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Page 3 of 24 

Saturn/Cyclops 878 Iss.05 – 08/18 

 

CONTENTS 

 EMC INFORMATION

 ................................................................................................................................................................ 4

 

 ELECTRICAL SAFETY

 ............................................................................................................................................................... 4

 

Environmental Ratings

 ................................................................................................................................................................. 4

 

 HEALTH AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

 ................................................................................................................................ 5

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE

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INTRODUCTION

 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7

 

THEORY OF OPERATION

 ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

 

SPHERICAL BLACK BODY SOURCE

 ................................................................................................................................................ 9

 

FEATURES

 ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

 

Figure 1: Saturn/Cyclops Assembly Detail

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PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

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SPECIFICATIONS

 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12

 

Each Unit Comprises Of:

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PRECAUTIONS

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ON ARRIVAL

 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

 

CAUTION

 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 15

 

Figure 2: Cyclops Assembly Diagram Exploded View (shown in section)

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USING THE CONTROLLER

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FRONT

 

PANEL

 

LAYOUT

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T

HE 

T

EMPERATURE 

C

ONTROLLER

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A

LTERING THE 

S

ETPOINT

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A

DVANCED 

C

ONTROLLER 

F

EATURES

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Setpoint Ramp Rate

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Instrument Address

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Monitoring the Controller Status

 .............................................................................................................................................. 17

 

Units

 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

 

Diagnostic alarms

 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17

 

CONTROLLER ERROR MESSAGES

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COMMISSIONING

 ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19

 

SAMPLE

 

RESULTS

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USING THE PC INTERFACE

 ........................................................................................................................................................... 20

 

CONNECTIONS

 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 20

 

CAL NOTEPAD

 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 21

 

DEVELOPMENT

 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21

 

HOW

 

TO

 

INSTALL

 

CAL

 

NOTEPAD

 ........................................................................................................................................... 22

 

PROTOCOL

 ................................................................................................................................................................................. 22

 

GETTING THE BEST FROM YOUR SATURN

 ................................................................................................................................ 23

 

INTRODUCTION

 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23

 

SPARE PARTS LIST

 ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24

 

Summary of Contents for Saturn 878

Page 1: ...l 44 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...

Page 2: ...E NOT COVERED BY THIS GUARANTEE INTERFERENCE WITH OR FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THIS INSTRUMENT MAY INVALIDATE THIS GUARANTEE The company is always willing to give technical advice and assistance wh...

Page 3: ...IVAL 14 CAUTION 15 Figure 2 Cyclops Assembly Diagram Exploded View shown in section 15 USING THE CONTROLLER 16 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT 16 THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER 16 ALTERING THE SETPOINT 16 ADVANCED CON...

Page 4: ...ensure the conductive parts cannot become live in the event of a failure of the insulation The protective conductor of the flexible mains cable which is coloured green yellow MUST be connected to a su...

Page 5: ...aring the appropriate protective clothing and having the necessary training 6 Do not drill modify or otherwise change the shape of the apparatus 7 Do not dismantle the apparatus without disconnecting...

Page 6: ...TENT 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...

Page 7: ...Isothermal Technology in 1984 the full potential of the bath has yet to be realised The lower temperature limit is dictated by the controller and the furnace time constant so that by reducing the heat...

Page 8: ...erature in the central part of the oven or furnace The theory behind the Isotech Spherical Black Body Source is that a solid conducting sphere suspended in the centre of a hollow outer heated sphere w...

Page 9: ...er which can incorporate remote facilities enabling the furnace temperatures to be pre programmed from a computer Thus totally automatic readings become possible and easily realisable 3 Normally the w...

Page 10: ...Page 10 of 24 Saturn Cyclops 878 Iss 05 08 18 Figure 1 Saturn Cyclops Assembly Detail...

Page 11: ...prises of a number of concentric shells See Figure 1 The outer layer of the spun metal is for containment and support inside this is a layer of ceramic fibre Within the fibre is a ceramic spherical ma...

Page 12: ...hour to 700 C 3 hours to 1300 C Power Supply 3KW Typically Single Phase Ambient Operating Temperature 0 to 50 C 70 RH These times may increase as the windings age or if the supply voltage is low Each...

Page 13: ...t high temperatures the outside surface of the furnace becomes hot If this is a safety problem then a protecting grill should be built round the furnace 2 Over Temperature All the materials used in th...

Page 14: ...r windings e The Cyclops fits inside the inner sphere with a layer of Kaowool around it see Figure 1 It is recommended that two people continue with the procedure Carefully lift the upper hemisphere t...

Page 15: ...ely 20 between the furnace heater windings and greater than 5 Megohms between windings and outer furnace case Assuming this is so you may now commission the furnace Please read the controller instruct...

Page 16: ...er display changes to indicate the new setpoint Advanced Controller Features Setpoint Ramp Rate By default the bath is configured to heat and cool as quickly as possible There may be some calibration...

Page 17: ...is used for PC communications Each instrument has an address this allows several instruments to be connected in parallel on the same communications bus The default value is 1 This address would only n...

Page 18: ...Contact Isotech HW Er Hardware error Indication that a module is of the wrong type missing or faulty Contact Isotech LLLL Out of Display range low reading Contact Isotech HHHH Out of Display range hig...

Page 19: ...witch on the furnace controller and set the temperature to 100 C Allow the temperature to reach 100 C and stabilise there for 2 hours 2 Increase the set temperature to 200 C Allow 2 hours for stabilis...

Page 20: ...isy chained 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...

Page 21: ...ture indicator 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 Note...

Page 22: ...which 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 Progr...

Page 23: ...n evaluation of this profile The profile will be consistent throughout the life of the furnace and enable calibration to be performed to an accuracy of C 1 Set temperatures to 100 C and allow 1 to 1 h...

Page 24: ...01 02 Windings 2 932 20 16 Kaowool 935 10 24 Cable Gland Con Block 935 35 58 59B Plug Socket 935 21 21 Relay 240V 935 12 20 Relay 110V 935 12 04 Fuse 935 11 05 Fuse Holder 935 27 01 Neon Switch 935 06...

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