Cannon Instrument CT-1000 (Contant Temperature Bath) - Manual

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CANNON ® CT-1000 Constant Temperature Bath Instruction & Operation Manual
Revision 3.1e—June, 2011; CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA • USA 16803
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 1
Overview ............................................................................................................................. 1
Safety features ...................................................................................................................... 3
Operator Safety .................................................................................................................. 3
2 UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY 5
Unpacking the CT-1000 ....................................................................................................... 5
Assembly procedure ............................................................................................................. 5
Glass jar installation .............................................................................................................. 6
Motor-stirrer ............................................................................................................ 8
Inserting viscometer tubes/thermometers ................................................................................ 9
Filling the bath .................................................................................................................... 10
Draining the Bath ................................................................................................................ 11
3 BATH OPERATION 13
Turning on the CT-1000 ...................................................................................................... 13
Setting the bath temperature ................................................................................................ 14
Fixed temperature adjustments ................................................................................ 14
Variable temperature adjustments ............................................................................ 14
Setting the Limit Control ..................................................................................................... 15
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APPENDIX A — CT-1000 PROBLEM ANALYSIS 17
B
APPENDIX B — CORRECTING SHAFT & IMPELLER MISALIGNMENT 19
Shaft run-out correction ...................................................................................................... 19
C
APPENDIX C — CHOOSING A TEMPERATURE BATH LIQUID 21
D APPENDIX D — ADJUSTING TRIMPOTS (POTENTIOMETERS) 23