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2.1. Warranty conditions

The distillation unit Vapodest 10 is manufactured following the high quality gui-

delines of EN ISO 9001:2000. On the basis of the C. Gerhardt conditions of war-

ranty our products are guaranteed for 1 year, as long as the apparatus is used in 

accordance with the instructions mentioned in this manual.

Please note that the semi-consumable parts are excluded from warranty.

2.2. Technical data

 

Order No.:  7610 

 

 

Nominal voltage:  230 VAC - 50/60Hz 

 

Nominal Wattage:  1600 W

 

Cooling water:  about 3 litre per distillation minute

 

Cooling water pressure:  > 0,5 bar

 

Pump capacity:

  

-Diaphragm pump H

2

O  11 - ca. 30 ml/min with water

 -Diaphragm pump Reagent  0 - ca. 170 ml/min with NaOH

 

Store tank:  any size, recommended: KAN 20

 

Dimensions:  440 x 690 x 340 mm (W x H x D)

 

Weight:  25 kg

 

Amount of distillate:  see table

 

  Steam capacity 

Steam capacity 

 

  Level 10 (100 %) 

Level 1 (70 %) 

 

Dest.-time = 2 min

 

ca. 25 ml 

ca. 15 ml 

 

Dest.-time = 4 min

 

ca. 60 ml 

ca. 40 ml 

 

Dest.-time = 6 min

 

ca. 110 ml 

ca. 60 ml 

 

Dest.-time = 10 min

 

ca. 190 ml 

ca. 110 ml 

2.3. Operating conditions

Vapodest distillation systems can be run under normal laboratory conditions.

For the connection to the tap (cold water) a fixed connection with 1/2 inch thread 

is needed.

 

2 Technical description

Summary of Contents for Vapodest 10s

Page 1: ...10s VAP 10 05 Nov 2008_GB Please read this manual carefully before you start operating the system Please observe the safety instructions of this manual marked with in order to avoid any dangers resul...

Page 2: ...neral 8 4 2 Tubing connections 8 4 3 Mains connection 9 4 4 Setting into operation 9 5 Operation 10 5 1 Keyboard 10 5 2 Setting of timer 10 5 3 Priming the tubes 11 5 4 Test run 11 5 5 Distilling a sa...

Page 3: ...ulations in place It is understood that the user has to observe the accident prevention regulations in place the general accident prevention regulations EU regulations or other country specific instru...

Page 4: ...out 3 litre per distillation minute Cooling water pressure 0 5 bar Pump capacity Diaphragm pump H2 O 11 ca 30 ml min with water Diaphragm pump Reagent 0 ca 170 ml min with NaOH Store tank any size rec...

Page 5: ...the following list 3 2 Parts list 1 x Distillation system Vapodest10 complete 1 x Water inlet tubing 10 17mm with connections of 1 2 inch and 3 4 inch 2m Order No 22802 3 x PVC tubing 8 12 2 m order...

Page 6: ...rder No 11819 9 PP distributor with PP threaded joint 10 Distribution head glass Order No 7472 11 Screw cap GL32 with silicone seal Order No 16604 12 Distillation condenser Order No 7673 13 Screw cap...

Page 7: ...s off in case of excessive current consumption 5 Switch to rinse the steam generator Also see Chapter 7 2 2 Cleaning of steam gene rator Fig 3 4 Rear view Vapodest 10 6 Excess pressure steam outlet 7...

Page 8: ...or distilled water and sodium hydroxide below the bench Make sure that the set of tanks are not placed any higher than the distillation unit 4 2 Tubing connections When connecting the tubings please o...

Page 9: ...e more than 10 then you have to contact your service engineer Make sure that the mains switch at the front of the instrument is in position 0 Connect the mains cable to the rear appliance plug first C...

Page 10: ...isplay of status steam power Green Instrument is ready for operation about 2 minutes after turning it on 5 Display of status operating mode Red distillation is running 6 Switch Addition reagent Manual...

Page 11: ...the digestion tube The tube is now primed 5 4 Test run Each day before starting to distill samples you should do a distillation wit hout sample Don t be disturbed by noises deriving from the approx 1...

Page 12: ...with about 50 ml boric acid and place into position 3 Manually dilute the sulphuric acid digestion with the 5 fold amount of distilled H2 O 4 Insert the steam inlet tube into the digestion tube 5 Low...

Page 13: ...chemicals one after the other get a blank value a replacement of the chemicals might be re commended Increase the amount of water Exchange the glass condenser Clean the tubes without detergent or rin...

Page 14: ...e amount delivered by the NaOH pump about 4 ml should be delivered per second Increase of the amount of boric acid Increase of the amount of acid This problem only occurs with catalysts containing mer...

Page 15: ...iglass protection door 19017 Door handle black 18251 Door hinges black 1 pair 18250 Rubber foot GF21 self adhesive 17945 Drip tray PP 50015 Water inlet tubing 10 17 2 m 22802 PVC tubing 4 7 2 m 22601...

Page 16: ...eaned Turn off the instrument The water tank must be filled with a minimum of 5 litres distilled water Set switch for rinsing on S see ill 3 4 pos 7 Turn on instrument to start rinsing process If tank...

Page 17: ...id as of March 23rd 2006 As of this date C Gerhardt will take back all instruments delivered after August 13th 2005 without charges and will dispose of them according to the regulations or Gerhardt wi...

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