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8.1 Selecting heating modes
■
Position the workpiece and sensor (according to
chapters 6 & 7).
■
Switch on the heater. The display shows 100°C. Enter the
desired temperature by pressing the ‘
▲
’ or ‘
▼
’ button (by
pressing the (

) button, you can select increments of
either 1º or 10º).
■
Press ‘ START ’. The heating starts, you will hear a slight
humming sound.
■
The display shows the current temperature of the bearing.
Once the pre-set temperature has been reached, the
display blinks and a clear beep is sounded. Unless you
press
STOP
, the temperature of the bearing is maintained
for 5 minutes, thanks to the thermostat feature. Heating
will restart if the temperature drops by 3ºC. Once the pre-
set temperature has been reached again, the induction
heater will sound a clear beep.
■
The display blinks during this cycle. After 15 minutes,
the induction heater switches off and sounds a
continuous beep. Each time the induction heater stops, it
automatically demagnetises the workpiece.
■
The heating process or thermostat feature can be
interrupted by pressing ‘
STOP
’.
8.2 Heating in time mode
■
Position the workpiece and sensor (according to chapters
6 & 7.) Only use the sensor if you want to check the
temperature before the countdown has completed.
■
Switch on the heater and press ‘

’. Enter the desired time
by pressing ‘
▲
’ or ‘
▼
’; by pressing ‘

’, you can select
increments of either 1 minute or 1 second.
■
Press ‘ START ’. The heating starts, you will hear a slight
humming sound. Press ‘

’ during heating to display
the current temperature for 3 seconds. The countdown
then continues.
■
During heating, the pre-set time counts down to 00:00.
When 00:00 is reached, the induction heater switches off.
The workpiece is then demagnetized automatically and a
loud, continuous beep sounds. Press STOP to switch off
the beep.
8.3 Workpiece installation ■
After pressing ‘
STOP
’, place the sensor on the side of
the pole.
By pressing ‘ STOP ’, the workpiece is demagnetized
automatically.
■
Wear heat-resistant gloves. Place the ledge with the
workpiece on a clean surface. If the heater has a swivel
arm, open it up to the safety positioning cam and slide
the workpiece off. Install the workpiece without delay and
prevent it from cooling down.