Heidolph Heating bath HB 4000 - Manual (Page 15)

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SET-UP
1. Item set-up
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Locate hot bath on a smooth and solid surface, Item is set-up horizontally.
- Controls facing forward.
- All of the four feet of the hot bath feature height adjustment, to prevent tipping. Re-adjust feet
as required.
2. Electric wiring (fig. 1)
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Before connecting with your local power supply, double check to be sure:
your item has been designed for your local voltage as depicted on the data plate (also
refer to "Safety Information" section). Refer to "General", if you use a different outlet /
plug system;
power switch (2a) for hot bath are OFF;
rotary controls (2b) for hot bath temperature are set to ZERO (LH stop).
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Connect power cord with outlet. Use connectors installed in the rear panel.
CONTROLS AND OPERATION
Before connecting power cord with outlet, make sure that:
- item's voltage and frequency are the same as your local power
supply network (refer to data plate on item).
- power switches are OFF ("0"). control knobs are at their lefthand
stop.
3. Fill hot bath (fig. 1)
Using deionized or distilled water for filling the hot bath, you need to add 0.2 % of
borax (Na
2
B
B
4
O
7
*10H
2
O) as corrosion inhibitor.
Please note: The use of tabwater as heating media can lead to calcification
which can provoke crevice corrosion. Therefore the user is strongly
recommended to clean the heating bath with an adequate polish on a regular
basis.
Never run your heating bath (2) dry !
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Before heating, fill heating bath (2) with fluid. The bowl features min- and max. marks (2c).
Max. fill level may be reached with the evaporator flask immersed only. Using big-
size evaporator flasks carefully immerse item in order to avoid spillage.
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For ease of transport, the hot bath (2) features rubber grips (2d) to improve friction.