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Afterthevacuumtestprogramisstarted,whenthepressureinthechamberreachesthestandardrequired
relativevacuumvalue,thevacuumsystemstops,andtheequilibrationtimeof5minutesisturnedon.Afterthe
balancingtimeelapses,thevacuumtestisstartedfor10minutes.Afterthetestiscompleted,thesystemreturns
tonormalpressure.
Afterthevacuumtestisfinished,thesystemwillprompttheresultontheprogramendinterfaceandsavethe
recordinthememory.Iftheautomaticprintingfunctionissetandtheprinterisconnected,thetestresultwillbe
printedatthesametime.
Whenthevacuumtestispassed,themessageis“vacuumtestsuccess”.Indicatesthatthesystem'sleakrate
meetsthedesignrequirements.Printtheinformationasfollows:
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PROGRAMPROPERLYEXECUTED!VacuumTestSuccess!
Leakagerate:<0.13Kpa/minLeakrate:<0.13Kpa/min
Yoursystemissteady!
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Whenthevacuumtestfails,themessageis“VacuumTestFailed”.Printtheinformationasfollows:
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PROGRAMERROREXECUTEDVacuumTestFailed!
VacuumTestFail!
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Ifthevacuumtestfails,pleasedonotcontinuetousetheproduct
andcontactthemanufacturerorauthorizeddealerimmediately.
5.2 B&DTest
B&Dtestisusedtocheckthesteampenetrationofthissterilizertoporouspermeableloads,suchascotton
fabrics.SelecttheB&Dtestinthetestprograminterface(Figure5.1).
Testmethodsandtestresultsarejudgedinaccordancewiththe
information and requirements provided by the test package
manufacturer.
WS310‐2016 requires weekly B&D testing to monitor and save
records