Foss OMC-W36, User Manual

Page 1: ... HEAT OVEN USER S MANUAL Issued March 2018 Foss Fibre Optics s r o Odnorarska 52 831 02 Bratislava Slovak republic Phone 421 2 48205200 Fax 421 2 48205231 E mail office sk fossfibreoptics com Web www fossfibreoptics com ...

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Page 3: ... Optocon technologies s r o reserves the right to make changes without notice to the technical specification contained in this manual The following symbols or alerts are used throughout this manual to denote safety precautions Read and follow them carefully The symbols and alerts have the following meanings Ignoring or failing to follow items marked by this symbol could lead to severe personnel in...

Page 4: ...ury NEVER remove the bottom cover of the unit while main power plug is connected to electricity Opening the unit may cause electric shock severe injury flash burn or death ALWAYS use the unit at the rated voltage as indicated on rear panel above the inlet plug As the unit requires proper grounding use 3 wire plug cord with a Type 3 or better grounding ALWAYS turn off the power and unplug the power...

Page 5: ...lectrocution or other serious accident hit or subject the unit to any kind of shock place the unit on an unsteady surface forcibly bend and place heavy objects on the unit cover the unit while in operation with any kind of cover disabling proper natural ventilating ...

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Page 7: ... 1 Installation place and environmental conditions 2 2 Power supply 2 3 Specifications 2 4 Installation CHAPTER 3 3 1 Software description 3 2 Operating the unit 3 2 1 Setup procedure 3 2 2 Process confirmation 3 2 3 Running the heating process 3 2 4 Interrupting the heating process CHAPTER 4 4 1 Troubleshooting 4 2 Changing the fuse ...

Page 8: ...is period can be interrupted manually by the operator at anytime cure period during this period the temperature of the cassette remains stable at certain temperature level for desired time The temperature and time depends on epoxies manufacturer recommendations Operator can set cure temperature and cure time manually This period can be interrupted manually by the operator at anytime cool down peri...

Page 9: ...t name Part Number Quantity Note Constituent parts OMC W36 X 1 pce 1 set 1 pce 2 pcs 1 pce See note 1 pce check data sheet for details consist of 6 parts check data sheet for details check data sheet for details Provided as download link on warranty certificate and on a label located on back side of the unit main unit cord holder power plug screwdrivers spare fuse user s manual warranty certificat...

Page 10: ...g screw for cord holder Figure 1 3 1 Font and back view of the main unit The cord holder is an important part of the heat oven as it enables to hold small or large fiber coils during the heating process and during loading unloading the cassettes The cord holder is easily adjustable to the form that will suit most tail lengths and coil diameters The cord holder consists of six 6 parts two long and ...

Page 11: ...ce for the connector components which have to be heated The groove plate is a part of the cassette though it can be removed and replaced by different types of groove plates Cassettes are of various styles depending on the ferrule connector type A typical cassette with groove plate is on fig 1 3 3 ...

Page 12: ...50 C Furthermore the unit should not be in any of the following kind of places places exposed to direct sunlight places with violent temperature swings places frequently exposed to mechanical vibrations places that are very dusty places that are poorly ventilated Do not install the oven in places that are near an air conditioning vent 2 2 Power supply The power supply conditions for the OMC W36 he...

Page 13: ...evice and severe personnel injury or death 2 4 Installation Please follow these steps during installation of the unit i Put the unit on a flat desk in place that conforms to the environmental conditions as listed in paragraph 2 1 ii Assemble the cord holder Insert the cord holder into mounting hole on the top unit Fix the cord holder by fixing the screw at the back panel of the unit by the screwdr...

Page 14: ...n the front panel of the unit ii Confirm that the power switch and LCD display is lit The following message should appear on the LCD fig 2 3 1 Figure 2 3 1 Message on LCD after power on The unit is now ready for the operation Instructions on how to operate the unit are described in Chapter 3 HEAT OVEN READY SETUP NEXT ...

Page 15: ... of the unit SETUP by pressing the button below this command word you enter the setup procedure In setup you are allowed to set desired heating process parameters cure time cure temperature NEXT by pressing the button below this command word you move to the next program procedure This command appears only after turning the unit on UP by pressing the button below this command word you can increase ...

Page 16: ...he setup procedure allows the operator to set the cure time and cure temperature the parameters that are important to correctly harden the epoxy The operator may obtain these parameters from the epoxy manufacturer Factory preset parameters are cure temperature 120 C cure time 15 minutes By pressing the SETUP button the following contents appear on the LCD display fig 3 2 1 1 Figure 3 2 1 1 Setup p...

Page 17: ...This will allow the operator to confirm that the parameters were set up correctly Let us assume that these parameters were set during setup procedure cure temperature 120 C and cure time 10 minutes The following contents will appear on the LCD display fig 3 2 2 1 Figure 3 2 2 1 Confirmation for the cure time and the cure temperature parameters If the parameters are not correct and you want to make...

Page 18: ...during the curing period During this period the temperature should remain stable within 2 C 4 Elapsed time is shown on the LCD display in bottom line Please note that the button below is without the function now see fig 3 2 3 2 As soon as the elapsed time reaches the preset parameter the cure is finished This is announced by a long audible beep in order to warn the operator that the cure period is...

Page 19: ...e will appear as in paragraph 3 2 2 In case the parameters should be changed pressing the SETUP button will enter the setup procedure as described in paragraph 3 2 1 3 2 4 Interrupting the heating process The heating process may be interrupted if necessary by pressing the STOP button anytime this command word appears on the LCD display On doing so the following display will appear on the LCD scree...

Page 20: ...assette and thus avoid accidental contact NEVER touch or put your hands or fingers on the ferrule plug cassette block while the heating process has been started or interrupted Actual temperature of the ferrule cassette is indicated on the LCD display Touching the hot ferrule plug cassette may result in serious injury NEVER detach the cassette from the tray right after finishing the curing process ...

Page 21: ...Power swith and LCD is lit on but there is no message on the LCD The unit was switched off and then switched on again Please allow 10 seconds before switching the unit on again Strange characters appears on LCD display The unit is improperly grounded Please make sure that the unit is properly grounded and you use a correct power plug The unit does not respond to the commands correctly Microcontrol...

Page 22: ... socket before changing the fuse Failure to do so may cause electrocution i Pull out the fuse box from the inlet on back panel ii Remove the blown fuse and insert a new one inside the fuse box and re insert it into the inlet Make sure that the fuse is a designated one iii Check that normal operation has been restored End of document WARNING ...