Table of Contents
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS •••5
Warnings, Danger and Informational Symbols •••5
Safety summary •••6
Use Gloves--it’s very HOT! •••6
Pinch Points •••7
INTRODUCTION •••8
SPECIFICATIONS •••9
INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE
RECOMMENDATIONS •••10
Equipment Setup •••10
Unpacking the Indexer •••10
Bench Requirements and Placement •••11
Level the Melt Indexer •••11
Instrument Overview •••12
Front View •••12
Rear View •••12
Spares/Consumable Items •••13
Instrument Operation/Log-In •••14
Instrument Operation/Icons •••15
Instrument Operation/Menus •••15
Instrument Operation/Buttons •••16
Instrument Operation/Miscellaneous
Touch Areas •••19
Instrument Operation/Panel Overview •••19
Test Calculations •••20
Calculations: Method A •••20
Calculations for the Method A test are: •••20
Calculations: Method A/B •••20
Calculating PET Intrinsic Viscosity (I.V.) from the Melt
Indexer •••22
The Amount of Sample •••22
Create/Edit Test Conditions •••24
System Configuration •••26
Selecting Multi-Select Data •••27
Entering Numeric Data •••28
Setting Up a Test •••29
Loading and Packing Material into the Barrel •••30
Running a Test •••31
Cleaning Up •••32
TROUBLESHOOTING •••33
Actions •••33
Generic Run Check List •••33
Prior to loading Sample: •••33
Long term items: •••33
Support Vendors •••34
APPENDIX A—DIGITAL ENCODER OPTION •••35
APPENDIX B—AUTO CUTTER •••39
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