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C. Gerhardt GmbH & Co. KG
1.Technical description
1.1. Warranty
Vapodest 50 is designed and fabricated following the high quality guidelines of DIN EN ISO 9001.
On the basis of the C. Gerhardt conditions of warranty our products are guaranteed for 1 year as long
as the equipment is used according to the instructions in this manual. Please note that the natural
wear- and -tear is excluded from warranty.
1.2. Technical specifications
Voltage: ........................ 230 V AC, 50 Hz
Wattage: ....................... 1600 W
Cooling water: .............. about 3 litre per distillation minute
Cooling water pressure > 1.3 bar
Pump capacity:
- Diaphragm pump: ...... about 10 ml/s
- Peristaltic pump:......... about 10 ml/s
Storage tank: ................ any size, recommended: Kan 40
Display ......................... Touch-Sensitive-Screen
Number of Programs: ... 20
Size: ............................. 440 x 690 x 340 mm (W x H x D)
Weight: ......................... 36 kg
Recovery Rate: ............ >99.5%
Reproducibility: ............. +/- 1%
Interfaces ................. 2 x parallel (Centronics)
................. LPT 1 for data transfer to external PC
................. LPT 2 for printer cable
................. 1 x serial (RS 232)
................. COM 1 for connection to scale
................. 2 x RS 485 for connection to GerBus®
................. 1 x VGA for connection to an external monitor
................. 1 x 5 pin connector to keyboard
................. 1 x 5 pin connector as interface to level sensor in the store tanks KAN
40
Micro dosing pump: ...... deviation of flowrate < 0.1%
Printer:...... see the enclosed user’s manual
1.3. Operating conditions
Vapodest distillation systems can be run under normal laboratory conditions.
For the connection to the tap (cold water) a permanent connection with an ½ inch thread is required.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION