Mini-Pellet Press
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1. Introduction
Thank you for buying a product from Specac.
The Specac Mini-Pellet Press P/N GS03940 has been designed to
produce a maximum 2 tons load and when used with the 7mm Pellet
Die assembly P/N GS03950, provides a sufficient load for the
formation of excellent quality KBr pellets with a 7mm diameter, prior to
solid sample analysis by FTIR spectroscopy. The Mini-Pellet press and
7mm Pellet Die assembly items are an alternative to the use of,
typically, a 13mm diameter pellet die assembly within a 15 ton manual
hydraulic press to produce 13mm diameter KBr pellets/discs.
When the 7mm pellet die assembly with a KBr sample has been
placed in the Mini-Pellet Press, a 2 tons load can be easily and quickly
applied by turning of a pressure screw hand knob. This action
compresses a hydraulic fluid (oil) to raise a pressing piston and
compress a sample held in the pressing area. To assist in the turning
of the pressure screw knob an M8 (6mm A/F) size short handled Allen
key is included to fit the central socket screw for greater leverage if
required. To help in knowledge of the load being applied there is a
small pressure indicator gauge on the press body which shows the
actual pressure being applied and when to stop turning the hand knob.
The Mini-Pellet Press is small and relatively light enough in weight that
it could be held in the hand to turn the pressure screw knob if desired,
but for more secure use the press has been designed to sit and work
on a bench surface.
Warning:
If you use the Mini-Pellet Press near the edge of a bench
surface to turn the pressure screw knob, be careful that as
much of the weight of the press as possible is on the bench
surface itself, to prevent the press from falling to the floor.
There is no requirement to permanently bolt the press to a work
surface to apply a load safely to a sample, thus enabling easy storage
of the press if needed.
