Start-Up Procedure; To Achieve Ultimate Vacuum - Edwards RV3 Instruction Manual

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4.3

Start-up procedure

Ensure that your system design does not allow the exhaust pipeline to be blocked.
If the oil is contaminated, or if the pump temperature is below 12°C, or if the electrical supply voltage is more than
10% below the lowest voltage specified on the voltage indicator
reduced speed for a few minutes. On single-phase pumps, if the pump continues to operate at reduced speed, the
motor thermal overload device will open and stop the pump. When the motor has cooled, the thermal overload device
will reset automatically and the pump will restart.
1. Check that the pump oil-level is between the MAX and MIN marks on the bezel of the oil-level sight-glass; if it is
not, refer to Section 5.3.
2. Turn the mode selector fully clockwise to select High Vacuum mode
Throughput mode , as required (refer to
3. Turn the gas-ballast control to position '0', 'I' or 'II', as required (refer to
4. Switch on the electrical supply to the pump; on single-phase pumps, use the on/off switch.
5. If you want to achieve ultimate vacuum, to pump condensable vapours or to decontaminate the pump oil, refer
to the procedures in Sections 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 respectively. Otherwise, open the vacuum system isolation-valve.
4.4

To achieve ultimate vacuum

If the pump does not achieve the performance specified in
design before you contact your supplier or Edwards for advice. In particular, the vapour pressure of all materials used
in your vacuum system (including pump oil, see below) must be much lower than the specified ultimate vacuum of
the pump. Refer to Section 5.12.3
however that the most common causes are:
Your pressure measurement technique or gauge head is unsuitable or the gauge head is faulty.
You have used an oil other than the recommended oil, and the vapour pressure of the oil is higher than the
specified ultimate vacuum of the pump.
Use the following procedure to achieve ultimate vacuum:
1. Isolate the RV pump from your vacuum system.
2. Turn the mode selector to select High Throughput mode
and operate the pump for at least 1 hour (or overnight) to thoroughly purge the oil of contaminants.
3. Turn the mode selector to select High Vacuum mode
position '0').
Open the vacuum system isolation-valve and pump down to ultimate vacuum.
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WARNING
Section 4.2.2).
Section
for a list of possible causes for failure to achieve the specified performance; note
and close the gas-ballast control (that is, set it to
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(Figure 4, item 4), the pump may operate at a
or fully anticlockwise to select High
Section 4.2.3).
2.2, make sure that this is not due to your system
, set the gas-ballast control to low flow (position 'I')
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