Recommended Set-Up
(continued)
1. Add the appropriate solutions to each of the six stations.
2. Place the appropriate anode and magnetic pellet into the
beakers for station one and station five.
3. Attach the thermocouples on the back of the unit. Please Note: Without the thermocouple plugged in, the control
panel for that station will display an error message (Er-2).
You may use the third-hand units included with the plating
unit to hold the thermocouples suspended at their stations.
4. Plug the red leads into the banana jacks on the back of
the unit and connect to each anode with the alligator clip.
5. Plug the remaining red lead into the banana jack at the back
of the unit and the other end into the positive jack on the rectifier.
6. Plug the plating unit into a grounded 120-volt outlet.
7. Place the thermocouples in the solutions in stations one and five; they are used to calibrate the temperatures for
the solutions in stations one and five. For example, the electrocleaner solution in station one operates best at 150°F
(65.5°C).
Using the Unit
1. Stations one and five are equipped with an on/off switch, heater control and agitation control. To set these:
a) Turn on station one and set the beaker with solution into position.
b) Press
on the control pad to access the Set Mode. Use the
key to select each digit and use the
and
keys to increase or decrease the setting.
c) Turn on and adjust the speed of the stirring action using the knob to the left of the display: clockwise to increase
speed, counterclockwise to decrease speed. Bring up the speed slowly; if the magnetic pellet gets off center,
you‘ll hear it hit the side of the beaker. If this happens, lower the speed of the stirrer and raise it again slowly to
re-center the pellet. Please Note: This can take several attempts.
d) Repeat for station five.
2. Attach the workpiece to the negative lead (black) from the rectifier using a handling wire.
3. When finished, turn off stations one and five. Place the lid on top of the beakers to avoid contamination.
Important: Do not place the lid on the beakers if heaters and/or magnetic stirrers are on.
Please Note: The solution level in the beakers will decrease due to evaporation and drag-out. Keep the beakers at least
half-full to avoid unit damage.
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3-liter plating unit with lids in place over beakers
power cord
red lead to
power unit
red banana jack
to anodes
thermocouples
Back of the unit