ALWAYS make sure the motor and other electrical components are appropriate and properly configured for your intended use and available power source. The standard Gilson Sieve Shaker comes with a 1/3hp motor wired for 115V/60Hz. Sieve shakers can also be ordered with special wirings: 230/60, 110/50, and 220/50.
1. The SS-8R and SS-12R weigh approximately 135lb Please read understand all safety and operating instruc- and 162lb, respectively. Use appropriate equipment tions for the Gilson Sieve Shaker before putting it into service. and manpower to uncrate the sieve shaker. Wear safety glasses and work gloves.
(9999sec x 1 second) • D = MMMM (9999min x 1 minute) When using 8in sieves on the Model SS-12R, always use (H is for hours, M for minutes, and S for seconds.) To the platform adapter to compensate for the difference adjust the timer mode, press and hold both <UP>...
Readjust level via leveling legs, and lock with lock nuts. 1. Disconnect and lock out the power supply. b. For Model SS-12R, be sure that weighted platform 2. Locate the four cover-mounting screws, and remove adapter is used when using 8in diameter sieves.
Push Button & Spring Roller Clutch Block Cam Shaft Spacer ¹ Serial No. 5499 and lower use old-style clamping system. Contact Gilson for repair Cam Shaft Nylon Washers parts or order Conversion Kit to EZ-Clamp System. ² Serial No. SS-1529 and lower have 23-1/4in long Clamp Rods.
Common coarse sizes are also listed. Normally, every second or fourth size is used, Gilson stocks the widest range and largest quantity of although precision testing may require consecutive sizes. sieves of any major supplier. Immediate shipment is Additional sieves are often inserted into the sequence to available for all popular sizes.
There have been extensive revisions to the newest version of ASTM standard E 11, Specification for Wire • Covers are not necessary with most Gilson sieve shakers, Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes. Gilson is leading but may be needed if using a different shaker or shaking the way in educating our customers about the new by hand.
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Master-Matched Sieves are ASTM 8in diameter stainless woven-wire sieves from No.8 (2.36mm) to No.325 (45µm) that have been measured and shown to closely match a set of master sieves maintained by Gilson in a reference laboratory. Master-Matched Sieves from Gilson are always Certificate of E 11...
Tapping Sieve Shakers. Each adapter is designed to compensate for weight differences as well as frame diameter. SSA-810 and SSA-811 fit either sieve shaker, and must be used in conjunction with the included adapter when using with the SS-12R. The SSA-812 for 10in (254mm) sieves is for use with the SS-12R only.
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