SPS Smart Profiler Hardware Guide
PTG-330310-000 Rev. C
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Safe Handling after Exiting the Oven
As the profiler emerges from the oven, its shield will be too hot to touch. Your profiler kit includes a pair of safety
gloves, and it is absolutely required that you use these gloves for handling the unit after an oven run.
The safety gloves provided with your profiler kit feature a fabric construction that is rated to permit holding an
object heated to 120
°
C (250
°
F) for up to 30 seconds. Operators should never hold a profiler longer than 30 seconds
and should only hold it as long as needed to move it safely to a workbench or other appropriate flat surface.
Caution
: Never substitute gloves that are not rated for similar temperature and holding cycle
specifications. Contact your profiler manufacturer for replacement or extra pairs.
Safely Remove the Profiler from the Oven
Hot Surface
: Wear the safety gloves supplied with
your profiler kit during this procedure.
1.
As the PCB reaches the end of the conveyor, carefully
support the board with a gloved hand.
2.
Matching the speed of the conveyor, slowly move the board away from the oven keeping the thermocouple
wires away from any entangling machinery.
3.
As the profiler reaches the end of the conveyor, carefully
support it with your other gloved hand.
4.
Carry the PCB and profiler away from the oven area, and place the shielded profiler on a flat, level surface that
is unaffected by the unit’s heat.
5.
Safely Remove the Profiler from the Shield
