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Orion 796 Iss.08 – 01/14 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STIRRED LIQUID BATH  

MODEL ORION 796 

User Maintenance Manual/Handbook 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Isothermal Technology Limited, Pine Grove, Southport, PR9 9AG, England 

Tel: +44 (0)1704 543830 Fax: +44 (0)1704 544799 Internet: www.isotech.co.uk E-mail: [email protected] 

 

 

The company is always willing to give technical advice and assistance where appropriate.  Equally, because of the programme of continual 

development and improvement we reserve the right to amend or alter characteristics and design without prior notice.  This publication is 

for information only. 

Summary of Contents for ORION 796

Page 1: ...0 1704 543830 Fax 44 0 1704 544799 Internet www isotech co uk E mail info isotech co uk The company is always willing to give technical advice and assistance where appropriate Equally because of the...

Page 2: ...13 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT 13 The Temperature Controller 13 Altering the Setpoint 13 ADVANCED CONTROLLER FEATURES 13 Setpoint Ramp Rate 13 Instrument Address 14 MONITORING THE CONTROLLER STATUS 14 Units 1...

Page 3: ...nts of EN 50082 1 criterion B Symbol Identification Publication Description ISO3864 Caution refer to manual IEC 417 Caution Hot Surface ELECTRICAL SAFETY This equipment must be correctly earthed This...

Page 4: ...the calibration of thermometers 5 Do not handle the apparatus when it is hot or cold unless wearing the appropriate protective clothing and having the necessary training 6 Do not drill modify or othe...

Page 5: ...S PARTS ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS GUARANTEE INTERFERENCE WITH OR FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THIS INSTRUMENT MAY INVALIDATE THIS GUARANTEE RECOMMENDATION The life of your ISOTECH Instrument will be pro...

Page 6: ...PERSONNEL FAMILIAR WITH GOOD MEASUREMENT PRACTICES IT IS EXPECTED THAT PERSONNEL USING THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE COMPETENT WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF APPARATUS WHICH MAY BE POWERED OR UNDER EXTREMES OF TEMPE...

Page 7: ...006 C C10 Oil 125 C Vertical Uniformity 0 005 C Methanol 0 C 0 005 C Methanol 0 C 0 007 C C10 Oil 125 C Heating Time 25 C to 125 C 50mins C10 oil 30 C to 300 C 120mins VH Oil Cooling Time 0 C to 80 C...

Page 8: ...pipe 3 Lid 4 This User Maintenance Manual Handbook 5 PC Interface Lead yellow and Adaptor Optional accessories are available and will only be present if specified on your order In the unlikely event o...

Page 9: ...nal by pass valve that will reduce the running pressure of the refrigeration system The by pass valve will automatically enable at temperatures above 10 C until the chiller is automatically switched o...

Page 10: ...sed R404A Quantity 550grams Orion Low Gas used High stage R404A Quantity 350grams Low stage R23 Quantity 100grams SETTING UP The whole manual should be carefully read before using the bath and then se...

Page 11: ...sent on the Orion M model Cooling Power are only present on the Orion L and Orion M The cooling power control permits the power to be reduced from maximum and fine tuning of performance at different t...

Page 12: ...Page 12 of 24 Orion 796 Iss 08 01 14 REAR PANEL...

Page 13: ...where it is advantageous to limit the heating or cooling rate An example might be when testing bimetallic thermostats by forcing the bath to heat at a controlled rate it is easier to determine the tem...

Page 14: ...llers status as follows Medium Version Output 1 op1 Heater shows when the heater is active seen to pulse to display heater output REM This beacon indicates activity on the PC interface Output 2 op2 Fu...

Page 15: ...lue to a suitable value perhaps 10 20 C higher than the operating temperature but lower than the flash point of the liquid Set this value into the A1 Hi Parameter Set the Low Trip value to a suitable...

Page 16: ...under temperature is safe then press both the PAGE button and the SCROLL button simultaneously you may need to press these buttons twice once to clear the alarm and once to reset in order to resume n...

Page 17: ...ience it is suggested that a newly received bath should be tested at 50 C with water as the operating liquid Connect the bath to the supply and switch on 1 Set the over temperature controller to a sui...

Page 18: ...roach their upper operating limit fumes become significant and fume extraction becomes essential Isothermal Technology manufactures a Fluidised Alumina Bath the 875 Bath which overcomes the limitation...

Page 19: ...calibration range To change the liquid 1 Disconnect from the supply 2 Ensure the liquid is at a safe handling temperature Neither too hot nor too cool then open the drain tap 3 Drain the liquid into c...

Page 20: ...ess for the cooling coil is via two bulkhead fittings on the rear panel Water passed through the coil will substantially reduce the cooling time To avoid any hazard from the expansion of water to stea...

Page 21: ...ined together The benefit of this approach is that a number of calibration baths may be connected together in a daisy chain configuration and then linked to a single RS232 see diagram Note The RS 422...

Page 22: ...icator such as the milliK or TTI 10 The software requires Windows 9X XP a minimum of 5Mb of free hard drive space and free serial ports for the instruments to be connected DEVELOPMENT Cal NotePad was...

Page 23: ...h will install the application a user manual with setup information and the necessary LabVIEW run time support files 5 Should you ever need to uninstall the software then use the Add Remove Programs o...

Page 24: ...er Equalising Block 4pockets 8mm x 160mm deep 798 05 02A 798 05 02B Standard Dual Cell Holder Dual Large Water Triple Point Cell Holder 798 05 03 796 05 01 Standard Sensor Holder 798 05 04 Carbon Diox...

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