Cannon Instrument CT-600 (Contant Temperature Bath) - Manual

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CANNON CANNON CANNON CANNON CANNON ® CT-500/600 Series II CONSTANT TEMPERATURE BATH
Version 3..2—March, 2012; CANNON CANNON CANNON CANNON CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA • 16803 • USA
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 1
Overview ............................................................................................................................. 1
Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 2
Safety warnings .................................................................................................................... 3
Safety features ...................................................................................................................... 4
Operator safety .................................................................................................................... 4
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UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY 5
Unpacking the CT-500 ......................................................................................................... 5
Assembly ............................................................................................................................. 6
CT-500 Series motor-stirrer installation ..................................................................... 8
CT-600 TE cooler and motor-stirrer installation ......................................................... 8
Final assembly ........................................................................................................ 11
Inserting viscometer tubes/thermometers .............................................................................. 11
Filling the bath .................................................................................................................... 12
Draining the bath ................................................................................................................. 12
3 CT-500 OPERATION 13
Front panel ......................................................................................................................... 13
Turning on the CT-500 ........................................................................................................ 14
Setting the temperature ....................................................................................................... 14
Pre-set temperature selection .................................................................................. 14
Adjusting the High Temperature Limit Control ......................................................... 15
Custom temperature selection ................................................................................. 15
Adjusting the High Temperature Limit Control ......................................................... 16
Verifying Limit Control operation ......................................................................................... 17
Cleaning ............................................................................................................................. 17
Using the thermoelectric cooling system (CT-600 only) ........................................................ 17
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WARRANTY/RETURN INFORMATION 19
Products limited warranty .................................................................................................... 19
Reagent and chemical warranty ........................................................................................... 19
Returning a product to CANNON
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