25
5.6 Post-casting
• Put thermocouple in parking position
• Take the sealing bar and crucible off the inductor chamber
with a special tool and deposit it in the crucible stand
Longer pausing of usage:
• Close argon bottle
• Turn off main switch (10)
• Close water tap
• Attention: Only close lid as soon as chamber is cooling down to approx. 80
0
C.
6 Troubleshooting
Regarding default analysis pls. proceed according to the default check list (see appendix A4).
In case of possible deviations from alloy suppliers, see correction chart in appendix A2
7 Maintenance
Maintenance - Interval Checkup Remedy
permanent or after 20
castings
Crucibles and pestles Change filters timely – check
for tightness (roundness) ,
keep dry
1 a week
muffle (5) – and Inductor
chamber (7)
Cleaning (Vacuum cleaner)
Are the gaskets for muffle and
inductor chamber alright?
Clean gasket and sealing and
grooves / change sealings
If temperature measurement shows inadmissible deviations or considerable deviations
from casting to casting the thermocouple may be defective or too old and has to be
changed.