Connecting to an in-house vacuum system, Connecting the vacuum pump, Filling the manometer – Shellab BACTRON600 User Manual
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OPERATION (CONTINUED)
C
ONNECTING
T
O AN
I
N
-H
OUSE
V
ACUUM
S
YSTEM
Carry out this procedure to connect the BACTRON to an in-house vacuum system. An in-house
system must be capable of evacuating a minimum of 25 inches (63.5 cm) of mercury.
1. Connect a 3/8 inch hose from the in-house system to the VAC IN port on the back, on the
right side of the BACTRON.
C
ONNECTING THE
V
ACUUM
P
UMP
Use this procedure to connect the vacuum pump included with the BACTRON.
1. Connect the 3/8 inch hose from the vacuum pump to the
BACTRON’s VAC
IN
port.
Note: Plug the vacuum pump into the circular grey power outlet located on the back
of the BACTRON at the top right. Do not plug into a wall outlet! Plugging the
pump into a wall outlet will run the pump non-stop, rather than only when
needed by the BACTRON.
2. Ensure that the vacuum pump is placed in a ventilated location to prevent
overheating. An overheated vacuum pump can become a fire hazard.
3. Make sure there are no kinks in the vacuum line running from the pump to the
BACTRON.
F
ILLING THE
M
ANOMETER
1. Fill the manometer located in the workspace chamber with distilled water to the
refill ring (the top of the two reference rings). This can be done by unscrewing
and removing the manometer bottle, or pouring water in through the hole on
the top of the manometer assembly.
2. Distilled water is preferable to tap water to avoid long-term scaling deposits
from waterborne minerals.
I
NSTALLING THE
A
RM
P
ORT
D
OORS
The arm port doors should already be inside the workspace chamber.
1. Turn the silver locking bar to a roughly 45° position.
2. Install each door bottom first, inserting the tabs into the slots on the arm ports.
3. Tilt the door cover up so that it fits securely within the arm port.
4. Turn the locking bar to the horizontal position:
5. Secure the door by turning the black arm port door knob clockwise, using wrist
strength only, until the knob grabs and feels snug. Tightening too much may compromise
the integrity of the door by pulling the post that the knob and locking bar are mounted on
out of position.
Figure 17: Vacuum
Pump
Figure 18: Manometer
PN 9900699 / PN 9900698
Figure 19: Arm Port
Door