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3. Product Description
3.1 Components
The Programat EP 5000
comprises the following
components:
– Furnace base with electronic
controls
– Furnace head with firing
chamber
– Firing table
– Cooling tray
– Power cord and hose for
vacuum pump
– Vacuum pump (accessory)
3.2 Hazardous areas and safety equipment
Description of the risk areas of the furnace:
3.3 Functional description
The firing chamber may be heated up to max.
1200 °C (2192 °F) by means of a heating element.
Furthermore, the firing chamber has been
designed in such a way that a vacuum may be
created with a vacuum pump. The firing process is
controlled with the corresponding electronic con-
trols and software. Moreover, the set and actual
temperatures are continuously compared.
3.4 Accessories
(not part of the delivery form)
– Temperature Checking Set 2
– Programat Accessories Set (large and small firing
trays, firing tongs, Temperature Checking Set)
– Vacuum pump
Description of the safety equipment of the furnace:
Risk of electrical shockElectrical components
Risk of crushingOpening/closing mechanism
Risk of burningFiring chamber
Type of riskHazardous area
Protection from electrical shockElectrical fuses
Protection from electrical shockProtective conductor
Protective effectSafety equipment