Cannon Instrument miniPV-X - Manual (Page 56)

CANNON ® miniPV-Series Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO ® Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 1.a— January, 2011; CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
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NOTE For reporting and calibration purposes, each tube serial number value
should be unique for all instruments attached to a single computer.
Click on the Fast Run Tube check box if the viscometer tube is the fast
run type. The Wet Tube option is required for some viscosity determina-
tion protocols. If this option is checked, the miniPV Series automatic
determination will be preceded by an untimed sample drop, coating the
inside of the capillary with the sample material.
NOTE Settings for soak times may need to be reconfigured when the bath
temperature setting is changed.
Bath Temperature Input the desired temperature for the miniPV Series Bath corresponding
to the selected tube in the
Bath Temp: field and select the desired unit of
temperature measurement by clicking on the corresponding radio button.
CAUTION
Changing bath temperature may necessitate removing the reference
thermometer from the Bath Unit. See Inserting/removing the reference
thermometer in Chapter 2 for information on the procedure. Damaged
thermometers may contaminate the bath fluid.
Equilib. Tolerance Input the desired Equilib. Tolerance for the miniPV Series. The Equilib.
Tolerance is when the target temperature is reached, and remains within
the Equilibration Tolerance for least 30 seconds. The default and recom-
mended value is 0.02.
Thermistors Radio Buttons
Select 2K or 15K depending on the thermistor value used in the installed
tube.
Soak Time Units Radio Buttons
Select the desired unit of time by clicking on the corresponding radio
button.