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Safety clearance
Because your new fluxer will produce heat, a minimal safety clearance must be
provided to prevent surrounding material from heating and potentially catching
fire. All around the instrument, a minimum distance of 30 cm (12’’) must be free
from combustible materials. Similarly, a clearance of at least 45 cm (18’’) must be
provided above the top of the instrument.
Your local fire code may require different clearance distances; please check with
your local regulations.
Leveling
In order to obtain glass beads with a uniform thickness, it is important that the
molds be reasonably horizontal upon pouring. If in doubt, place a bubble spirit
level on top of the fluxer and adjust the instrument’s feet to compensate for
possible slant. (Also see page 27 for mold installation details. If mold is correctly
leveled but beads are still incomplete, please refer to
, at
page 48.)
Connection
The X-300 works on 195-250 VAC, 50/60 Hz. Note that the in-wall power line and
corresponding wall breakers or fuses must be designed to carry at least 15 A.
Mold size
On the X-300, the user can easily re-configure the mold holder to accept any mold
nominal size from 30 to 40 mm. Please refer to page 58,
configuration, assembly and alignment
Crucible
holder setup
Once the mold holders are configured and installed, you may proceed to page 57,
for details on how to properly assemble the parts that make up
the crucible holder, and install the latter in the instrument.
Questions ?
Should you have any question regarding the proper installation and start-up of
your instrument, please contact Katanax directly (see information on page 84) for
assistance.
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