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SenDEC's Flash Alert is a small investment that can have a big impact on your maintenance program. An option on SenDEC multifunction meters, Flash Alert helps equipment operators know when to service and what service to perform. When service is due, the meter flashes the required maintenance task in alternating sequence with the normal meter display. There's no better way to extend the operating life and improve the performance of your equipment.

The Right Service...at the Right Time

Flash Alert gives you the extra measure of confidence that your valuable equipment will receive required maintenance at the right time. Only Flash Alert offers these benefits:

Flashing service is more noticeable than a static display.
Displays the required task, to make sure that proper service is performed.
Displays at the required interval, to make sure that service is performed at the correct time.
Cost effective way to leverage engine monitoring to ensure proper maintenance.

Multiple, Programmable Service Alarms

Every meter equipped with Flash Alert allows two different types of service alarm settings:

Service Alarm 1: If desired, service alarm 1 can be programmed with a first time break-in interval that is different from all subsequent alarm 1 intervals. For example, an OEM might want the oil changed after the first 5 hours of run time, and at 25 hour intervals thereafter.

Service Alarm 2: For service alarm 2, all intervals must be the same, but they can differ from those for service alarm 1. For example; service alarm 2 might flash LUBE every 55 hours, while service alarm 1 flashes CHG OIL every 25 hours.

Flash Alerts are factory programmed and can be configured as automatic or latching. Automatic Flash Alerts notify the user for a preset interval (in one-hour increments) before and after a specified duration of engine run time. Latching Flash Alerts begin flashing automatically but must be reset manually using a SenDEC reset wand.

OEMs ordering in quantities may specify service intervals, durations of message, and icons to flash per application requirements.

In this demonstration of an automatic Flash Alert, the service interval is set to 25 hours of engine run time. The required maintenance tasks are lubrication and oil change. Therefore, in this example, the meter flashes LUBE and CHG OIL starting at 24 hours of run time, and then stops flashing at 26 hours. The meter automatically resets for the next interval.