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AAF, OAF, GSM, VMF 

 

 

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NSTALLATION

 

2.1  Unpacking & Handling 

 

When unpacking or moving the furnace always lift it by its base. Never lift it by the door. Use two 
people to carry the furnace where possible. Remove any packing material from the door gear and 
furnace chamber before use. 

2.2  Siting & Setting Up 

 

Place the furnace in a well ventilated room, away from other sources of heat, and on a surface 
which is resistant to accidental spillage of hot materials. Do not mount the furnace on an 
inflammable surface. 

 

Ensure that there is free space around the furnace. Do not obstruct any of the vents in the control 
section: they are needed to keep the controls cool. 

 

Ensure that the furnace is placed in such a way that it can be quickly switched off or disconnected 
from the electrical supply - see below. 

 

If the chimney is supplied unfitted, then fit it into the hole in the top of the furnace case. If the 
furnace is to be used to heat substances which emit fumes, then a fume extraction duct of about 
150mm inlet diameter may be placed directly above the chimney outlet. Do not make a sealed 
connection to the furnace chimney as this causes excessive airflow through the chamber and gives 
poor temperature uniformity. 

2.3  Electrical Connections 

Connection by a qualified electrician is recommended. 

 

All furnaces covered by this manual may be ordered for single phase A.C. supply, which may be 
Live to Neutral non-reversible, Live to Neutral reversible or Live to Live. The OAF models and 
AAF 11/7 may alternatively be ordered for use on two phases out of a 3-phase with neutral supply. 
The model AAF 11/18 may also be ordered for 3-phase supply: see section 2.4. 

 

Check the furnace rating label before connection. The supply voltage should agree with the 
voltage on the label, and the supply capacity should be sufficient for the amperage on the label. 

 

The supply should be fused at the next size equal to or higher than the amperage on the label. A 
table of the most common fuse ratings is also given in section 8.1 of this manual. Where a supply 
cable is present there are internal supply fuses; customer fusing is preferred but not essential. 

 

Furnace with supply cable: either wire directly to an isolator or fitted with a line plug. 

 

Furnace without supply cable: a permanent connection to a fused and isolated supply should be 
made to the internal terminals after temporary removal of the furnace back panel. 

 

Connection by line plug: the plug should be within reach of the operator, and should be quickly 
removable. 

 

Connection to isolating switch: this should operate on both conductors (single phase) or on both 
live conductors (two phase), and should be within reach of the operator. 

 

The supply MUST incorporate an earth (ground). 

CONNECTION DETAILS 

supply type

           

 

Supply 

Terminal label 

Cable colour 

Live-Neutral 

Reversible or Live-Live 

1-phase

 

    L 

Brown 

to live 

to either power conductor 

 

    N 

Blue 

to neutral 

to the other power conductor 

 

    PE 

Green/Yellow 

to earth (ground) 

to earth (ground) 

supply 

Terminal label 

Cable colour 

 

2- or 3-phase

      L1 

Black 

to phase 1 

 

    L2 

Black 

to phase 2 

 

    L3 

Black 

to phase 3 

except 2-phase

 

 

    N 

Light Blue 

to neutral  

except delta

 

MF06 

Summary of Contents for CARBOLITE AAF Series

Page 1: ...d to the electricity supply CONTENTS Section page 1 0 Descriptions 2 2 0 Installation 3 3 0 Operation 4 4 0 Maintenance 7 5 0 Repairs Replacements 8 6 0 Fault Analysis 14 7 0 Circuit Diagrams 15 8 0 F...

Page 2: ...r flow through the chamber 1 3 GSM 11 7 This is a conventional muffle furnace with a Silica chamber This gives a cleaner environment than a standard ceramic muffle 1 4 VMF 10 6 The Volatile Matter Fur...

Page 3: ...models and AAF 11 7 may alternatively be ordered for use on two phases out of a 3 phase with neutral supply The model AAF 11 18 may also be ordered for 3 phase supply see section 2 4 Check the furnace...

Page 4: ...perature controller see the controller manual OAF 11 2 the slave controller should be set to an offset temperature of zero see 3 2 Overtemperature option only If the overtemperature controller has not...

Page 5: ...AAF OAF GSM VMF 3 3 MF06 5...

Page 6: ...used to heat materials which emit smoke or fumes regularly heat it up to maximum temperature for one hour without load to burn away the soot Materials such as case hardening compounds and other react...

Page 7: ...respondence please quote the serial number model type and voltage given on the rating label of the furnace The serial number and model type are also given on the front of this booklet when supplied wi...

Page 8: ...Guidance Note EH46 We can provide further information on request Alternatively our service division can quote for any repairs to be carried out at your premises or ours 5 3 Temperature Controller Rep...

Page 9: ...AAF OAF GSM VMF 5 5 MF06 9...

Page 10: ...section above which refers to the thermocouple colour coding Unfasten the electrical connections to the inner chamber brick box and remove the thermocouple and sheath see thermocouple replacement ins...

Page 11: ...ermocouple cables from their terminal blocks Straighten all the element tails Note that these become brittle with use Unscrew the screws fixing the metal back piece from the inner chamber and withdraw...

Page 12: ...at the furnace is controlling properly to rule out the possibility that the previous element failed because of a fault elsewhere in the control circuit 5 9 VMF 10 6 Element Replacement See section 5 2...

Page 13: ...s good emission of some fumes may be expected 5 11 Fuse Replacement Fuses are marked on the circuit diagram section 7 0 with type codes e g F1 F2 A list of the correct fuses is given in section 8 1 De...

Page 14: ...o lights glowing on the controller The SUPPLY light is ON The controller may be faulty or not receiving a supply due to a faulty switch or a wiring fault The SUPPLY light is OFF Check the supply fuses...

Page 15: ...d PE L N F2 F1 SSR F3 F3 safety switches A heat on e l e m e n t s for AAF 11 18 see diagram 7 4 7 2 OAF 11 2 single phase 7 3 Higher Voltages e g 254V For single phase models of 254V or above a contr...

Page 16: ...AAF OAF GSM VMF 7 4 16 MF06...

Page 17: ...n t s e l e m e n t s N L L N L N thermocouple Fuses or EMC filters Supply Terminals Circuit no 3 Circuit no 2 N L N L N L3 L2 L1 N PE L Circuit no 1 3 phase neutral A model made to this diagram can...

Page 18: ...Customer fuses Required if no supply cable fitted Recommended if cable fitted See rating label for amperage see table below for fuse rating Model Phases Volts Supply Fuse rating AAF 11 3 1 phase 200 2...

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