Chapter 4: Installation and Setup
Connecting and Removing Tips, Horns, and
Converters
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A standard flat tip, recommended for processing liquids, is supplied with tapped
horns. Other tip configurations are available for experimental work on applica-
tions where the ultrasonics vibrations are transmitted directly into a solid work-
piece. The shape of the horn influences the direction in which the ultrasonic
vibrations are delivered from the horn. You will find a list of available tips in
Appendix D, Accessories.
Attach tips to horns as follows:
1. Clean contacting surfaces of horn and tip, and remove any foreign
matter from the threaded stud.
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The tip must be installed clean and dry, or the power supply may not tune
and operate correctly.
2. Hand assemble tip to horn.
3. Using spanner wrench on horn and open-end wrench on tip,
tighten tip. See Figure 4.3. Torque specifications for the various
threaded tips follow:
• 1/4 - 20 thread tighten at 90 inch-lbs./10.16 Newton-meters.
• 1/4 - 28 thread tighten at 110 inch/lbs./12.42 Newton-meters.
• 3/8 - 24 thread tighten at 180 inch-lbs./20.33 Newton-meters.
Figure 4.3 Connecting or Removing Tip from Horn
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