BUCHI Melting Point M-560 - Manual (Page 3)

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3 Melting Point M-560 Operation Manual, Version D
Read this manual carefully before installing and running your system; take particular note of the safety
precautions in section 2. Keep the manual in the immediate vicinity of the instrument, so that it can be
consulted at any time.
No technical modifications may be made to the instrument without the prior written agreement of
BUCHI. Unauthorized modifications may affect system safety or result in accidents. This manual is
copyrighted. Information from it may not be reproduced, distributed, or used for competitive purposes,
nor made available to third parties. The manufacture of any component with the aid of this manual
without prior written agreement is also prohibited.
The English manual is the original language version and serves as basis for all translations
into other languages. Other language versions can be downloaded at www.buchi.com.
Table of contents
1 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1
Reference documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1 User qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Proper use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Improper use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 Warning notices used in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5 Product safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5.1 Instrument-related hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5.2 Other hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5.3 Safety measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5.4 Safety elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.6
General safety rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1
Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1.1 Standard accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1.2 Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2
Technical data overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 Materials used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Description of function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1
Melting Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Boiling Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.3 Controls and connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5 Putting into operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1
Installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2.1 Unpacking and installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2.2 Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.2.3 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18