Troxler ICO 4740, Manual Of Operation And Instruction, Page: 67 / 171

ICO 4-11
5. If the mixture is not soft enough to separate with a
spatula or trowel, place it in a large, flat pan and warm
in an oven set at 110
±
5
°
C until it can be separated or
mixed. Split or quarter the material in accordance with
ASTM method C 702 until the mass of material required
for the test is obtained.
6. With the catch pan under the sample baskets, spread the
sample evenly in the two baskets. Do not place more
than 2500 g in either basket.
7. Place the basket cover over the top sample basket as
shown in Figure 16. Secure the sample baskets and
cover to the catch pan with the lock arms. Ensure that
the lock arms fully engage the slots in the top sample
basket.
8. Use the external scale to weigh the sample, sample
baskets, catch pan, and sample basket cover. Record the
total mass (
W
T
).
9. Press (
START
) to begin the process.
10. The oven requests the sample mass (
W
S
) as shown
below. To determine the sample mass, subtract the
basket assembly mass (
W
B
) recorded in step 4 from the
total mass (
W
T
) recorded in step 9 (
W
S
= W
T
– W
B
). Enter
the sample mass and press
(
ENTER
)
.
Enter Sample
Mass g
then press ENTER