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  • Page 1 XENOTEST BETA LM Operating manual...
  • Page 2 Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Page 2...
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  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ..........................7 Warranty hints ........................7 Safety hints ........................8 XENOTEST BETA features ..................... 10 Setting up the unit ........................11 Scope of delivery XENOTEST BETA LM ................ 11 Installation requirements ....................11 3.2.1 Laboratory ........................11 3.2.2 Room ventilation ......................11 3.2.3...
  • Page 5 ATLAS Operating mannual XENOTEST BETA LM Contents Page Function ........................... 37 Measuring and control sensor system ................37 7.1.1 Control of the irradiance ....................37 7.1.2 Control of the black standard temperature ..............37 7.1.3 Control of the fan speed ....................37 7.1.4...
  • Page 6 Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS List of graphics Page Fig. 1 Space requirements ......................12 Fig. 2 Unit dimensions ....................... 13 Fig. 3 Front side of equipment ....................14 Fig. 4 Program control ....................... 15 Fig. 5 Water tank ........................16 Fig.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    The unit has been designed and manufactured with skill and care and was quality tested before despatch. Inspections, maintenance and repair work may be carried out only by ATLAS or an authorized customer service engineer, otherwise the safety of the system is not guaranteed.

  • Page 8: Safety Hints

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Safety hints • Operating the system presupposes knowledge of this manual. The operating manual should be kept close to the unit. • For work at and with the unit the user needs instructions in his mother language based on the operating manual (FRG: UVV VBG1 §...
  • Page 9 "0" and pull mains plug. Secure against reconnection to the mains. • Inspections, maintenance and repair work may only be carried out by ATLAS or an authorised customer service engineer, otherwise the safety and operation of the system is not guaranteed.

  • Page 10: Xenotest Beta Features

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS 2. XENOTEST BETA Features The following table shows the physical data of the XENOTEST BETA . Pos. Feature Data Control system / Microprocessor • 10 prestructured programs • 12 cycles per program Integrated sensors: •...

  • Page 11: Setting Up The Unit

    Scope of delivery To avoid contamination and to ensure reproducibi- lity of the climatic conditions, we recom- XENOTEST BETA LM mend to install the equipment in an air- conditioned and air-filtered (filter type EU4) The unit is supplied in a suitable shipping case.
  • Page 12 Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS 3.2.4 Space requirement (fig. 1) Dimensions of XENOTEST BETA (Width x depth x height): 900m x 1200mm x 1800mm. For adequate cooling of the xenon lamps, are not obstructed. Allow for the necessary space...
  • Page 13 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA Figure 2: Unit dimensions (in mm) HERAEUS XENOTEST BETA LM Instruments 1180 ø200 ø100 Options and accessory XENOTEST BETA Safety hints Start-up Unit set-up Unit description of the XENOTEST BETA Features List of options Program example on...

  • Page 14: Description Of The Unit

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Description of the unit Front side of equipment (fig. 3) Figure 3: Front side of equipment X ENO T EST BE TA L M Exhaust air socket Height adjustable feet Program control system Test chamber door...

  • Page 15: Program Control

    ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM 4.1.1 Program control (fig. 4) The control panel on the front side of the apparatus locked during operation of the machine against controls and regulates the course of the input unauthorized access by means of a key-operated weathering program.

  • Page 16: Test Chamber

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS 4.1.2 Test chamber (fig. 6) To clean the test chamber the specimen carousel (10) is disassembled. For this, the 4 securing screws of the top and bottom carousel rack (11/ The test chamber becomes accessible after un-...
  • Page 17 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Figure 6: Test chamber Specimen carousel Outer cylinder Securing screws, Xenon lamps NXE 2200 (3x) carousel rack bottom (4x) Filter lantern Securing screws, carousel rack top (4x) Sample holder (16x) Specimen carousel rack (2x)

  • Page 18: Right Panel Of The Unit

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS High voltage is present on the power packs. Right hand apparatus side Touching may be hazardous to your life ! (fig.8) The fuse for the heating (14) and the fuses for The mains switch (1) (fig. 7) is located at the top the three lamps (15) are located below the left;...
  • Page 19 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Figure 8: Right side of unit 123456 After the opening of the lateral two-leaf doors the right side of the apparatus becomes accessible. Mains switch Control climatic fan Thermoprinter Operating hours meter Interface RS 232 / RS485...

  • Page 20: Left Panel Of The Unit

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Left hand apparatus side Apparatus rear panel (fig. 9) (fig. 9) The fan to cool down the lamps (1) is seated An opening for the air supply flow is provided on below the test chamber. At the same level on the the upper rear panel of the apparatus.
  • Page 21 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Figure 9: Left side of the unit After the opening of the lateral two-leaf doors the left side of the apparatus becomes accessible. Fan lamp cooling Rain pump Humidifier (2x) Water tank Valve Power supply lamps (3x)

  • Page 22: Air Circuits

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS 4.6 Ventilation circuits (fig. 10) There is a uniform air flow around the samples 1) Lamp cooling: (11). A sensor (13) measures the temperature and Fan (1) produces the exhaust air flow (2), which rel.

  • Page 23: Option And Accessories Of Xenotest Beta

    ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM 5. Options and accessories of the XENOTEST BETA Options Unit components which are installed by Xenotest GmbH. 5.1.1 Rain, humidity function and sample back cooling (fig. 11) adjustable by a valve (7). The rain pump (8) The water tank (1) is filled through a water inlet socket (2) (see chapter 4.1.3 on water quality).

  • Page 24: Printer

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS 5.1.2 Printer (fig. 12) The requested parameters are entered via the The stored programs and the measured data for keyboard of the control panel. When selecting the program activated can be printed out by the menu item 3 „Current parameters“...
  • Page 25 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Paper tear-off bar : The printer parameters (fig. 13) are preset To tear off the paper strap, tear paper quickly in the factory, and must not be changed. upwards from one side to the other.
  • Page 26 Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Figure 14: Printer scheme Options and accessory XENOTEST BETA Safety hints Unit description Start-up Unit set-up of the XENOTEST BETA Features List of options Program example on Function Test set-up Care and cleaning Maintenance...

  • Page 27: Mains Transformers

    ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Change of paper roll: (fig.15) 5.1.4 Interface (fig. 17) Figure 15 The unit supports an RS 232 or RS 485 interface alternatively to give out measurement data to a computer whilst a program is in progress.

  • Page 28: Accessories

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Accessories Helpful accessories for the operation with XENOTEST BETA LM: 5.2.1 Filter system Useful lifetime: The XENOCHROME filters are very resistant to The XENOTEST BETA is used to simulate the so- ageing, and their recommended lifetime is 25,000 lar or global spectrum with filtered xenon lamp ra- hours.
  • Page 29 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Figure 19: Spectral energy distribution in the wavelength range 200-800 nm XENOCHROME 300 filter system with Suprax outer cylinder and CIE 85 Xe no c hrom e 300 CIE 85 Wellenlänge [nm] Figure 20: Spectral energy distribution in the wavelength range 200-800 nm...

  • Page 30: Sample Holders Set Standard

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS 5.2.4 Exposure cards 5.2.2 Standard sample holder set (fig.21) Certain standards specify the make-up of the specimens, e.g. point 5 of DIN 54004 requires the specimen to be secured to a card. The standard sample holder set consists of 16...

  • Page 31: Xenosensiv Sensor

    ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM 5.2.6 XENOSENSIV sensor 5.2.7 XENOSENSIV sensor (fig. 23) support sheet (fig. 24) The XENOSENSIV sensor collects the values of The support sheet is used to fix the XENOSENSIV irradiation in a wavelength range of 300-400 nm as sensor in the test chamber.

  • Page 32: Start Up

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Start-up Insert filters into lantern open the test chamber door and move the connection piece of the unscrewed flange tube slightly upwards, fit lower sealing ring (9) and insert ex- Wear cotton gloves to insert the filters in ternal cylinder (10) of your choice from order to avoid finger prints on the glass.
  • Page 33 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Figure 25: Insertion of the XENOTEST exposure system Casing cover Securing screws flange tube (4x) Spacer tube Flange tube Lamp contacts Bottom sealing ring Lamp centering piece Outer cylinder Xenon lamps (3x) Top sealing ring...

  • Page 34: Insertion Of The Lamps And The Filter Lantern

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS 6.2.1 Inserting the lamps and Water supply the filter lantern For the humidity and rain functions ulta-pure water To exchange the lamps and the filters proceed as is needed. A supply line with a pressure-resistant described in chapter 6.2 for the start-up:...
  • Page 35 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Figure 26: Insertion of the XENOSENSIV sensor Connection cable Fixing screw (2x) Measuring of black standard temperature Support sheet Irradiance measuring XENOSENSIV sensor Options and accessory XENOTEST BETA Safety hints Start-up Unit description Unit set-up...

  • Page 36: Calibration Of The Xenosensiv Sensor

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Calibration of the XENO- Insertion of the end SENSIV sensor plug (fig. 28) For the calibration of the XENOSENSIV sensor two If no XENOSENSIV sensor is fitted, the coupler sensors, namely the master and the XENOSEN-...

  • Page 37: Function

    ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Function 7.1.1 Control of the irradiance Measuring and control sensor system The irradiance can be measured in a wavelength The integrated sensor system of the XENOTEST range between 300-400nm and - depending on the...

  • Page 38: Control Of The Test Chamber Temperature

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS 7.1.4 Control of the test chamber temperature aggregate the test chamber temperature can be The test chamber temperature is measured in the air flow and then displayed. By adding air of the controlled in a range from ambient °C to 80°C.

  • Page 39: Program Control System

    ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Program control system (fig. 4) The program control system of the XENOTEST XENOTEST BETA offers: BETA together with the sensors for irradiance, black standard temperature, test chamber temperature Ten test programs with 12 test cycles each and rel.humidity allows the following optional...

  • Page 40: Program Example On Xenotest Beta

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Program example XENOTEST BETA Task of the program The sample program is to run with the following parameters: Parameter Phase 1 Phase 2 Filter system XENOCHROME 300 Program number Number of phases Irradiance (E) 80 W/m²...
  • Page 41 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD Filter system XENOCHROME Type 300 with SUPRAX Cylinder Next:: DATA Yes: ENTER ENTER Delete a program: BASIC PARAMETER PROGRAM START PROGRAMMING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM input PROGRAM delete PROGRAM NUMBER ___ ENTER...
  • Page 42 Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD Input of number of phases: Number of phases: (max. 12) ___ ENTER Input of irradiance E: E (0; 45 .. 120 W/m²) PH1:___ PH2:___ ENTER ENTER Input of temperature control:...
  • Page 43 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD Input of rel. humidity: r.h. (0; 10 ... 95%) PH1:___ PH2: Rain ENTER Comment: Phase 2 of the humidity function is not applied because the rain function was selected. Input of phase time (min):...

  • Page 44: Program Start

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD Program start BASIC PARAMETER PROGRAM START PROGRAMMING MAINTENANCE ENTER Filter system ---> DATA XENOCHROME Type 300 with SUPRAX cylinder DATA ENTER Comment: Confirm the chosen filter system with DATA. Program number: ___...

  • Page 45: Reading During Program Run

    ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD Reading during the program run: Comment: Current test parameters can be leafed through by pressing the DATA key. [W/m²]= (80) DATA r.F. CHT [°C] (65) BST [°C] Parameter check DATA...

  • Page 46: Data Print Out

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEYPAD Irradiance intensity DATA [W/m²] actual value = nnn set value = 80 Relative humidity DATA actual value = nnn set value = 40 Black standard temperature DATA [°C] Actual value = nnn...

  • Page 47: Change Speed Of Blower During Program Operation

    ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEYPAD Change speed of blower during operation: Because of lamp ageing and the kind of specimen it can be necessary to change the speed of blower of XENOTEXST BETA during operation. After the start of the unit press the DATA key until the following...

  • Page 48: Trouble Shooting

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Trouble shooting In the XENOTEST BETA all weathering programs debugging can be carried out by the user in and unit functions are subject to permanent control. compliance with the applicable safety regulations. Input errors are indicated in the display of the pro- Otherwise, please call our ATLAS service gram control system.
  • Page 49 ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Fault Possible measures (Spare part no.) Relative humidity can`t be reached • Readjust supply valve, • Water supply for humidifier below 18°C, wait until water temperature rises during operation, • Humidifer reached performance limits, limits see chapter 7.1.5, figure 30 „humidity diagram“.
  • Page 50 No battery or • ATLAS service battery discharged (Correct operation is no longer possible!) Lithium battery older than 5 years • Inform ATLAS service at next maintenance interval Exchange recommended Memory error • ATLAS service Basic initialisation will be (Correct operation is possible) carried out -->...

  • Page 51: Setting Up Tests

    Exposure cards during the irradation and weathering of materials, (100 pieces) can be ordered by ATLAS GmbH (No. it is not recommended to conduct tests based on 56076547).

  • Page 52: Care And Cleaning

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS Care and cleaning The unit has to be switched off when carrying out distilled water used later in the system does not any maintenance work, e.g. exchange of become contaminated. lamps, cleaning and emptying of the tank.

  • Page 53: Maintenance

    The maintenance should be carried out security and reproducibility. by the ATLAS service or by an authorized custo- mer service engineer. Within the stipulated proof intervals, or at least once a year, the temperature cut-offs,...

  • Page 54: Accessories

    Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS 12.2 Accessories Helpful accessories for the operation with XENOTEST BETA LM: Item Components Pieces Chapte Ident Number Illustration 1 Filter/Optical Components: 2 XENOCHROME Filter System 270 5.2.1 56076537 3 XENOCHROME Filter System 300 56076538...

  • Page 55: Technical Data

    ATLAS Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM Technical data Electrical Data Operational Data Mains voltage * 400 V ±10%, 50/60Hz Cooling air required for max. 200m³/h lamps Mains socket (3,N,PE) AC, Cooling air required for max. 200m³/h CEE (32A, 5pol.,6h) test chamber Max.
  • Page 56 Operating manual XENOTEST BETA LM ATLAS ATLAS Material Testing Technology Vo g e l s b e r g s t r a ß e 2 2 D-63589 Linsengericht Phone: + 49/6051/707-140 Fax: + 49/6051/707-149 11/98 Ident-No.:56350027 Page 56...

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