zif & cable
Keypad zif & cable
PT_002.JPG

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 6. Remove the main PCB by gently holding back tabs and snapping board out (will
be held by silicon on ATC port).
7. Remove tape and clean surface of base.

PT_008.JPG
8. Place two pieces of double-sided tape on either side of the indentation taking
care that they do not touch the indentation.

PT_009.JPG

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 9. Place silicon on all three sides of the bottom of the ATC cover.
10.Place the ATC cover onto the main PCB board around the ATC connector.

PT_010.JPG
11.Place silicon around the front of the ATC connector filling the gap between the
connector and ATC cover,
12.Place the O-ring on the ATC connector.

PT_011.JPG

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 13.Place the large O-ring around the BNC connector.
14.Gently hold back the tabs and insert the board into place.

PT_008.JPG
15.Using silicon completely fill the empty space behind the BNC connector.

PT_012.JPG

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 16.Reattach the battery connector, display cable and keypad cable to the main
PCB.
17.Apply power to the instrument and confirm operation.

PT_002.JPG
18.Place silicon drops in four places (both top corners and the bend on both sides).
19.Place the cover on the base.
20.Replace all four screws.

PT_002.JPG

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Changing Battery Connector
NOTE: Do not service with power to the instrument!

1. Remove the Battery Cover.

2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws in the battery compartment
and the two screws near the strap opening.

screws
PT_001.JPG
3. Remove the battery connector from the main PCB.
4. Remove the battery cable from the base.

Battery connector

PT_002.JPG

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 5. Thread the new connector in from the battery compartment to the inside of the
instrument.
6. Tie a knot in the cable near the base and pull tight.

PT_013.JPG
7. Place Black Max (Loctite 380) around the knot being sure it does not pass
though the hole into the battery compartment.
8. Place Accelerator (Locktite 7452) over Black Max.

PT_014.JPG

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 9. Put the connector onto the battery cable.
10.Reattach connector to main PCB.
11.Put in battery and confirm operation before sealing.

PT_015.JPG
12.Place silicon drops in four places (both top corners and the bend on both sides).
13.Place the cover on the base.
14.Replace all four screws.

PT_002.JPG

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Status: August 2002, Sartorius AG, Goettingen, Germany

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Publication No.:WPT5005-e02081