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INDEX
SECTION PAGE
1. QUICK OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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4
KEM-NET DATA LOGGING AND CONTROL SOFTWARE
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5
2. ADJUSTING THE CONTROLLER FOR STABLE
CONTROL WITH DIFFERENT HEATERS
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6
2.1 What is Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Autotuning Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 Tuning for Heating Mantles: A Special Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.4 Sensor Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3. OPERATIONS GUIDE
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10
3.1 Front Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2 Heater Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3 Ramp-to-Setpoint & Soak Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.4 Over Temperature Protection Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.5 Timer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.6 Output Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.7 Temperature Sensor Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.8 Affect of Power Setting on Heating Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.9 Do's and Don'ts When Using Your Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.10 Resetting the Controller for use With Heating Mantles . . . . . . . . . 21
3.11 Changing the Temperature Display Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.12 Changing Between PID and ON/OFF Operating Modes . . . . . . . . 22
3.13 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4. APPLICATION NOTES
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25
4.1 Theory of How the Controller Works – Simply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.2 Controlling a Heating Mantle Temperature Directly . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.3 Automatic Storage of Min/Max Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
APPENDIX
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I.
Using the Controller With an Oil Bath (Application Note 1) . . . . . 28
II.
Safety Considerations and Accurate Temperature Control . . . . . . . 29
III. Resetting the Controller to Original Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 30
WARNING:
Adhere to the restrictions of
SECTION 3.2
. Failure to do so may create a
significant safety hazard and will void the warranty.