D395-93-880 Issue A
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Installation
3.3 Locate the T-Station
When locating the T-Station, care should be taken not to restrict the ventilation grid located under the base of
the T-Station. Failing to observe this may result in over heating of the turbomolecular pump.
3.4 Bench-top fixing
There are two M8 fixing points located at the rear of the T-Station base (refer to Figure 1, item 12). Using suitable
brackets or straps (not supplied), we recommend that you should secure the T-Station to your bench-top to prevent
excessive movement in the unlikely event of a pump failure. Please note, we cannot provide straps or brackets as
we unable to determine the best type fixing for your bench-top location. We recommend you should source or
fabricate these fixings locally.
3.5 Fill the rotary pump with oil
If the T-Station uses an E2M1.5 rotary vane pump, you must fill it with the correct quantity of oil (supplied with the
equipment) before you operate the equipment. For further information refer to the EM Rotary Vane Pump manual
A371-32-880.
Fill the pump with oil as described below.
1. Remove the oil filler-plug.
2. Pour oil into the pump until the oil-level just reaches the MAX mark on the bezel at the top of the sight-glass. If
the oil-level goes above the MAX mark, remove the drain-plug and drain the excess oil from the pump.
3. After a few minutes, recheck the oil-level. If the oil-level is now below the MAX mark, pour more oil into the
pump.
4. Refit the oil filler-plug. Tighten the plug firmly by hand. Do not over tighten.
Heavy objects can cause muscle strain or back injury. The mass of the T-Station will differ
depending on the model supplied, refer to Section 2.1 for the equipment mass.
Important: The turbo pump used on the T-Station stores a large amount of kinetic energy when it
is running at full speed. In the unlikely event of a malfunction (rotor seizure), the stored energy
could cause a slight movement of the T-Station platform. If the T-Station is operating on a bench-
top, we advise that the following steps should be taken:
Position the T-Station at least 10-15 cm away from the edge of the bench-top and adjacent
devices.
and or,
Tether or fix the T-Station to your bench-top, see Section 3.4.
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