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2014

Changing Mains Protection Fuse

To replace mains protection fuse, in the event of failure, carry out the following procedure:

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Switch off and disconnect from mains power supply.

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Pinch tabs together (can use small flat-bladed screwdriver) to open fuse cover on IEC mains

power inlet.

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Replace

defective

fuse

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ensure replacement fuse is of the correct rating

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refer to

Specifications

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fuse

drawer

and

cover.

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Reconnect to mains power supply, switch on and test.

Pinch tabs toward

each other to open

cover on IEC

power inlet

Remove drawer

to reveal fuse

Summary of Contents for MiniVap

Page 1: ...Ins struc ction Manu ual ...

Page 2: ...erein or for incidental or consequential damages with the furnishing performance or use of this material Since Porvair Sciences Limited constantly strives to improve all of its products we reserve the right to modify equipment and user guides without prior notice No part of this guide may be reproduced in any form or by any means including storage and retrieval or translation into a foreign langua...

Page 3: ...tions Temperature setting 14 Operating Instructions AL1 displayed 15 Operating Instructions Setting Inlet Operating Pressure 16 Operating Instructions Setting System Gas Flow 16 Sample concentration using MiniVap 17 Recalibrating temperature controller 18 MiniVap over temperature thermal cut out 22 Specifications 23 Schematic 23 Declaration of Conformity 24 Spare Parts and Accessories 25 Troublesh...

Page 4: ... standard 3 5ml Ø13 75mm glass vials when used in conjunction with a suitable carrier plate A polypropylene adaptor block designed to hold 48 standard 1 5ml HPLC vials Chromacol Agilent type is available with a matching 48 well head with straight needles All evaporator heads are easily interchangeable The samples concentrator blows heated gas typically Nitrogen into the wells and will accommodate ...

Page 5: ...trical supplies are correct see System Requirements Place MiniVap on a flat surface in a fume hood or well ventilated area Connect the MiniVap to gas and electrical supplies see Connecting the MiniVap Fit the Needle Head see Fitting Changing Needle Head Carry out adjustment of the MiniVap see Operating Instructions Report all damaged or missing components to your supplier or distributor immediatel...

Page 6: ...s equipment or this instruction manual Warranty is invalidated if the unit is opened or tampered with in any way without prior authorisation of Porvair Sciences or the manufacturer Warning The MiniVap operates on Dual Voltage mains supply either 115V or 230V 50Hz or 60Hz Warning Only approved supplied mains cord set must be used with this instrument Refer to System Requirements section for more in...

Page 7: ...compan ER HOT S ECTIVE CON SWITCH S ironme Temperatu Relative Hu y 2014 ymbols h IEC 417 RIC SHOCK nying docum SURFACE NDUCTOR SYMBOLS O OFF ental re ure range umidity no s Used K mentation HOT AREA TERMINAL equirem on condens d A L ments sing Operating Storage Operating Storage I O 10ºC 3 0ºC 4 10 10 O 30ºC 40ºC 80 80 7 ...

Page 8: ...5 3 bar 80 psi Exceeding this pressure may result in damage to the instrument Electrical supply The MiniVap operates from and electrical supply of 115 240 volts The MiniVap utilises a standard fused and switched IEC connector The MiniVap is supplied with power cords for U K U S A and Europe If the plug fitted is not suitable for the available supply DO NOT modify it A suitable power lead should be...

Page 9: ...emove the existing push fit adapter using two spanners one to remove the fitting the other to constrain rotation of the bulkhead fitting Alternative adapters will require a BSP thread MiniVap runs on Dual Voltage main supply 115 230V Gas supply inlet 6mm or fitting dependant on supply Power Outlet Voltage aligned with Inlet Power Voltage Switched fused IEC power inlet ...

Page 10: ...proce iVap or an ow Ultravap he following e that a suit ect both it an following ste o minimise r ocation dow Note Bo heads ma have mo It is not n screws th Dependin manifold retaining corners illustratio Normal Gas ma dure used f Ultravap S with splash g operations table soft clo nd the Ultra eps risk during t wels on the u oth older instru anufactured b re screw holes necessary to fi han noted i...

Page 11: ...Vap e Head on to nd Allen key oles at the fr securely ectrical supp pically for cle ol if it has b nd electrica wrench sup the screws head avoid s and repla d as instruct p illustrating o op of the ga y Hex wren ront and ba plies eaning repa been in use al supplies pplied remo for re fitting d bending o ce if require ted above optional 24 w gas mani asket and fix nch provide ack of the ne air or r...

Page 12: ...ating Pressure Setting System Gas Flow Sample concentration using MiniVap Turn the power on at the IEC power inlet at the rear of the instrument the temperature controller will display the previously set temperature and ambient temperature of the gas manifold Important note Ensure that the system gas flow control valve is closed otherwise the unit will start to heat up and dispense gas prematurely...

Page 13: ...le In ndocumente o keys appr rs as outlined i no effect du ncorrect pre ed error sc roximately 1 n these inst uring norma essing of eit creens The 15 20 sec tructions al operation her keys P e display wil conds N t no user P or U may ll return to t No user funct For adj tempera maintenanc For acc temperature maintenanc Hand wh and low Rear ad y the default ions justing ture and ce functions cess t...

Page 14: ... co n will return y show a ne target temp or sample p m before se unted on the y out the fol ment bars b orm inside a until needle edles are po ation bars un ng by rotatin quired ng position o s Recheck This is part h the side o asier to loos t it can mov this check sition using he mains po ontroller will n to its defau egative tem erature has K32 Set requir Gas ma plates the p etting the in e mov...

Page 15: ...start to than 25 L m or setting op m gas flow lay ng the temp his function 30 seconds ay shown b s below heat up if min see perating perature is not used s below Note For and TLK 3 will show a ambient g Typica To set tem P P P T d te To set tem P P W T d te r older instrum 31 controllers a single line d gas manifold te al single line d mperature usin Press P key Press ke Press P key t The display ...

Page 16: ...ate with o it is recomm m should be bar 75 psi essure must re may resu ork with a g min is reco re is set to 5 ned adjust rate by turn 5 L min the erature indic has been op n to be use ws quicker mination Sy Pressu ssary to cor owing sectio ied out at th em gas flow ssure and d ndividual ne arry out the valve is fully a value of b operating pre mended tha set to the m i cannot be t not exceed ult ...

Page 17: ...ning samples in correct position on platform Raise the moving platform by turning the hand wheel located on right side of the instrument counter clockwise until the needles are approximately 4mm from the top of the plate or the sample Allow the MiniVap to concentrate the sample adjusting the position of the moving platform periodically if required On completion lower moving platform to its home po...

Page 18: ...e resulting in the instrument being returned to the manufacturer for repair and re calibration Important Note Please consult your suppliers or Porvair Sciences directly if you require to carry out recalibration of older TLK 38 or TLK 31 temperature controllers For example If the temperature displayed is 60 C and the temperature measured from the needles is 55 C then an offset of 5 will typically b...

Page 19: ...n Mode and display ALo You can now edit the calibration setting This should be carried out at 40 L min Once settings are changed press P once then U once This will show cAL Now turn the unit off and re power If re adjustment is required repeat the steps above ...

Page 20: ...oversho ey P the s he button 4 isplay show y P the sc screen will d n scroll the the button ot use the screen will d n once The wn below creen will dis display display to s depressed button u display e screen dis splay show 381 to scroll ra ntil the scre splays The value apidly throug een displays will increas gh the avai s se for each ilable settin press gs If 20 ...

Page 21: ... P the scr button t y P the scr button ess any key en will return reen will dis hree times reen will dis ns adjust this ys for appro n to the defa splay The scree splay a num s value to s ximately 30 ault display en displays mber set the temp 0 seconds shown bel perature offs ow set 21 ...

Page 22: ...ed thermal cut out switch If the heater goes above a pre set safe temperature the thermal cut out will activate and the heater will be switched off Once the heater cools down again the cut out will automatically reset itself and power will be restored to the heaters If this occurs frequently please contact Porvair Sciences immediately as it could indicate a fault ...

Page 23: ...Weight 11 5kg Inlet gas connection BSP Female Inlet Gas Pressure Minimum 2 0 bar 45 psi Maximum 5 3 bar 80 psi Optimum 5 0 bar 75 psi at 70 L min Maximum operating gas temperature 60ºC Environmental Temperature range Operating Storage Relative Humidity Operating Storage 10ºC 30ºC 0ºC 40ºC 10 80 non condensing 10 80 non condensing Protection IP40 Schematic ...

Page 24: ... amended by 93 68 EEC and the U K legislation The Electrical Equipment Safety Regulations 1994 The Declaration of Conformity is supplied for the following equipment Product Name MiniVap Product Type Sample Dry down Concentrator Serial Number 13nnn Produced by kbiosystems Ltd Units 5 to 10 Paycocke Close Basildon Essex SS14 3HS U K Transposed Harmonised Standards BS EN 12100 1 Safety of machinery B...

Page 25: ...le head with straight needles for Ultravap 96 229036 Gasket for needle manifold 229048 Dedicated 48 Needle Head straight for use with evaporator HPLC vial adaptor 229410 24 Well 12mm I D Vial holder for MiniVap and Ultravap solid aluminium 229650 Vial adaptor for 48 x 1 5ml HPLC vials Agilent Chromacol etc black polypropylene 500109 Disposable plastic vial rack with clear bottom for 13 75mm glass ...

Page 26: ...dam you consul uthority of Po p serial numb acturer s pla P eck power to eck the cond eck that inle ar 30 psi a in eck that gas icient move Needle manifold ga move needle dles eck MiniVap move needle dles clean move needle maged need t your local orvair Scien er and year ate on the u Seria Date o Probable ca o unit dition of the t gas press and gas flow inlet supply e Head and asket e head and for...

Page 27: ...y could d only comes i of trouble fre ap continue ple procedu nt ly with a cle ins power s ly by wiping ation applied e into direc nstrument o Needles xamine the ording to pr one of the rding to you Porvair P a suitable st amage the into contact ee operation es to operat res should ean tissue o supply befor g with Virko d using a cle ct contact wi other than t s needles T reviously no following pr...

Page 28: ...t has been cleaned satisfactorily decontaminate it will suitable solvent or de ionised water Reinstall the Needle Head and operate the MiniVap for several minutes until needles are completely dry Please note that when reinstalling the Needle Head great care must be taken to ensure that the gasket is present and positioned correctly ...

Page 29: ...s power supply Pinch tabs together can use small flat bladed screwdriver to open fuse cover on IEC mains power inlet Replace defective fuse ensure replacement fuse is of the correct rating refer to Specifications Close fuse drawer and cover Reconnect to mains power supply switch on and test Pinch tabs toward each other to open cover on IEC power inlet Remove drawer to reveal fuse ...

Page 30: ...nces directly at the address below Do not dismantle the unit without prior authority of Porvair Sciences or the manufacturer since this will invalidate the warranty There are no user serviceable parts within the casing of the instrument Porvair Sciences Ltd Clywedog Road South Wrexham Industrial Estate Wrexham North Wales LL13 9XS United Kingdom Tel Int 44 0 1978 661144 Fax Int 44 0 1978 666007 E ...

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