Huntingdon Fusion Techniques PurgEye 100, User Instructions

Page 1: ...Argweld PurgEye Family Range of Weld Purge Monitors USER INSTRUCTIONS PurgEye 100 IP65 WELD PURGE MONITOR ...

Page 2: ...Turning on the monitor 7 Calibration 8 Maintenance 9 Replacing the sensor 10 Warning use with caution 11 Zero calibration 12 Zero calibration continued 13 Spares and accessories 14 Troubleshooting and fault finding 15 The family series of Weld Purge Monitors 16 Other languages 17 Customer support and worldwide care 18 Warranty 19 Address and contact details back cover ...

Page 3: ...n for safe storage of the instrument User calibrate button for both 20 9 and 0 1 levels of oxygen and below Quick connect disconnect leak tight purge line connections One piece leak tight stainless steel sampling probe and hose connector Rubber aspirator bulb sampling pump 2 x AA batteries included Tripod mount with various tripod models available as accessories Wrist neck band mount together with...

Page 4: ...ple purge hoses together Connecting the Purge Gas Tubing The weld purge gas inlets and exhaust tubes simply push into the two tube connectors on the sensor housing cover as shown with the arrows on the picture It doesn t matter which way around the tubes are connected If the aspirator bulb hand pump is not being used always ensure that there is an exhaust tube of at least 150 mm 6 in length connec...

Page 5: ...st accurate results The weld joint must be taped and your probe inserted through the tape and into the weld gap Should the purge gas exhaust be insufficient to use the monitor with a free flow of exhaust gas as described above and if the vacuum bulb and sampling probe are used instead the aspirator bulb will be attached to one quick fit connector on the front of the purge monitor while the samplin...

Page 6: ...ensure that there is a minimum of at least 6 150 mm in length of polyurethane tube connected to the other pipe connector see lower picture Connections with Bulb Pump Sample Probe Sensor Cover Bulb Pump One piece leak tight probe and tube assembly for sampling purge gas through weld root included Sensor cover Connections for Free Flow 150 mm 6 tail pipe included Tube to weld purge system Use this l...

Page 7: ...to press the on off button The display shows immediately 88 88 for a second and will then show a reading above 20 94 Press the calibration button for the monitor to display 20 94 this may need to be repeated when the monitor is first used Note Follow the full scale calibration procedure to start using the monitor see special note overleaf Turning on the Monitor thereafter Press the standby button ...

Page 8: ...emove the sensor housing cover pull slightly and rotate the black round cover to remove to expose the sensor element to atmospheric oxygen Replace sensor cover after two minutes Then press and hold the calibrate button for 5 seconds After this time period the monitor will read 20 94 Leave the monitor a few seconds to ensure the reading has stabilised this may take a couple of minutes after being s...

Page 9: ...ensor See spare parts list on page 14 When the monitor displays the battery symbol replace the batteries see below Remove the battery cover on the rear of the device being careful not to lose the screws and install 2 x AA size standard alkaline batteries ensuring the polarity is correct Use only alkaline type AA batteries HFT Low Sensor and Low Battery Indicators ...

Page 10: ... simply rest the removal tool against the monitor and lever the sensor gently upwards There is no membrane cover to remove on the sensor After installation of the new sensor reset the monitor by pressing the power button and calibration button at the same time then carry out the zero correction facility Installing a New Sensor Note No force should be applied to the sensor the sensor housing or the...

Page 11: ...o use the zero calibration facility Please use the instruction on the next page for the zero calibration facility with extreme caution Once the zero calibration facility has been used it is vital that the instrument is placed on the argon gas facility for the alloted time schedule as shown on page 7 The procedure in this instruction booklet should ideally only be used after fitting a new sensor an...

Page 12: ... Push the Cal and the On Off buttons simultaneously and hold for 20 seconds until Reset appears in the display Step 3 below is then unnecessary so continue from step 4 3 Repeat the Full Calibration procedure See page 8 4 Connect the sample tube directly to a supply of 99 99 Argon with a flow of 1 2 litres min 2 4 CFH using the freeflow method See page 6 5 When the monitor has been reading for abou...

Page 13: ...4 appears in the screen Again do not randomly use this facility It is preferable that this zero calibration only be carried out when the PurgEye 100 IP65 is fitted with a new sensor Note The longer the purge time and the higher the purity of gas the better the low level accuracy We will gladly carry out the replacement sensor activity for you and provide you with an up to date calibration certific...

Page 14: ...eel probe APIS109 Aspirator bulb sampling hand pump APIS110 Sensor housing cover APIS111 Battery cover APIS112 Carrying storage and presentation case APIS125 Calibration certificate APIS150 for quality control procedures only 50m length purge tube APIS Note Whenever the sensor is replaced DO NOT apply force to the sensor or the sensor housing as this can cause damage to your instrument Storage and...

Page 15: ...gEye 100 directly to the source i e gas bottle to verify your purge gas quality as well as ensuring that the connections are leak tight Check the cleanliness of the components being welded Could there be excessive cleaning material or dirt that might be outgassing Note Excessive oil and grease will outgas and may produce copious quantities of oxygen until all contamination has been purged If you n...

Page 16: ...ith on screen graph of the current weld Internal sampling pump with gas filtration User port with two outputs to control welding equipment or activate alarms in the event of a rise in oxygen levels No more wet cells to keep replacing and recalibrating Quick fit and quick disconnect leak tight purge tube fittings The PurgEye 1500 Site IP68 with PurgeNet Internal electro mechanical pump with 3 l m f...

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