3 S
AMPLE
P
REPARATION
Heating stations, sample tubes, and heating station adapters may be very hot.
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Wear the proper gloves and hold the sample tube by the upper part of the stem.
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If the adapter has a handle, hold the adapter by the handle.
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Do not place fingers inside the heating stations. The stations may be very hot.
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Do not place adapters near any combustible material or touch them with fingers.
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Do not place a hot adapter on a unprotected surface such as a countertop. The
adapter may burn the surface.
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Failure to observe these precautions may result in severe burns.
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The vacuum fitting for the sample tube may be hot enough to cause burns after the
sample has been heated. Wear the cotton gloves supplied in the accessories kit
and handle the fitting carefully to avoid burns.
C
ONTROL THE
T
EMPERATURE OF THE
H
EATING
S
TATIONS
Use the temperature controller to specify the temperature of the heating stations and display the
current temperature.
A. Heating station power indicator
B. Current temperature
C. Set Point temperature
D. Change Set Point temperature
The controller always displays the current temperature (PV = Process Value) and the set point
(SV = Set Value). Press the up or down buttons until the preferred temperature set point is
displayed. The keys may be held down to rapidly increase or decrease the setting.
The set point is retained when the degasser is powered off then back on.
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