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5
Handling
5.1
Setting the applicator
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Place the ZUA 2000 on a plane base e.g. vacuum plate, glass plate, test chart.
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Loosen the fixing screw (2).
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Set the desired film thickness with the adjusting wheels (1). Pay also attention
to the side scales (4) to make sure that the ZUA 2000 is in the correct range.
Please note, that the effective resulting wet film thickness is generally less
than the set gap height.
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Slightly tighten the fixing screw (2) to fix the setting.
5.2
Manual application
Only use on solid substrates such as vacuum plates, glass plates, test panels,
test charts or automatic film applicators.
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If necessary, adjust the ZUA 2000 as described in chapter 5.1 “Setting the
applicator” on page 11.
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Pour to product to be tested in front of the application blade (6) in drawing
direction and apply with uniform speed (about 25 mm/s / (1”/s)).
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Wedge-shaped applications can be carried out by setting different film
thicknesses on the left and right side plates (3).
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Disassemble the ZUA 2000 afterwards and clean it with water or suitable
solvent as described in chapter 6 “Maintenance and cleaning” on page 14.
