Pelton & Crane Magna-Clave, Use & Care Manual

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I. SAFETY FEATURES
The Magna-Clave design offers several safety features
for your protection.
A. Door Clamp Ring
A patented door clamp ring provides maximum
safety by locking the entire rim of door. When
activated by the door handle, the door clamp ring
expands in diameter, allowing the door to open.
B. Open Door Button
The open door button energizes the door interlock
solenoid. It must be depressed before moving the
door handle up into the open position. The button is
operative only when the Open Door light is illumi-
nated.
C. Door Handle
When door handle is in down position, the door is
locked and the rim is completely sealed. When
door handle is in up position, the door clamp ring is
expanded. To open door, move door handle to
upward position by the following method:
·
Ensure that Power On light is illuminated
·
Open Door light must be illuminated
·
Depress Open Door button
WARNING: Do not attempt to move door handle
upward until:
·
Open Door light is illuminated
·
Pressure gauge indicates ‘0’
·
Function is in Vent or Fill position
D. Relay Control
The relay controls supply power to the main heaters only when proper start up procedures have been
followed. It senses when the “Door Open” light is on and power is made available to the main heaters for
normal operation.
·
Overheat protector: If unit trips the overheat protector, the main heater is removed by relay controls
and cannot be restored without going through the start-up procedure. This insures when the sterilization
cycle is interrupted by an out of water condition or similar failure, the Magnaclave will remain off until
the operator restarts the cycle.
·
Main Heater: The timer activates the relay controls at the end of the cycle. Power is removed from the
main heaters and the buzzer notifies the operator that the sterilization cycle is completed. The buzzer
will continue to sound until the operator turns unit to vent. With the heater power removed the
Magnaclave will start cooling down. For proper drying of the contents, the unit should be vented within
15 minutes of the completion of the cycle.
·
Fail Safe Operation: In the event of a power failure, the power to the main heaters is removed by the
relay control if there is an interruption to the incoming power. The heater will remain off until operator
restarts the unit.
TO OPEN PUSH
BUTTON FIRMLY WHEN
DOOR LIGHT IS ON
OPEN
DOOR
BUTTON
DOOR
CLAMP
RING
SECTION 1
FAMILIARIZATION