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18. Hold the outlet valve assembly with one hand and pull the stop on the
heating jacket out of the way to lower the cell fully inside the heating
jacket. Rotate the cell until it locks in place over the alignment pin in the
bottom of the heating jacket.
19. Close the outlet valve by turning the lever 90° to the direction of flow.
Place a metal dial thermometer (#154-20) in the top of the cell in the small
hole.
20. Place the back pressure receiver onto the top of the valve stem assembly.
Be careful to not rotate the valve assembly. Lock the receiver in place
with the safety pin and lanyard. Be sure that the pin is all the way in. The
outlet drain valve on the receiver should be in the closed position.
Connect to CO
2
Pressure Assembly
(#171-90-10)
Outlet Valve Drain
(#170-32)
Safety Pin
(#171-23-1)
21. Attach the CO
2
pressure assembly to the valve stem on top of the back
pressure receiver and make sure the safety pin is all the way in and
locked in place with the lanyard.
22. Turn the T-handle on the air regulator counterclockwise until approximate-
ly 6 threads are exposed. Puncture the CO
2
bulb and apply the appropri
-
ate amount of back pressure to the receiver for the desired test tempera-
ture.