MPC1-1000 and MPC1-3000 User’s Manual
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DH Instruments, a Fluke Company
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I N T R O D U C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1
PRODUCT OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................1
1.2
LOCATION OF THE COMPONENTS ........................................................................................................1
1.3
SPECIFICATIONS .....................................................................................................................................2
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I N S T A L L A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION ..............................................................................................................3
2.2
SITE REQUIREMENTS..............................................................................................................................3
2.3
INITIAL SETUP ..........................................................................................................................................3
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O P E R A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1
GENERAL OPERATING PRINCIPLES AND INFORMATION...................................................................5
3.1.1
MPC1..................................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.2
VALVES .............................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.3
VARIABLE VOLUME (VV) .................................................................................................................................6
3.1.4
PRESSURE GAUGE ..........................................................................................................................................6
3.2
SETTING ZERO GAUGE PRESSURE (VENTED) ....................................................................................6
3.3
SETTING POSITIVE GAUGE PRESSURE (ABOVE ATMOSPHERE)......................................................7
3.3.1
INCREASING PRESSURE ................................................................................................................................7
3.3.2
DECREASING PRESSURE ...............................................................................................................................8
3.4
SETTING NEGATIVE GAUGE PRESSURE (BELOW ATMOSPHERE) ...................................................9
3.4.1
DECREASING PRESSURE ...............................................................................................................................9
3.4.2
INCREASING PRESSURE ..............................................................................................................................10
3.5
SETTING ABSOLUTE PRESSURE......................................................................................................... 10
3.5.1
INCREASING PRESSURE ..............................................................................................................................10
3.5.2
DECREASING PRESSURE .............................................................................................................................11
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M A I N T E N A N C E A N D A D J U S T M E N T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
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T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
5.1
GENERAL INFORMATION...................................................................................................................... 15
5.2
LEA S ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
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PRESSURE INCREASE LEAK (ABOVE ATMOSPHERE) .............................................................................16
5.2.2
PRESSURE DECREASE LEAK (ABOVE ATMOSPHERE) ............................................................................17
5.2.3
PRESSURE INCREASE LEAK (BELOW ATMOSPHERE).............................................................................18
5.2.4
PRESSURE DECREASE LEAK (BELOW ATMOSPHERE) ...........................................................................19
5.3
TEST PRESSURE WILL NOT CHANGE................................................................................................. 19
5.3.1
TEST INLET VALVE ........................................................................................................................................20
5.3.2
VARIABLE VOLUME (VV) ...............................................................................................................................20
5.3.3
TEST OUTLET VALVE ....................................................................................................................................20
5.4
PRESSURE CHANGES SLOWLY OR SLUGGISHLY ............................................................................ 21
