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SATURN/CYCLOPS 878 

BLACKBODY SOURCE 

User Maintenance Manual/Handbook 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isothermal Technology Limited, Pine Grove, Southport, PR9 9AG, England 

Tel: +44 (0)1704 543830 Fax: +44 (0)1704 544799 Internet: www.isotech.co.uk E-mail: [email protected] 

 

 

The company is always willing to give technical advice and assistance where appropriate.  Equally, because of the programme of continual 

development and improvement we reserve the right to amend or alter characteristics and design without prior notice.  This publication is for 

information only. 

Содержание Saturn 878

Страница 1: ...l 44 0 1704 543830 Fax 44 0 1704 544799 Internet www isotech co uk E mail info isotech co uk The company is always willing to give technical advice and assistance where appropriate Equally because of...

Страница 2: ...E NOT COVERED BY THIS GUARANTEE INTERFERENCE WITH OR FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THIS INSTRUMENT MAY INVALIDATE THIS GUARANTEE The company is always willing to give technical advice and assistance wh...

Страница 3: ...IVAL 14 CAUTION 15 Figure 2 Cyclops Assembly Diagram Exploded View shown in section 15 USING THE CONTROLLER 16 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT 16 THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER 16 ALTERING THE SETPOINT 16 ADVANCED CON...

Страница 4: ...ensure the conductive parts cannot become live in the event of a failure of the insulation The protective conductor of the flexible mains cable which is coloured green yellow MUST be connected to a su...

Страница 5: ...aring the appropriate protective clothing and having the necessary training 6 Do not drill modify or otherwise change the shape of the apparatus 7 Do not dismantle the apparatus without disconnecting...

Страница 6: ...TENT PERSONNEL FAMILIAR WITH GOOD MEASUREMENT PRACTICES IT IS EXPECTED THAT PERSONNEL USING THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE COMPETENT WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF APPARATUS WHICH MAY BE POWERED OR UNDER EXTREMES OF...

Страница 7: ...Isothermal Technology in 1984 the full potential of the bath has yet to be realised The lower temperature limit is dictated by the controller and the furnace time constant so that by reducing the heat...

Страница 8: ...erature in the central part of the oven or furnace The theory behind the Isotech Spherical Black Body Source is that a solid conducting sphere suspended in the centre of a hollow outer heated sphere w...

Страница 9: ...er which can incorporate remote facilities enabling the furnace temperatures to be pre programmed from a computer Thus totally automatic readings become possible and easily realisable 3 Normally the w...

Страница 10: ...Page 10 of 24 Saturn Cyclops 878 Iss 05 08 18 Figure 1 Saturn Cyclops Assembly Detail...

Страница 11: ...prises of a number of concentric shells See Figure 1 The outer layer of the spun metal is for containment and support inside this is a layer of ceramic fibre Within the fibre is a ceramic spherical ma...

Страница 12: ...hour to 700 C 3 hours to 1300 C Power Supply 3KW Typically Single Phase Ambient Operating Temperature 0 to 50 C 70 RH These times may increase as the windings age or if the supply voltage is low Each...

Страница 13: ...t high temperatures the outside surface of the furnace becomes hot If this is a safety problem then a protecting grill should be built round the furnace 2 Over Temperature All the materials used in th...

Страница 14: ...r windings e The Cyclops fits inside the inner sphere with a layer of Kaowool around it see Figure 1 It is recommended that two people continue with the procedure Carefully lift the upper hemisphere t...

Страница 15: ...ely 20 between the furnace heater windings and greater than 5 Megohms between windings and outer furnace case Assuming this is so you may now commission the furnace Please read the controller instruct...

Страница 16: ...er display changes to indicate the new setpoint Advanced Controller Features Setpoint Ramp Rate By default the bath is configured to heat and cool as quickly as possible There may be some calibration...

Страница 17: ...is used for PC communications Each instrument has an address this allows several instruments to be connected in parallel on the same communications bus The default value is 1 This address would only n...

Страница 18: ...Contact Isotech HW Er Hardware error Indication that a module is of the wrong type missing or faulty Contact Isotech LLLL Out of Display range low reading Contact Isotech HHHH Out of Display range hig...

Страница 19: ...witch on the furnace controller and set the temperature to 100 C Allow the temperature to reach 100 C and stabilise there for 2 hours 2 Increase the set temperature to 200 C Allow 2 hours for stabilis...

Страница 20: ...isy chained together The benefit of this approach is that a number of calibration baths may be connected together in a daisy chain configuration and then linked to a single RS232 see diagram Note The...

Страница 21: ...ture indicator such as the milliK or TTI 10 The software requires Windows 9X XP a minimum of 5Mb of free hard drive space and free serial ports for the instruments to be connected DEVELOPMENT Cal Note...

Страница 22: ...which will install the application a user manual with setup information and the necessary LabVIEW run time support files 5 Should you ever need to uninstall the software then use the Add Remove Progr...

Страница 23: ...n evaluation of this profile The profile will be consistent throughout the life of the furnace and enable calibration to be performed to an accuracy of C 1 Set temperatures to 100 C and allow 1 to 1 h...

Страница 24: ...01 02 Windings 2 932 20 16 Kaowool 935 10 24 Cable Gland Con Block 935 35 58 59B Plug Socket 935 21 21 Relay 240V 935 12 20 Relay 110V 935 12 04 Fuse 935 11 05 Fuse Holder 935 27 01 Neon Switch 935 06...

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