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Heating Jacket
Turn the thermostat knob on the front of the metal plate to change the tem
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perature of the heating jacket. The thermostat cover is marked from 1 to 10
and each whole number represents a separate temperature. Each filter press
will heat up a little differently so it is a good idea to mark with a pen directly
on the face-plate of the thermostat cover the temperature which corresponds
with each number. The actual temperature of the heating jacket is measured
with a stem thermometer and then the thermometer is placed into the cell
body.
The heating jacket will get very hot during the test so be careful not to touch
the outside of the jacket at any time during the heat-up period or the test. It is
especially easy to get burned when installing or removing the Back Pressure
Receiver as the technician is working in a very confined space. The power
cord is supplied for either 115 Volts or 230 Volts and due to the various types
of plug connectors around the world it may be necessary to change the plug
on the end of the power cord. The power cable is 8 feet in length and the
heating jacket should be placed no farther than 8 feet from the appropriate
electrical outlet. The heat up time will vary from one instrument to the next
and the pilot light will turn on when the set temperature has been reached.
The temperature of the fluid inside the cell however will not be at the set tem
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perature, so always allow one hour of heating time for the fluid, after the cell
has been fully inserted into the heating jacket.
