Cannon Instrument CAV-2000 - Manual (Page 3)

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CANNON ® Automatic Viscometer Models CAV-2100 and CAV-2200 with VISCPRO ® Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 2g — May 2009; CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
Selecting sample actions ....................................................................................... 59
Viscosity Action for viscosity standards .............................................................. 61
Copy & Paste Sample ID data entry options ........................................................ 61
Inserting/deleting a sample ID in the test sequence ............................................. 62
CAV analysis modules .......................................................................................... 62
Configuring the VI Matcher ............................................................................................. 62
Turning off the VI Matcher .................................................................................. 64
Handling errors ................................................................................................................. 64
Configuring the Energy Saver .......................................................................................... 65
5 OPERATING, MAINTAINING AND SERVICING THE CAV 69
CAV components .............................................................................................................. 69
Bath Unit .............................................................................................................. 69
SDU-200 Solvent Dispensing System .................................................................. 70
CSU-200 Service Unit .......................................................................................... 70
Emptying the waste can .................................................................................................... 70
Viscometer tubes .............................................................................................................. 71
Tube thermistors ................................................................................................... 71
Fast-run viscometer tubes ..................................................................................... 72
Temperature bath .............................................................................................................. 72
Expansion vessel (CAV-2100 only) ...................................................................... 72
Filling the bath ...................................................................................................... 73
Draining the bath .................................................................................................. 74
Bath heaters .......................................................................................................... 74
Heat shield (optional) ........................................................................................... 74
Bath fluid safety features ...................................................................................... 75
Temperature probes .............................................................................................. 75
Sample trays/drains .......................................................................................................... 75
Splash guards ........................................................................................................ 76
Solvent system .................................................................................................................. 76
Solvent Dispensing Unit ....................................................................................... 77
Checking solvent levels ........................................................................................ 77
Solvent/drain lines ................................................................................................ 77
Waste can .............................................................................................................. 78
Drip pan ................................................................................................................ 78
Ventilation ......................................................................................................................... 78
Checking bath temperature ............................................................................................... 79
Setting bath temperature ................................................................................................... 79
Service Unit operational settings ...................................................................................... 79
Regulating pneumatic pressure ............................................................................. 80
Regulating solvent flow ........................................................................................ 80
Regulating vacuum ............................................................................................... 80
Adjusting pneumatic controls ........................................................................................... 80
Dual-solvent washing ....................................................................................................... 81