MRF 16/22
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MF 55-GB 1.21
1 Introduction to the furnace
Sections 1 and 2 of this manual must be read before connecting this furnace to a power
supply.
1.1 Specification
The maximum temperature is 1600°C.
The usable capacity is 22 litres.
The maximum recommended load weight is an evenly distributed 7.5Kg. Concentrated loading
will damage the hearth unless a hearth tile is used.
For the full specification refer to the table in section 17.
1.2 Operating
modes
The MRF 16/22 can be used as a conventional radiant heating furnace, operating continuously
at a set temperature or following a program profile. The microwave (MW) power can be applied
continuously or as part of the program. The MW power can be applied without the radiant
heating for performance testing purposes or other applications.
1.3 3508
Controller/programmer
[See section 5]
The 3508 is a digital temperature controller/programmer made by Eurotherm which uses PID
(Proportional Integral Derivative) algorithms to give excellent temperature control. The
controller is available in 4 options for the number of programs and program segments that can
be stored.
P1
1 program 20 segments
P10 10 programs 500 segments
P25 25 programs 500 segments
P50 50 programs 500 segments
1.4
2132 Over temperature controller [See section 10]
The 2132 over temperature controller made by Eurotherm is a digital instrument with a latching
alarm.
It features easy setting of an over temperature Setpoint.
