Maintenance
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10 Maintenance
10.1 Maintenance the analyzer
CAUTION
C22.0000
Risk of burns
Hot machine parts
−
Parts of the machine can get very hot and cause burns during
maintenance work if the waiting time to ensure cooling is not complied
with.
•
Before maintenance work, wait until the temperature of the furnace
is < 40 °C.
•
Check the furnace temperature in the ELEMENTS software.
10.1.1
Overview of maintenance work for the analyzer
The following service instructions refer to the usual steel analyses using the analyzer with 10 to
30 samples per day and 99.5 % pure oxygen. Depending on the application, the maintenance
cycle may need to be intensified to maintain the precision of analysis results.
The following table lists the maintenance work to be carried out. The maintenance work must
be conducted regularly at the specified maintenance intervals or upon reaching the number of
possible analyses:
Component
No. of
analyses
Maintenance
interval
Service
instructions
See chapter
Cellulose
2000
Every 3 months
Replace when 50 %
of the filter is black
Inlet gas purification
1000
Every 3 months
Replace early if
clumping is
apparent
tube on the inlet gas
purification
Magnesium perchlorate
100
Monthly
Replace when
clumping is
apparent
Dust filter cartridge
500
Every 6 months
Replace when
darkening is
apparent
filter cartridge on the
analyzer
Catalyser
20000
Yearly
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Dust filter with metal
filter
100
Daily
Empty dust and
brush clean
Metal filter
500
Monthly
Replace when rust
is apparent
Furnace cleaning brush
2000
Every 3 months
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