Chapter 2 – Device Description
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Control panel
The control panel consists of a two-line alphanumerical LED display and four
membrane keys.
Initial state
The display switches to the initial state after every switch-on and after the
door has been unlocked, where the current time and the chamber
pressure in bar and the (steam) temperature in °C is displayed.
Supply with feed water
The
autoclave
requires
→
demineralized or
→
distilled
→
feed water for
steam production according to
→
VDE 0510. The feed water supply is
provided either by an external water storage tank or with a water treatment
unit (e.g. MELA
dem
®
40/ MELA
dem
®
47). The autoclave automatically
sucks in the feed water.
Feed water from external
water storage tank
If you employ an external water storage tank for the feed water supply, you
must fill it manually from time to time. At the given point in time, the
autoclave outputs an appropriate message. Only use water according to
→
VDE 0510 as
→
feed water.
Water storage tank from
MELAG
The water storage tank from MELAG has a capacity of maximum 11.5
litres. This quantity of
→
feed water suffices for up to 25 sterilizations.
Distilling unit MELAdest
®
65
With the MELA
dest
®
65 distilling unit, you can produce
→
feed water in the
practice cost-effectively.
Feed water with water
treatment unit
A water treatment unit is connected to the domestic water supply. It
produces the
→
feed water required for generating the steam for the
autoclave. The feed water intake of the autoclave is directly connected to
the water treatment unit.
If you employ a water treatment unit then there is always sufficient feed
water available. You no longer have to manually fill the water storage tank.
Function key (-) and (+)
to select, set and display special functions:
print, date/time, preheating, total batches,
conductivity, acknowledge error
Program selection button (P)
to select the sterilization programs/ test
programs and select or set options
(submenus) of the special functions
Start – Stop button (S)
to start programs, terminate
programs / drying as well as
control of the special functions
Time (h:min:s)
chamber pressure (bar) and
(steam)- temperature (°C)
2-line LED display
for program status display and
parameter display