Protec OPTIMAX 2010 NDT - Initial Operation Steps

OPTIMAX
2010 NDT
User Manual
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3.6 Initial Operation
3.6.1 Test run
CAUTION!
Processor should not be run dry!
Upon commissioning and every refilling the pumps must be vented.
1 Close the three drainage stop cocks and fill the tanks and replenishment containers with water.
Open water inflow tap. Connect electrical socket and switch the machine on. Water now flows
into water tank. The circulation pump activates, however the hosing of the machine must be
ventilated.
2 Ventilation of the replenishment pump: Set temperature dial to position „Manual pumping“.
Keep dial to this position until no more air bubbles rise in the tanks.
3 Ventilation of the circulation pump: If air is in the circulation pump, a loud running noise can be
heard. Switch the machine off again. Open the stop cocks of the developer and fixer for five
seconds and then close them again. Then switch the machine on again. Repeat this procedure
until no more air bubbles are visible in the developer and fixer baths and until the circulation
pump runs quietly.
4 Check all hose connections for leakage. Switch machine off and drain water out.
3.6.2 Fill processor with chemicals
Prepare chemicals inside the replenishment containers according to manufacturer instructions.
3.6.2.1 Fill up processor manually
By using a suitable container, pour chemicals into the respective tanks. First the fixer and then the
developer. Caution: when filling, be sure that chemicals do no splash from one bath into another. When
fixer solution is mixed with developer solution, the developer chemical is destroyed.
CAUTION!
When filling by hand, do not pour chemicals into the slot of the lid switch and
on the control panel. This can lead to damage of the parts.
Snap each suction pipe into the respective cover of it’s replenishment container and close it carefully.
Place containers under processor.
3.6.2.2
Using replenishment pump
Filling of processor can also be done by use of the replenishment pump (this takes much more time).
The chemicals containers need to be filled manually with at least 1.0 litres of fresh chemicals, to ensure
the pumps will not run dry. Snap each suction pipe into the respective cover of its replenishment
container and close it carefully. Place containers under processor. Now set the temperature adjusting
knob to position “Manual pumping”. Leave the knob in this position until the tanks have been filled.
After 20 minutes this function stops automatically - to restart a cycle, turn dial to another position and
return to „Manual pumping“. ›‹Limitation:
Limitation: The function may fill up tanks of developer and
fixer to different levels. This may be due to different causes. If this happens, then use a suitable
container to fill up the tanks completely.