How Your E
ASY
H
EAT
Works
16
Display features
At the top left corner of the screen, this is your desired output level, displayed in RF
amps. Larger values result in faster heating or hotter parts. With the pointer (
►
) on
Setpoint
Setpoint
Setpoint
Setpoint
, you can increase or decrease the setting with the
▲
/
▼
buttons.
E
ASY
H
EAT
works to match the RF output to this setting when the RF power is on
(
HeatOn). In the Home Zone,
►
moves the cursor between
Setpoint
Setpoint
Setpoint
Setpoint
and
Timer
Timer
Timer
Timer
.
At top right, use the timer to control the duration of your heating. With the pointer (
►
)
on
Timer
Timer
Timer
Timer
, you can increase or decrease this setting to values between 30 milliseconds
and 9999 seconds with the
▲
/
▼
buttons. The timer begins counting down when you
START. To display elapsed cycle time, move the pointer to
Unitmed
Unitmed
Unitmed
Unitmed
, then press STOP;
elapsed cycle time is then displayed during
HeatOn. (Ensure: 2button Start §2.2 when
using timer!)
…to quickly reset the Timer to 0.00 if indicated (
►
)
At the bottom left corner of the screen, this is the actual RF output (always 0.0 when the
heat is turned off). When the output power is turned on, this displays the output in terms
of RF coil power or current. The output level can be shown in RF Amps or RF Watts
(press
to toggle).
At the bottom right corner of the screen, the frequency at which the supply is heating is
shown. This is the resonant operating frequency and is the result of your coil in
combination with the heat station’s internal capacitance. (Note: You cannot ‘set’ this
frequency other than through your selection of heating coil.)
When
Ready after first turning on the E
ASY
H
EAT
, the frequency is displayed as 0 kHz.
During the first heat cycle (
HeatOn), the frequency value shows you what the resonant
(most efficient heating) point is. When the heat is turned off, the display will show you
where it will begin to resonate on the next heat cycle - based on the recent heating cycle.
Sometimes, you may see that the output frequency approaches either end of the operation
range of E
ASY
H
EAT
and the display advises you to increase or decrease capacitance.
Please call your Ambrell office for assistance should this happen and we will supply you
with the appropriate capacitors.
Setpoint
Timer
Output Freq
Setpoint Timer
Output
Freq
Setpoint Timer
Output
Freq
