Priming The Wash System; Priming The Coating System; Flushing The Coating System - Ultra Optics Mini2 Operation And Maintenance Manual

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a. Turning the potentiometer clockwise will increase the height
b. Turning the potentiometer counterclockwise will decrease the height
c. Recheck this setting after two hours of run time

Priming the wash system

1. Check and fill the clean water reservoir.
2. Flip the switch up to the CHUCK position.
3. Place a sample lens onto the suction cup.
4. Flip the prime switch down to the WASH PUMP PRIME position.
5. Press the green CYCLE START button.
6. The lens will lower into the wash chamber and the wash pump will activate. Let the
pump run for approximately 60 seconds to purge all of the air out of the lines.
7. Flip the prime switch back up to the center PRIME SELECT OFF position.
a. The pump should now beat slower and more consistently. If the pump does not
slow down, flip the switch back down to the WASH PUMP PRIME position for 20
seconds.
b. Repeat as necessary. When the pump beats slow and consistent with the switch
in the center position, the pump is primed.
8. Press the CYCLE STOP button.
Once the CYCLE STOP button is used, the lens must be un-chucked and re-chucked
in order for the cycle to be able to start again.

Priming the coating system

1. Pour two bottles of Ultra Optics coating into the coating bowl (smaller nylon bowl on the
right when viewed from the front of the machine).
2. Flip the prime switch up to COATING PUMP PRIME position.
3. While the pump is running, turn the bleed cap on the top of the coating filter one half turn
until there is no air left in the filter.
a. This should only take a few seconds
b. DO NOT REMOVE THE CAP.
4. Flip the prime switch down to PRIME SELECT OFF position.

Flushing the coating system

Along with your preventative maintenance schedule an occasional "flushing" of your coating
reservoir and pump may be needed should your coating become contaminated. The
following procedure should be followed to flush the coating system:
1. Unscrew the fitting on the top of your coating filter.
2. Place the loose tube into a clean bottle, and turn on your coating pump.
a. This will allow the coating from the reservoir to empty out into the clean bottle.
3. When reservoir is empty turn the coating pump off.
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