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    MK5 Intermittent C Processor LCC alarm message "Fail Rom - Main 3"

    We are currently doing a MK5 panel upgrade were we are replacing all cards , cables and prom chips. After successfully completing this job and powering up we were going well with A7 status on all processors. We returned the following morning to find the status on C processor LCC display as "Fail...
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    Immersion or space heater 23QT on a Fr6B

    I am currently on a platform with a Thommasen.B.V FR6B following an MI service. For years they have had an on going issue with the Immersion heater tripping the starter cubicle on the heaters own internal thermostat 49QT after only 20-40sec operation. It is now never used and the same remedial...
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    Bore Plug removal on Compressor discharge casing that may improve Wheelspace cooling?

    I am currently on an MI Outage for a FR6b unit where there are 6 of the same unit type. A long standing issue has been high Wheelspace temperatures in the Summer when on the rare occasion a unit is required to run at full load. The issue is not insertion depth nor alarm constant setting...
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    Replaced VSVO card on Simplex MK6 generates alarm message after config download

    A site presented a problem were the unit would tripped a few seconds after the start command issued. The panel is Simplex MK6. They noted alarms for servo fault on GCV,SRV and had a diagnostic alarm for the SLOT5 VSVO card. The operator was asked to check the type number of diagnostic alarms on...
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    MK6 library difference preventing Download

    They have six GE FR6/MK6 units here at the site I am visiting. The base project had 4 units and there was a second phase that added a further two generating units. GE didn't keep it simple and just copy and paste but instead GT5 and GT6 were almost like a new base project and have slightly...
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    Old GE TIL for Lube Oil Heaters on FR6B

    The customer I am working with has installed a new 23QT-1 Lube Oil Heater on a FR6B gas turbine unit. They believed they had a faulty element but have just found the same problem as previously. When the temperature switch enables the immersion heater to switch on, it trips on the heaters...
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    Mk5 Download ALL

    I have a MK5 TMR training panel which comes with prom chips that are set for a particular job site. I have two processors that are from a different job site and I want to make the training panel compatible with these PCs. I did an eeprom UP to one of the processors for USER on [T] core...
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    Setting VTUR Circuit Braker Adaptive Close Time

    I have just followed testing for new circuit breaker dummy and auto sync testing. The adaptive control was disabled for the test and a setting of 70ms was set in CB1CloseTime and CB1CloseTime. The testing was successful and the 52G measured closing time was recorded for both units at...
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