Cascade Sciences CVO-5-EX Series, Installation & Operation Manual

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OPERATION
L
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Ensure the oven door is securely latched before placing the chamber under vacuum.
1.
Position the door handle.
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Swing the handle wheel all the way to the left, until it is facing forward.
2.
Secure the chamber door.
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Using one hand, turn the handle wheel clockwise (to the right) until the tongue of the
handle wheel makes contact with the hasp on the chamber body.
3.
Tighten the handle wheel.
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Turn the wheel a maximum of 3 more times to tighten the door handle.
o Do not force or overtighten the wheel . This can damage the door handle or
latch.
4.
Pump down the oven chamber to seal the door.
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See page 99 or 100.
5.
Loosen the handle wheel after the oven chamber pressure drops below 400 Torr.
This helps safeguard against inadvertently overpressurizing the chamber while backfilling.
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Turn the wheel 3 times counterclockwise (to the left) to loosen the
handle.