PET Plus User Manual 33
5.0 CREATING A TEST SETUP
5.1 DEFAULT TEST SETUPS
The equipment is supplied with 4 pre-defined test set-ups called:
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284_20THOU
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295_20THOU
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295_30THOU
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TRAINING
The first test set-up is preset to give a barrel temperature of 284ºC but the other 3 are preset to give a
barrel temperature of 295ºC.
The 295_30THOU test set-up is preset for a 30 thou die (0.0762cm) but the other 3 are preset for a
20 thou die (0.0508cm).
The test set-up called TRAINING sets the equipment into a special training mode and does NOT
perform a melt test.
Note that the special training mode is only available if the test set-up is called TRAINING.
Each test set-up contains separate results storage so that the statistics for each type of test can be
easily viewed, so a different test set-up should be used for:
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A different polymer
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A different production drier or extruder
Therefore, a different test set-up should be used to store the test data for (say):
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Incoming resin
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Production Drier number 1
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Production Drier number 2 (etc)
