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3601 E. 34th St. Tucson, AZ  85713  USA  Tel. +1 520-882-6598  Fax +1 520-882-6599  email: [email protected]    Web: http://www.metallographic.com 

 

Please read this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation, operating and safety guidelines. 

NANO 1200T Polisher 

Equipment Type: 

12 and 14-inch diameter Single Grinder / 
Polisher 

Model: 

NANO 1200T 

Electrical Requirements: 

110 / 220 Volts (single-phase) 

Frequency: 

50/60 Hz 

Motor Horsepower: 

1.5 hp (1100 W) 

Manual Revision Date: 

April 2014 

 

Summary of Contents for NANO 1200T

Page 1: ...phic com Please read this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Equipment Type 12 and 14 inch diameter Single Grinder Polisher Model NANO 1200T Electrical Requirements 110 220 Volts single phase Frequency 50 60 Hz Motor Horsepower 1 5 hp 1100 W Manual Revision Date April 2014 ...

Page 2: ...ruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Contents PAGE Warranty ii 1 0 Product Description 1 2 0 Unpacking Shipping and Installation 4 3 0 Safety Guidelines 6 4 0 Start Up and Operation 8 5 0 Maintenance 20 6 0 Trouble Shooting 21 7 0 Metallographic Consumables 22 8 0 Spare Parts 26 9 0 Electrical schematic 39 i ...

Page 3: ...ions and any description in catalogs circulars and other written material published by PACE Technologies is the sole purpose of identifying such goods and shall not create an express warranty that the goods shall conform to such description THIS WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED THERE ARE NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MECHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PUR...

Page 4: ...Buyer to pay all amounts due and payable to Seller under the work or purchase order or any other agreement between Buyer and Seller Buyer s rights under the warranty shall be suspended during any period of such default and the original warranty period will not be extended beyond its original expiration date despite such suspension of warranty rights 7 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS This agreement has be...

Page 5: ...nd safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher 1 0 Product Description 1 1 General Description 1 Working wheel Water valve Water switch The NANO 1200T is a 12 or 14 inch single wheel grinding polishing machine for manual wet grinding or polishing of metallographic specimens The NANO 1200T is a variable speed 0 1000 rpm with three programmable fast speed buttons approx 100 200 and 300 rpm polisher Speed ...

Page 6: ...00 mm or 14 inch 350 mm diameter Motor power 1 5 hp 1100 W Polishing base speed 0 to 1000 rpm variable speed 20 rpm increments Fast speed buttons pre programmed for 100 200 and 300 rpm Weight Approx 110 lbs 50 kg Dimensions WxDxH Approx 21 x 31 x 15 534 mm x 790 mm x 380 mm Working temperature 32 100 F 0 40 C Shipping temperature 32 100 F 0 40 C Storage temperature 32 100 F 0 40 C Maximum diameter...

Page 7: ...n manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher 1 4 Features 1 3 Mechanical Schematic Note Installation of the NANO 1200T should be on a flat sturdy surface with easy access to drain water and electrical connections 3 The NANO 1200T is equipped with a powerful motor connected to the polishing wheel through a maintenance free V belt ...

Page 8: ...low all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher 2 0 Unpacking Shipping and Installation 2 1 Unpacking Unit is delivered in a box Unpack and check for completeness of parts Measures WxHxD 26x23x38 inch 660x580x965 mm Weight Varies depending upon model approximately 165 lbs 75 kgs 2 2 Shipping When moving box lift from bottom Caution Heavy equipment Take care to avoid bodily...

Page 9: ...in and electrical connections are completed the system is ready for operation by activating the main power switch 5 Backside connections External water supply The water supply line requires a 1 4 inch compression fitting It is recommended that the water supply be turned off when the unit is not in use Inlet water should be clean and contamination free to extend the life and performance of the syst...

Page 10: ...ntact with moving parts lubricants and abrasives Seek appropriate medical care for cutting injuries 3 3 Emergency Statement Operate unit as specified in this manual Disconnect power before opening unit Do not leave any specimen or other parts on the working wheel Ensure that the air slots on polishing base are not obstructed When unit is not in use turn off water Securely hold the sample preferabl...

Page 11: ...sher 3 4 Safety Test Examine and verify that the NANO 1200T safety devices and operating performance are in good working condition prior to use The following safety check is considered important Test Activate main switch Depress emergency stop switch Proper Response Machine powers down Malfunction Machine does not lose power Corrective measure If system does not power down disconnect power supply ...

Page 12: ...ton Emergency stop switch cuts power to the motor immediately Wheel direction Clockwise rotation and counter clockwise rotation Run stop buttons Start stop the polishing wheel in both manual and auto mode Water switch Activates the water solenoid for the rinse bowl and rinse spout Preset speeds Allows for faster speed control SPL low speed SPM medium speed SPH high speed factory setting approx 100...

Page 13: ...the speed of the wheel Select low medium or high speed fast buttons and use up and down arrows to fine tune speed if required Fast speed buttons 4 2 1 Programmable Mode To change the speed setting for the fast speed buttons use the following procedure Press the PRG button and use the up and down keys to SL slow speed and press ENTER Use the up and down key to change the speed Use Sn for changing t...

Page 14: ...ples and to sample the specimens close to the area of interest Rough or planar grinding To obtain a planar surface To remove sectioning damage To approach the area of interest Rough polishing Ideally to remove all the subsurface damage and microstructural damage produced during cutting and rough grinding Superficial scratches may still be present after this step Final polishing Generally more for ...

Page 15: ...ng pressures increase stock removal rates However higher pressure also increases the amount of surface and subsurface damage produced in the specimen Note regarding SiC grinding papers as the abrasive grains dull and cut rates decrease increasing grinding pressures can extend the life of the SiC paper Higher grinding polishing pressures can also generate additional frictional heat which may be ben...

Page 16: ...age Therefore polycrystalline diamond abrasives are recommended for metallographic rough polishing on low napped polishing cloths 4 4 2 Rough Polishing Rough Polishing Guidelines 12 Material Recommendations Metals ferrous non ferrous tool steels superalloys etc Rough polishing typically requires two polishing steps e g a 6 micron diamond followed by a 1 micron diamond on low napped polishing cloth...

Page 17: ...shing pads with a nanometer alumina polishing abrasive The polishing times should nominally be less than 30 seconds Ceramics and ceramic matrix composites CMC Low napped polishing pads using 1 um polycrystalline diamond alternating with colloidal silica or colloidal silica alone Polymer matrix composites PMC Fine abrasive diamond lapping films followed by a very light polish on a high napped polis...

Page 18: ...d Depending upon the heat treatment the grinding and polishing times may increase for the harder martensite phase Abrasive surface Lubricant Time PDGD 125M Diamond Grinding Disk water Until plane SIRIUS Composite grinding disk 9 um DIAMAT Diamond 3 minutes ORION Composite grinding disk 3 um DIAMAT diamond 3 minutes 1 um DIAMAT diamond on ATLANTIS pad DIALUBE Extender 2 minutes 0 05 um Nanometer al...

Page 19: ...oncentrations of chromium 12 and are generally relatively soft as compared to heat treated steels This makes stainless steel more susceptible to smearing Preparation is relatively straight forward 431 Stainless Steel microstructure 15 Abrasive surface Lubricant Time 320 grit SiC paper 400 grit SiC paper 600 grit SiC paper 800 grit SiC paper 1200 grit SiC paper water Until plane 1 minute 1 minute 1...

Page 20: ...luminum alloys are difficult to prepare because they are soft and contain oxide particles which can become dislodged and scratch the surface The key to polishing aluminum is to use very fine polishing abrasives fine aggregates Aluminum Silicon Alloy microstructure Kallings etchant 16 Abrasive surface Lubricant Time P220 grit ALO paper P500 grit ALO paper P1200 grit ALO paper Water Until plane 1 mi...

Page 21: ...re easily pulled out during preparation By minimizing the sectioning damage and by starting with a modest grit size SiC paper retaining these difficult particles can be accomplished 17 Nodular Cast Iron microstructure Etchant 2 nital Mag 100X Graphite Cast Iron microstructure Etchant 2 nital Mag 500X Abrasive surface Lubricant Time 320 grit SiC paper 400 grit SiC paper 600 grit SiC paper 800 grit ...

Page 22: ... abrasive possible on a metal mesh cloth Note that there is a trade off between planar grinding time abrasive size and induced damage In some cases for ceramics it is better to take more time and minimize damage at planar grinding in order to reduce overall polishing times The use of SIAMAT colloidal silica also provides a chemical mechanical polishing CMP action which is the most effective means ...

Page 23: ... follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Etchant Database OVER 2200 ETCHANTS Search Fields Material or metal type Specific alloys Etchant name Micro vs Macro etchant Keyword MSDS for Etchant Chemicals Preparation Guidelines Preparation Basics Preparation Trouble Shooting Educational Etchant and Procedure Database CD optional Etchant Database Preparation Guidelin...

Page 24: ... and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher 5 0 Maintenance 5 1 Introduction 20 5 2 Cleaning outside cabinet The NANO 1200T requires very minimal maintenance However to increase the life of the polisher it is suggested that the unit be rinsed after use The cabinet should be cleaned occasionally with a moistened cloth Do not use any chemicals or cleaning abrasiv...

Page 25: ... blocked a Clean air connections Specimens not polished evenly across sample A Specimen not breaking down grinding paper uniformly B Relative velocity of base and head does not match A Position specimen holder so that specimen tracks over the entire radius of the grinding paper B Match head and base speed Error Message E01 a IPM protection produced by motor power surge a Turn polisher off and wait...

Page 26: ...etallographic com Please read this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher 7 0 Metallographic Consumables 60 grit SiC 240 grit SiC 1200 grit SiC 600 grit SiC 400 grit SiC 2 dimensional line profile 3 D optical contour mapping 22 7 1 SiC Abrasive Paper Surface Roughness ...

Page 27: ...ediate polishing steps TEXPAN Polishing pad is a low napped cloth Black CHEM 2 Polishing Pad This porometric polymer pad has the consistency similar to a rubber type of pad Black CHEM 2 pad has a low nap but behaves as an intermediate polishing pad with a performance between low napped and high napped pads GOLDPAD Polishing Cloth This is a woven low napped polishing pad used mostly for intermediat...

Page 28: ...d over a monocrystalline diamond Higher removal rates self sharpening abrasive Very uniform surface finish More uniform particle size distribution Harder tougher particles Blocky shaped particles Hexagonal equally hard in all directions microcrystallites Extremely rough surface more cutting points Surface area is 300 greater than with a monocrystalline diamond No abrasion resistant directionality ...

Page 29: ...ing This chemical balance also produces a surface phenomenon which makes the specimen surface more chemically active This produces a surface layer which can be mechanically removed by the colloidal silica particles themselves or by the mechanical scrubbing of the surface with the polishing pad For ceramics the combination of fine polycrystalline diamond and colloidal silica improves surface finish...

Page 30: ... installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher 8 0 Spare Parts 26 Part no Description Images Electrical N1 007b NANO 1000T and 2000T Motor 750 W 1 hp N1 007c NANO 1200T Motor 1 5 hp N1 008b NANO 1000T 2000T PC board frequency convertor new machine using 24V transformer N1 008c NANO 1200T PC board frequency convertor new machine using 24V transformer N1 008T PC board top only for...

Page 31: ...ow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Electrical N1 012b Transformer 24V N1 013 Emergency Stop N1 015b PC board with time display wide cable for NANO polisher N1 015c Front panel connection cable with time display FUSE C Controller T6 3A fuse each FUSE NA 10 amp fuse for NANO Polishers 3 package PS 001 On Off switch 24RELAY 24 volt relay...

Page 32: ...com Please read this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Electrical RELAY B 24 volt relay switch base NANO R Rectifier N1 009b Solenoid Valve 24 V CORD 110V 110V power cord CORD 220R 220V round time power cord CORD 220F 220V three prop flat connector 28 ...

Page 33: ...perating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Mechanical Components PW 800 NANO 1000 2000 8 inch working wheel PW 1000 NANO 1000 2000 10 inch working wheel PW 1200 NANO 1200 12 inch working wheel PW 1400 NANO 1200 14 inch working wheel N1 001 NANO 1000 Single Wheel FRP cover N2 001 NANO 2000 Double Wheel FRP cover N12 001 NANO 1200 FRP cover N1 002 NANO 1000 2000 Po...

Page 34: ...nd safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Mechanical Components N12 002 NANO 1200 Polishing Table Support Platen N1 002PEG Table support PEG s without o rings 3 set N1 002 O Ring Table support PEG O ring 3 pkg N1 003S NANO 1000T 2000T Spindle assembly N1 025 FEMTO 1100 post collar mounts on the NANO 1000 2000 polisher N1 003P NANO 1000 2000 Pulley wheel for spindle wheel ...

Page 35: ...ANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Mechanical Components N1 005 NANO 1000T Single Wheel Belt N2 005 NANO 2000T Double Wheel Belt N12 005 NANO 1200T Single Wheel Belt PTM 125 005 8 inch plain backed paper ring PTM 125 006 10 inch plain backed paper ring PTM 225 005 12 inch plain backed paper ring PTM 225 006 14 inch plain backed paper ring PTM 125 007 8 and 10 inch polisher cover PTM 225...

Page 36: ...d this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Mechanical Components PTM 125 001 8 and 10 inch splash guard PTM 125 207 12 and 14 inch splash guard FT 004 Feet 4 pkg N1 T NANO 1000T Template N2 T NANO 2000T Template N12 T NANO 1200T Template N1 M 001 NANO 1000 Casting 32 ...

Page 37: ...hic com Please read this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Mechanical Components N2 M 001 NANO 2000 casting N12 M 001 N1200 casting N1 M 002 Plastic cover N1 M 003 Femto slot holder N1 M 004 NANO 1000 Bottom cover N2 P BC NANO 2000 Bottom cover 33 ...

Page 38: ...ad this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher N12 BOT NANO 1200 plastic bottom cover N1 M 008 NANO 1000T Motor holder N2 M 003 NANO 2000T Motor holder N12 M 003 NANO 1200 Motor holder N1 014b NANO 1000 rear panel N2 M 002 NANO 2000 rear panel Part no Description Images Mechanical Components 34 ...

Page 39: ...phic com Please read this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Mechanical Components N12 BP NANO 1200 rear panel N1 M 007 Aluminum template base for NANO polisher N1 M 005 Solenoid bracket N1 M 006 Water adapter bracket N1 M 009 Water hose clamp 35 ...

Page 40: ...s instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Mechanical Components N12 M 002 NANO 1200 Spindle N12 M 004 NANO 1200 Wheel pulley N12 M CR NANO 1200 copper ring N12 M 005 NANO 1200 Spindle shaft N12 M SSA NANO 1200 Spindle shaft adapter N12 M RSH NANO 1200 roller shaft housing 36 ...

Page 41: ...y and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Plumbing Components W 6M 6 mm diameter water supply hose connector W E 8MM Elbow 8mm quick water connector W S 8MM 8mm water split quick connector P Drain Drain hose 2 meters P Inlet Water inlet hose 2 meters N P CFA Copper female adapter N1 010 Drain connector set elbow nipple hose barb 37...

Page 42: ...all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher Part no Description Images Plumbing Components N2 009 NANO 2000 Drain T fitting D REDUCER Drain Reducer D ELBOW Drain elbow D NIPPLE Drain nipple D BARB Drain hose barb P RINSE Rinse bowl water sprayer P ADAPTER Rinse bowl water connector PVL Water value right side single unit and right side double PVR Water value left side doubl...

Page 43: ...A Tel 1 520 882 6598 Fax 1 520 882 6599 email pace metallographic com Web http www metallographic com Please read this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher 39 9 0 Electrical Schematic ...

Page 44: ...598 Fax 1 520 882 6599 email pace metallographic com Web http www metallographic com Please read this instruction manual carefully and follow all installation operating and safety guidelines NANO 1200T Polisher 9 1 Full Programming Parameters 40 NANO 1000T 2000T and 1200T ...

Page 45: ...3 65 Motor control method CD4 1000 Maximum RPM CD5 100 Minimum RPM do not go below 100 RPM CD6 15 Coefficient of carrier The smaller the value the louder the motor tp1 02 53 0 Frequency hopping start Purpose to pass some frequency at which it will create vibration tp2 0253 0 Frequency hopping end tpA 0 Another frequency hopping start tpb 0 Another frequency hopping end SP1 200 Motor RPM T1 30 Runt...

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