providing a window into the process
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 6
Warnings, Danger and Informational Symbols ......................................................................... 6
Safety summary ............................................................................................................................. 7
Use Gloves--it's very HOT! .......................................................................................................... 7
Pinch Points ................................................................................................................................... 9
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................... 11
SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 12
INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................. 13
Equipment Setup ................................................................................................................................... 14
Unpacking the Indexer ................................................................................................................ 14
Bench Requirements and Placement ....................................................................................... 14
Level the Melt Indexer ................................................................................................................ 15
Instrument Overview............................................................................................................................. 16
Front View .................................................................................................................................... 16
Rear View ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Spares/Consumable Items ........................................................................................................ 17
Instrument Operation/Log-In ............................................................................................................... 18
Instrument Operation/Icons ................................................................................................................. 19
Instrument Operation/Menus ............................................................................................................... 20
Instrument Operation/Buttons ............................................................................................................. 21
Instrument Operation/Miscellaneous Touch Areas .......................................................................... 24
Instrument Operation/Panel Overview ............................................................................................... 24
Test Calculations .................................................................................................................................. 25
Calculations: Method A .............................................................................................................. 25
Calculations for the Method A test are ..................................................................................... 25
Calculations: Method A/B ........................................................................................................... 25
Calculations: Method B .............................................................................................................. 26
Calculating PET Intrinsic Viscosity (I.V.) from the Melt Indexer ........................................... 27
The Amount of Sample ............................................................................................................... 28
Create/Edit Test Conditions ................................................................................................................ 29
System Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 31
Selecting Multi-Select Data ................................................................................................................. 32
Entering Numeric Data ......................................................................................................................... 33
Setting-Up a Test .................................................................................................................................. 34
Loading and Packing Material into the Barrel ................................................................................... 35
Running a Test ...................................................................................................................................... 36
Cleaning Up .................................................................................................................................................. 37
TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................................................... 38
Actions .......................................................................................................................................... 38
Generic Run Check List ............................................................................................................. 38
Prior to loading Sample .............................................................................................................. 38
Long term items: .......................................................................................................................... 39
Support Vendors .......................................................................................................................... 39
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