Cascade Sciences CVO-2, Installation & Operation Manual

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OPERATION
P
UT THE
C
HAMBER
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NDER
V
ACUUM
Put the oven chamber under vacuum and hold for at least 10 minutes when first putting the oven into
operation in a new location to verify the integrity of the vacuum supply system. The oven chamber must
be drawn down to at least -3inHg (-76mmHg or -10kPa) in order to seal.
End of Procedure
Evacuate the Oven Chamber
1.
Verify the Vacuum and Vent Valve controls are in the closed position
•
This protects your vacuum pump from exposure to streaming
atmosphere.
2.
Turn on your vacuum pump
3.
Open the oven Vacuum Valve
Turn the control all the way counterclockwise
•
The Vacuum Gauge on the front panel should
show the chamber pressure decreasing.
•
The achievable vacuum level is dependent on
altitude above sea level as well as the vacuum
supply efficiency and the volume of outgassed
byproducts. See page 45.
Holding at Vacuum
Continue evacuating the chamber throughout the baking application
to vent outgassed byproducts.
Backfilling the Oven Chamber
4.
Close the Vacuum Valve
Turn the Vacuum Valve control back to the closed position (clockwise) to
protect the vacuum pump from extended exposure to streaming
atmosphere.
•
The pump may remain on.
5.
Slowly open the Vent Valve
•
The chamber will return to room pressure.
VACUUM
VENT
VACUUM