COMPACT 2 NDT
User Manual
5190-0-0002
PROTEC GmbH & Co. KG, In den Dorfwiesen 14, 71720 Oberstenfeld, Germany
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3.6
Initial Operation
3.6.1
Test run
CAUTION!
Processor should not be run dry!
Upon commissioning and every refilling the pumps must be vented.
1
Close the three drainage stop cocks (front and rear). Fill the developer and fixertank and also
the replenishment containers with water. Open water inflow tap. Switch the machine on at the
main switch. Water now flows into water tank.
2
The circulation pump runs after switching on the machine and ventilates itself. If this does not
occur, switch the machine off again. Open the stop cock of the respective chemical for five
seconds and close it afterwards again. Switch the machine on again. Repeat this procedure
until the pump is ventilated.
3
Before filling with chemicals, check all hose connections again for leakage. Switch machine off
and drain water out.
3.6.2
Fill processor with chemicals
Prepare chemicals inside the replenishment containers according to manufacturer’s instructions. By
using a suitable container, pour chemicals into the respective tanks.
When filling, be sure that chemicals do no splash from one bath into another. Fixer chemicals destroy
developer chemicals! Depending on the chemical type add starter solution. Place the floating cover
into developer replenishment container. Close container cover firmly and insert the suction tubes. Pay
attention to the colours:
Red= Developer, Blue = Fixer.
3.6.3
Mode of Operation
The processor develops, fixes, rinses and dries
Your films. The temperatures, speed and replenishment rates required for processing various types of
film-materials can be individually selected and stored in the microprocessor control unit.
3.6.4
Automatic filling and heating
When the machine is switched on, the water tank fills and chemical baths heat up automatically.
During this procedure the display shows two serifs “--” and the developer temperature button blinks
until the set temperature has been reached. The two serifs show the operator, that the machine is not
yet ready for processing. Once the set temperature is reached, the machine is ready for processing. The
developer button no longer blinks.
3.6.5
Stand-by mode
After a film has been processed, the machine automatically switches to the standby mode during
which the bath temperatures are maintained. The bath temperature is maintained. The built-in
circulation pumps ensure that the bath liquids are circulated and the temperature is evenly maintained
and constant. Every 20 minutes an anti-crystallisation programme starts to rotate the rollers, which
avoids the building up of aggressive crystals on the rollers within the machine. During very long
standby periods, and after a set time, the control unit activates a replenishment cycle to avoid oxidation
of the chemicals in the machine (time replenishment).
3.6.6
Film registration
The special impulse-reflex-light barrier for film registration has been constructed in such a manner that
even infrared sensitive films are not exposed. When a film is fed in, the light barrier starts the machine.
3.6.7
Automatic replenishment
The quality of the developer and fixer chemicals is reduced when films run through the baths and for
this reason a regular replenishment of the chemicals is necessary. By means of the light barrier, the film
surface of processed films is measured. After approx. 0.25 m
²
of film has passed through, a
replenishment cycle is activated. During this cycle, chemicals are pumped up from the replenishment
containers into the machine. The replenishment quantity can be adjusted by setting the replenishment
rate.