ICO 4-9
DAILY STARTUP AND OPERATION
WARNING
To prevent personal injury or equipment damage, the
operator should become familiar with the safety
warnings and information in Chapter 2 before
operating the ICO.
Troxler recommends the following method for burning samples.
For additional information, refer to the following ASTM or
American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (AASHTO) standards:
♦ ASTM C 117 (AASHTO T11), Materials Finer Than 76-µm
(No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing
♦ ASTM C 136 (AASHTO T27), Sieve Analysis of Fine and
Coarse Aggregates
♦ ASTM D 979 (AASHTO T168), Sampling Bituminous
Pavement Mixtures
1. Power the oven on as follows:
If the Auto-Timer is not enabled, close the chamber
door and position the circuit breaker/power switch
(see Figure 1) to the ON (up) position. Press the
on/off rocker switch on the right-hand side of the
front panel to the on position (1 for on, 0 for off).
The oven performs a self-test, displays the default
screen as shown on page 4-5, then applies power to
the heating element.
If the Auto-Timer is enabled and the chamber door is
closed, the oven will automatically apply power to
the heating element and exhaust fan at the