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2. Switch on vacuum casting machine and vacuum pump.
3. Grind in the sealing rod into the crucible bottom (rotating movement)
4. Set the desired melting program.
5.
Select 'normal’ with the valve ‘crucible’ (standard selection: normal-pressure).
If pressure or vacuum is selected, the vacuum chamber must be closed with your
flask already inside.
6. Start program wit
h the button “PGM start”.
7. The generator will start to preheat the crucible to almost set-temperature.
8. If the crucible reaches the set temperature, fill the melting charge into the
crucible
.
9. Shortly before the set-point temperature is reached, set in the flask without delay
and switch on vacuum with the valve ‘Flask’.
10.
The machine will show now “confirm manual cast”.
11.
Now change the rotary switch “crucible” to the desired position. For overpressure
to
the position “12 o’clock”.
12. Take a final look at your metal if the metal surface meets your requirements.
13.
The machine will show now “confirm turbo pressure end” and count the cooling
time (here 26 seconds gone).