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TROUBLESHOOTING - TRACK Procedure
 
 

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The GOSUN procedure will point the sensor head to the approximate sun position based on the time and location, then the fine alignment will occur using the tracking algorithm and the 4-quadrant detector (the small dark window on the face of the sensor head, opposite the collimators)

A fiew of the sensor face and 4-quadrant detector
Sensor Head Face

If, in the MANUAL mode, the GOSUN procedure points to the sun properly, but the TRACK procedure does not work:

  • Detach the sensor head cable from both the sensor head and cimel control box, and then firmly re-attach. If a connection is not being made properly between the sensor head and control box the tracking will not function correctly
Attaching the data cable to the sensor head
Attaching the Data Cable

  • Verify that the 4-quadrant detector window is unobstructed and clean

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Last Updated: December 04, 2007