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Safety Symbols and Precautions

I.5 SAFETY SYMBOLS AND PRECAUTIONS

SAFETY SYMBOLS

The following explains safety symbols which may be found in this operating manual.

Indicates hazardous voltages may be present.

Caution: HOT surface.

Refer to the manual for specific warning or caution information to avoid

personal injury or damage to the instrument.

SAFETY OVERVIEW

If this instrument is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the

protection provided by the instrument may be impaired.

This instrument is not intended for use in a potentially hazardous

environment.

In case of emergency, turn off the instrument and then disconnect the

electrical cord from the wall outlet.

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Summary of Contents for CAP 1000+

Page 1: ...Additives Instruments A member of Measure what you see CAP 1000 Viscometer Manual...

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Page 3: ...8 D 82538 Geretsried Germany Tel 0 800 gardner 0 800 4273637 49 8171 3493 0 Fax 49 8171 3493 140 BYK Gardner USA 9104 Guilford Road Columbia MD 21046 USA Phone 800 343 7721 301 483 6500 Fax 800 394 82...

Page 4: ...Therefore in addition to our products we offer many VALUE ADDED services Technical Sales Force Technical Application Support Application and Technical Seminars Repair Certification Service BYK Gardner...

Page 5: ...II 2 Cone Spindle Selection and Setting 14 II 3 Speed Setting 16 II 4 Temperature Control Setting 16 II 5 Hold Time Settings 17 II 6 Run Time 17 II 7 Printing 17 II 8 Run and Stop Keys 18 III OPERATIO...

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Page 7: ...e control of sample is possible between either 5 C or 15 C below ambient whichever is higher and 75 C or 50 C and 235 C depending on viscometer model The CAP1000 can also be ordered with a single cust...

Page 8: ...to be sure that you have received all components and that there is no damage If you are missing any parts please notify BYK Gardner or your local BYK Gardner representative immediately Any shipping da...

Page 9: ...pindles and temperature plates are made of tungsten carbide Operating Environment CAP 1000 Viscometers must be operated within the following ambient temperatures 5 C 41 F to 40 C 149 F and humidity 20...

Page 10: ...irements match your power source BEFORE connecting it to power The AC input voltage and frequency must be within the appropriate range as shown on the name plate of the viscometer NOTE The CAP Viscome...

Page 11: ...the manual for specific warning or caution information to avoid personal injury or damage to the instrument SAFETY OVERVIEW If this instrument is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer the...

Page 12: ...Stops cone spindle rotation at any time Exits data entry field DELETE Overwrites entered data PRINT Sends data to the parallel port RUN Starts spindle rotation and measurement RUN TIME Selects time en...

Page 13: ...ge condition If the viscometer settles out with a final reading below zero negative values will be displayed Temperature is displayed in C degrees centigrade I 8 Cleaning Instrument Keypad Painted Sur...

Page 14: ...pressing the STOP key during instrument power up The CAP 1000 can be configured to operate at 750 RPM or 900 RPM This selection is set by choosing 1 SPEED in the special functions screen then selecti...

Page 15: ...viscometer calculations The screen will display the following message Spindle 04 CALIBRATE YES NO Figure II 3 Normally there is no requirement to perform a cone calibration Cones supplied at the time...

Page 16: ...The default temperature on start up is 25 0 C on low temperature models and 50 C on high temperature models The temperature ranges are Low temperature 5 C or 15 C below ambient whichever is higher to...

Page 17: ...time of zero sets the viscometer to infinite run mode In this mode the spindle will rotate at the set speed for as long as the RUN button is pressed When the RUN key is released the spindle will stop...

Page 18: ...imer setting 3 Used in executing a cone calibration The STOP key has three functions 1 Stops the cone rotation at any time 2 Pressing and holding the STOP ESCAPE key during power up selects the viscos...

Page 19: ...er for accuracy information for CAP spindles 07 10 Table III 1 Accuracy of Viscosity Measurement CAP 1000 L VISCOMETERS Cone FULLSCALE VISCOSITY RANGE ACCURACY 750 RPM 900RPM Over 900 RPM to 1000 RPM...

Page 20: ...viscosity measurement With the viscometer on a clean level surface connect it to the proper power supply Section I 4 1 Turn the power switch ON Section II 1 The procedure assumes that the following li...

Page 21: ...e about 1 0 mm see table A 1 for sample size 3 Release the solvent trap placing it onto the plate over the cone so it does not touch the cone shaft The user should ensure that the substances placed un...

Page 22: ...n the test conditions and viscosity results from the viscometer display 10 Relocate the solvent trap onto the cone adapter and raise the handle 11 It is recommended to remove the cone for cleaning How...

Page 23: ...700 CAP7L 1328 cP CAP7H 1328 cP 08 2N 400 CAP8L 5313 cP CAP8H 5313 cP 09 2N 100 CAP9L 21 250 cP CAP9H 21 250 cP 10 5N 170 CAP10L 236 cP CAP10H 236 cP N RPM Approximate Value Table A 1 CAP 1000 VISCOSI...

Page 24: ...viscosity range FSR for any cone speed divide the Cone Range Coefficient refer to Table A2 by the rotational speed RPM Full Scale Viscosity Range Poise Cone Range Coefficient Equation A1 RPM CAP 1000...

Page 25: ...l scale viscosity range at 750 RPM Full Scale Viscosity Range poise 3 750 5 00 poise 750 Using Equation A5 determine the viscosity at 73 8 of full scale range Viscosity poise 5 00 poise x 73 8 3 69 po...

Page 26: ...on INTERPRETATION OF CALIBRATION TEST RESULTS When verifying the calibration of the CAP 1000 the instrument and viscosity standard fluid error must be combined to calculate the total allowable error T...

Page 27: ...solvent trap NOTE The solvent trap must be utilized when calibrating to ensure proper temperature control 7 Select the spindle to be calibrated by using the SPINDLE key 8 Select YES for CALIBRATE and...

Page 28: ...cosity The SMC and SRC must be entered after entering the spindle number 11 20 and selecting YES 1 for calibration Follow the screen prompts Once SMC and SRC are entered follow the procedure described...

Page 29: ...Rate range they are measured Non Newtonian These fluids have different viscosities at different shear rates different RPMs They fall into two groups 1 Time Independent non Newtonian 2 Time Dependent...

Page 30: ...000 rpm the two viscosity values produced may be different because the readings were made at different shear rates The faster the spindle speed the higher the shear rate The shear rate of a given mea...

Page 31: ...ipping damage The Viscometer should be shipped in its carrying case together with all spindles originally provided with the instrument For repair or service return to one of the locations listed below...

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