Metrohm 873 Biodiesel Rancimat Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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873 Biodiesel Rancimat ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ III
Table of contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Instrument description ......................................................... 1
1.2 Rancimat method ................................................................. 2
1.3 About the documentation ................................................... 3
1.3.1 Symbols and conventions ........................................................ 3
1.4 Safety instructions ................................................................ 4
1.4.1 General notes on safety ........................................................... 4
1.4.2 Electrical safety ........................................................................ 5
1.4.3 Flammable solvents and chemicals ........................................... 6
1.4.4 Recycling and disposal ............................................................. 6
2 Overview of the instrument 7
3 Installation 10
3.1 Setting up the instrument .................................................. 10
3.1.1 Packaging .............................................................................. 10
3.1.2 Checks .................................................................................. 10
3.1.3 Location ................................................................................ 10
3.2 Mounting accessories ......................................................... 10
3.2.1 Mounting accessories for the internal air supply ..................... 10
3.2.2 Mounting accessories for the external air supply .................... 13
3.2.3 Equipping the reaction and measuring vessels ........................ 13
3.2.4 Inserting vessels / Establishing tubing connections ................. 16
3.2.5 Mounting the exhaust collection tube (optional accesso-
ries) ....................................................................................... 16
3.3 Mains connection ............................................................... 17
3.3.1 Checking the mains voltage ................................................... 17
3.3.2 Replacing fuses ...................................................................... 18
3.3.3 Mains cable and mains connection ........................................ 18
3.3.4 Switching the instrument on/off ............................................ 19
3.4 Connecting a PC ................................................................. 19
3.4.1 Connecting the 873 Biodiesel Rancimat and the PC ............... 19
3.4.2 Installing the software ........................................................... 19
3.4.3 Carrying out basic settings ..................................................... 21
4 Operation 24
4.1 Fundamentals of operation ............................................... 24
4.1.1 Starting and exiting the program ........................................... 24
4.1.2 Terms .................................................................................... 25
4.1.3 Control window .................................................................... 25
4.1.4 Results window ..................................................................... 27
4.1.5 File types ............................................................................... 30