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Page 1: ...tion Manual Pro Press 100 Pro 100 Whip Mix Corporation 361 Farmington Ave P O Box 17183 Louisville KY 40217 0183 USA 502 637 1451 800 626 5651 Fax 502 634 4512 www whipmix com 15946 Pro Series English indd 1 5 9 08 2 51 06 PM ...

Page 2: ...uffle set the idle temperature to 400 C for one hour and 600 C for one hour Follow the numbered instructions in this section to set the ideal temperature to the temperatures mentioned above Whip Mix recommends leaving the furnace on at all times Turning the furnace off overnight may cause damage to the muffle contamination and void the warranty Leaving your furnace on will also extend the life of ...

Page 3: ...eded 40 Replacement Parts 41 Other Products from Whip Mix 41 Pro Series Accessories 42 Centigrade Fahrenheit Conversion Table 43 Chapter One Getting Started External Component Locator 4 Before Unpacking 5 Unpacking 5 Press Regulator Set Up 5 Installing the Vacuum Pump 5 Quick Cool Jet Installation for Pro 100 Furnace 6 Power 7 Front Panel Controls 7 Menu Selection Buttons 8 Information Entry 9 Pro...

Page 4: ...tor Select Knob Vacuum Line Barb Manual Lift Override Screw Power Switch Power Inlet Pump Power Outlet Fuses Top Muffle Cover Press Regulator Printer Program Port Contrast Volume Back Cover Keyboard Lift Table Pump 15946 Pro Series English indd 4 5 9 08 2 51 07 PM ...

Page 5: ... pressure regulator to 63 psi or 4 25 Bar If problems arise Check the air supply for sufficient pressure Check all connections If problems persist write down your serial number and call Technical Support Press Regulator Set Up The Pro Press 100 requires compressed air to run a press cycle A minimum air pressure of 63 psi 4 25 BAR and a maximum of 150 psi 10 BAR Inputting more pressure could cause ...

Page 6: ...e output barb fitting at the output end of the vacuum pump 2 Place the other end over the Quick Cool Jet barb located on the back of the furnace See below 3 Using the other pink hose place one end over the input side barb of the vacuum pump 4 Place the other end over the vacuum barb at the back of the furnace 5 Plug the power cord into the power outlet at the back of the furnace next to the furnac...

Page 7: ... keep the furnace cool Do not place anything flammable near the furnace Turn the furnace on using the power switch The display should light up with a message like the one shown in Figure 1 with the X s replaced by numbers The furnace will perform an internal self test for about 30 seconds and will then display the following screens Note The actual version number of your furnace will replace X XX X...

Page 8: ...following actions Start Night mode Change Idle temperatures Set vacuum level Select degree C Centigrade or F Fahrenheit as well as Inches or Centimeters Set program start delay Set Night mode temperature Select between constant vacuum pump or intermittant cycle vacuum pump Select Special Cool position Select upper or lower case letters on the display Change set porcelain names Adjust temperature c...

Page 9: ... button to ABORT a program at any time Program Start Abort START PROGRAM Press the Start Program button to start a program First press the Run Program button turn the Select Knob to display the proper program then press the Start Program button Pressing Start after a program has just finished will restart the same program Table Control TABLE UP Press the up arrow button to manually raise the table...

Page 10: ...p the Version screen appears Press the Next button to continue The display should read Now you must select one of the menu selection buttons on the left side of the front panel To continue setting up the furnace press the Special Functions button and the display will read Note It is very important to set up the operating features of the furnace before you attempt to program the furnace or run prog...

Page 11: ... the Select Knob until the display reads NIGHT MODE TEMP 3 Press the Next button to look at or change the night mode temperature 4 Turn the Select Knob to change the temperature as desired 5 Press the Next button to enter the temperature After the Night Mode Temperature has been set follow these steps to activate night mode from idle mode or during a program 1 Press the Special Function button The...

Page 12: ...m with degrees in Centigrade and vacuum in centimeters of mercury or to display all values using the American English standard system of degrees Fahrenheit and vacuum in inches of mercury 1 Press the Special Functions button 2 Turn the Select Knob until TEMP IN C OR F is displayed 3 Press the Next button to look at or change the measurement system in use 4 TEMP CENTIGRADE Will be displayed Turn th...

Page 13: ...l porcelain program The default number is 50 The higher the number the further the table will drop See Chapter Three Special Firing Cycle Program for more detail To set the height of the table follow these directions 1 Press the Special Functions button 2 Turn the Select Knob until the display reads SP COOL POSITION Press the Next button 3 SPECIAL COOL TIME 50 is now displayed Turn the Select Knob...

Page 14: ... characters and the Last button to go back 5 When the Next button is pressed and the last character in the porcelain name has been selected the underline will move to the first character in the next name Repeat the above procedure for each of the remaining porcelain names you wish to change Adjust Calibration to Match Your Porcelain Porcelain fires according to energy temperature singular and time...

Page 15: ...xt button Now fire again If your porcelain appears to be un derfired by 10 after making the 25 adjustment you would again answer yes then change the 25 to 15 Adjust High Fusing Porcelain Calibration 800 C 1470 F or above 1 Press the Special Functions button 2 Turn Select Knob until display reads CAL HIGH FUSING 6 Turn the Select Knob to enter the number of de grees you would like to adjust the tem...

Page 16: ...ly one furnace then use a Red Smart Box to transfer the programs to your other furnaces This feature will copy all programs and will overwrite any programs on the furnace they are transferred to Contact your dealer to obtain a Red Smart Box and follow these directions to transfer your programs 1 Locate the printer program port door on the right side of the furnace Remove the door 2 With the printe...

Page 17: ...ivate the following features Fast Cool With Vacuum On for cooling muffle to entry temp between programs Lowers the lift and runs the vacuum pump until the furnace reaches the entry temperature for a program To activate this function start a program with an entry temperature lower than the current temperature Wide or Narrow Printer Select full sized 81 2 x 11 inch paper or receipt size Whip Mix The...

Page 18: ...program number is 12 The next four characters contain the program type firing cycle There are several program types available NORMAL Four normal porcelain firing cycles that can be named by the operator see Chapter Two Special Functions page 13 under the heading Porcelain Names PRES Press firing cycles Pro Press 100 only CERM In Ceram firing cycles Pro Press 100 only SPEC Special porcelain firing ...

Page 19: ...o the next character position pressing the Last button will move the underline cursor back to the preceding character position When all eight characters have been entered the display will step forward to the next program porcelain to be entered 7 Your display will look similar to the one above Notice that the program number program type and the pro gram name just entered are the first line The sec...

Page 20: ...the Press program Press the Next button 5 ENTER PROG NAME will be displayed on the top line and the program number with the program type selected previously will be on the second line Turn the Select Knob to change the underlined characters 6 ENTRY TEMP displays the current selected entry temperature This is the temperature you wish the furnace to be when the porcelain enters the muffle It is now ...

Page 21: ...rength to low fusing porcelains 14 LOWER TABLE XXXC is displayed This is the temperature to open the furnace and lower the table The furnace will remain with the table in the up position until this temperature is reached in the cooling step Press the Next button 15 SP COOL TEMP XXXC is displayed Select the appropriate temperature for the special cool time If the special cool time temperature is no...

Page 22: ...nob to select During heat up During hold time During cooling During Heat Up will release the vacuum at a specific temper ature during the heat rise step During Hold Time will release the vacuum after a specific time during the hold time step During Cooling will release the vacuum at a specific temperature after the final hold during the cooling step Press the Next button If During heat up was sele...

Page 23: ...he Next button 16 USE VACUUM NO is displayed Turn the Select Knob to yes to use vacuum in your program no if you do not wish to use vacuum in this program Selecting no will force the furnace to purge to an inert condition at the beginning of the soak stage of a program and maintain that inert condition for the remainder of the program Selecting yes will force the furnace to purge to an inert condi...

Page 24: ... must be properly hooked up to the furnace before this program type is run See page 33 for details Procedure 1 Press the Change Program button 2 Turn the Select Knob until ADD A PROGRAM is displayed 3 Press the Next button to add a program 4 ADD will be displayed Turn the Select Knob to find the program number you want to assign your new program Press the Next button to continue 7 Turn the Select ...

Page 25: ...urn the Select Knob to change the underlined characters 8 Time 1 HR MN X XX is displayed Press the Next button to proceed 9 1ST TEMP XXXC is displayed Time one is the amount of time heat rate the furnace will take to rise to the next hold temperature Turn the Select Knob to the desired amount of time Press the Next button 10 HOLD 1 HR MN X XX is displayed To select a time in hours and minutes for ...

Page 26: ...e Select Knob to find the program to be copied Press the Next button to continue 4 COPY TO is displayed Turn the Select Knob to s elect a location for the copied program If a program that is already entered is selected you will write over the existing program Press the Next button 5 At this point changes to the program may be made in the same manner as described in the section Add a Program Refer ...

Page 27: ... programs These items are designed to identify the programs quickly Keep the list of programs next to the furnace for the operator to use in quickly identifying the programs to run The second section contains a complete listing of the programs and all of the items contained in the programs Keep this list in your records for future reference Procedures 1 Turn the furnace off 2 Locate the door on th...

Page 28: ...buttons have been pressed after the last program was run Features and Displays Available while a Program Is Running The furnace has several displays and features available while a program is running There are two ways to activate these displays By turning the Select Knob while a program is running By pressing the Run Program button while a program is already running and turning the Select Knob To ...

Page 29: ...Knob clockwise and the fourth display shows the vacuum CM indicates centimeters of Mercury IN indicates inches of mercury Note 72 cm indicates the range of 71 51 cm to 72 51 cm If the vacuum level called for is 72 cm and the display shows 72 cm but the pump is still on the actual level has not reached 72 cm 5 Turn the Select Knob clockwise and the fifth display reads Skip step The top line indicat...

Page 30: ...old time has expired the display will read as shown below The furnace will begin the first press The first press will continue for four minutes After the first press has been completed re pressing will occur if password 310 is activated See the Calibrate Oven section of this manual for further information When running a re press program the furnace will automatically press for four minutes and the...

Page 31: ...own below Turn the Select Knob to the final temperature for this program 5 The Hold Time will be displayed as shown below Turn the Select Knob to select the time you wish to hold the porcelain at the final temperature 6 Press the Next button to continue 7 COOL TIME will be displayed Turn the Select Knob to the desired cool time This is the time the furnace uses to bring the table to its fully down...

Page 32: ...as a unique feature that allows the operator to add new firing cycles whenever new materials come to market As new porcelains and new techniques for firing porcelains are introduced the furnace can be easily upgraded New software versions will be available from your dealer in a Blue Smart Box Obtain the Blue Smart Box from your dealer 1 With the furnace on and the screen in the Press Menu Button s...

Page 33: ...er cable port on the printer Remove the cover over printer program port on the furnace Attach the printer cable to the printer programs port on the furnace located as shown in the photo below Plug the printer power cord into an outlet and turn the printer on Note If you have a Whip Mix Thermal Printer the furnace will be pre set to print a narrow width however if your printer is not a Whip Mix The...

Page 34: ...our hose Remove this fitting 2 The low pressure regulator kit has a 1 4 inch male pipe thread fitting supplied on one end The other end has a hose barb fitting for the supply hose to the fur nace Attach the male pipe thread end to the regulator on the bottle The first gauge reads the bottle pressure the second gauge reads the pre regulator pressure and the third gauge reads from 0 to 15 PSI Do not...

Page 35: ...uf 1 with the 7 64 Allen wrench Loosen the steel Allen bolts very carefully as they may strip the aluminum threads in the lid Inspect the ceramic rod and replace if cracked or chipped 6 Thermocouple removal BE CAREFUL THE THERMOCOUPLE IS VERY SENSITIVE Make sure you first have a clean surface or paper towel to lay the thermocouple on Disconnect the thermocouple wire from the connector at the back ...

Page 36: ... to confirm catch Remember the hose on the bottom of the valve goes to the top of the press cylinder and the hose to the top of the valve goes to the bottom of the press cylinder 16 Wrap the thermocouple bolt threads with 1 2 Teflon tape clockwise with the tip facing you at least three full 360 degree revolutions 17 Insert the thermocouple into the lid and slowly tighten 18 Reconnect all other wir...

Page 37: ... time press the Next button to skip this item J Turn the Select Knob to select a heat rate of 40C Minute Press the Next button K Turn the Select Knob to enter a final temperature of 1000C Press the Next button L Turn the Select Knob to select a hold time of 15 minutes Press the Next button M The furnace will prompt you to enter an SP CL TIME press the Next button to skip N Turn the Select Knob to ...

Page 38: ...d Check all programs and correct any that have been changed Temp Cal Error An error has been detected in the temperature calibration Recalibrate the temperature to correct this problem Vac Cal Error An error has been detected in the vacuum calibration Recalibrate the vacuum temperature to correct this problem Max Temp Error The computer has detected a temperature reading higher than the maximum al...

Page 39: ...ton This will place the test in the hold position and allow you to watch for changes in vacuum pressure and readings The acceptable loss is 2 cm within six minutes 8 Once the test has been in hold for 6 minutes press the Next button and the test will end 9 If the numbers dropped outside the acceptable loss range then the vacuum system has a leak and it must be repaired and recalibrated 4 Turn the ...

Page 40: ...ms with the furnace or if you have questions about the furnace not covered in the manual contact your dealer or Whip Mix at www whipmix com Phone 800 626 5651 Fax 502 634 4512 E Mail tops whipmix com Be prepared to provide the following information 1 Your name 2 Your lab s name and address 3 Your lab s phone number 4 Your lab s fax number 5 Furnace model and serial number serial number can be foun...

Page 41: ...6070 Vacuum Valve Plunger 2 way 96026 Lift Limit Switch 96021 Lift Belt 96027 Lift Limit Switches on bracket 96025 Table 96216 Press Regulator 96012 Press Insert Trays 96013 Firing Tray with recess Press 96015 Firing Tray Regular Pro 100 Press 96016 Fuses 115 VAC 12 Amp Pkg of 2 96017 Fuses 230 VAC 6 3 Amp Pkg of 2 Note Other replacement parts available Contact TOPS at 800 626 5651 for assistance ...

Page 42: ...ries Furnace Operations Manual High Efficiency Vacuum Pump ProCheck Calibration Check Device Pro Series Accessories Pro Series Smart Box Silver Calibration Kit 15946 Pro Series English indd 42 5 9 08 2 51 16 PM ...

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