Troubleshooting: Lost Devices | No Response - Base Line BaseStation 3200 User Manual

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Is there the possibility of lightning damage?
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Any recent work done on the site that could have damaged the buried wire?
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If there is no apparent damage to the two-wire, start disconnecting devices, one at a time, from the shorted
segment until the problem goes away.
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After the short has been diagnosed as either damage to the wire or a faulty device, repair or replace it.
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Reconnect components on the repaired two-wire segment. Verify that that adding these components does not
cause additional failures.
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Connect other two-wire segments, verifying correct operation as each is connected.

Troubleshooting: Lost Devices | No Response

Begin by walking the two-wire and checking for what has changed that may have caused the communication
errors.
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Is there just one communication error or is there a group of them?
If there is more than one, are they all on the same wire? The same physical area?
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If this is the case, check the connections and wiring in that area of the two-wire.
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Repeat as necessary
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