Cannon Instrument CT-600 (Contant Temperature Bath) - Manual (Page 3)

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CANNON CANNON CANNON CANNON CANNON ® CT-500/600 Series II CONSTANT TEMPERATURE BATH
Version 3..3—March, 2012; CANNON CANNON CANNON CANNON CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA • 16803 • USA
CHAPTER
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INTRODUCTION
Overview
Manual This manual is intended to provide information on the installation, charac-
teristics and operation of the CANNON
® CT-500/600 series II Constant
Temperature Baths. CT-500 references in the manual will apply to all
models unless otherwise indicated.
CT-500 function The CANNON ® CT-500 series II Constant Temperature Baths are
designed to be used for precise viscosity measurements. Because of its
temperature stability and ease of use, the baths are also suitable for many
other applications where temperatures must be maintained within
± 0.01 °C.
Effective temperature range The CANNON ® CT-500 will maintain temperatures of 20°C to 100°C
± 0.01°C. The CT-500 includes a built-in cooling coil which, when
connected to tap water or a cooling system, permits operation below or
slightly above ambient temperature. The cooling coil should be used
when controlling temperature within 10°C of ambient.
Precision The precision of kinematic viscosity measurements possible with the CT-
500 system meets the sensitivity requirements of ASTM D 445.
Temperature selection
Ten of the most
commonly-used
temperatures for
kinematic viscosity
measurement can
be set using the
left-hand dial on
the bath front
panel. The bath
will equilibrate
within a fraction of
one degree of the
desired tempera-
ture. A fine-tuning
control permits
further tempera-
ture adjustments.
By switching to
the variable setting
on the front panel,
the operator can set any temperature within the operating range of the
instrument.
Figure 1: The CT-500/518 Series II instruments