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AMSCO EAGLE 10
Q: I have a AMSCO Eagle 10 autoclave which the 5V power supply went bad and replaced for another 5V 3A power supply. The problem now is that the temp reading is unstable and the digits are blinking on the display. The temp reading doesn’t goes over 102 C and is giving error code E98. I removed the thermistor connection and when checking the temp reading on menu F1, still unstable and blinking.
A: E98 is “Abnormal rapid rise in temperature (greater than 10F in seconds)”. Double check water is making it into the reservoir? The Air Vent or fill solenoids could be leaking letting all the stream out which would stop it from getting much above 100C.
AGFA – DRYSTAR 5300
Q: During self test at about 84%, the “self test failure” message is show on display. Reading infocounter, the last error, one month old is HC204002, but nothing about actual state. Monitoring serial output, the last message is “JVM Zip Error: C :\jars\dicomToRI.jar.: Fatal error wihile inflating….” Any advice will be appreciated.
A: Hey, that “JVM Zip Error” with dicomToRI.jar is a pretty clear sign your Java environment or one of the app files is corrupted. The self-test failing at 84% ties into that because the software can’t properly load a critical component. Here’s what I’d suggest:
Try reinstalling or repairing the Java Runtime Environment on the DryStar — sometimes it gets corrupted.
If you have access, replace or reflash the dicomToRI.jar file (or the whole software package if possible).
Check your system disk or storage for any errors that might cause file corruption.
If this machine uses a recovery or service disk, consider running a full software reinstall.
This isn’t a hardware failure per se, more of a software/data problem causing the system to fail its self-test. Hopefully that points you in the right direction!
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