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Customers must follow all related rules and regulations such as Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and take appropriate procedures when exporting or re-exporting those products. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED D/N.MA04A00E, 2017NR10...
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As a general rule, diagnosis of failure should be done on site by customer. However, ULVAC CRYOGENICS or our service network can perform this service for an agreed fee upon the customer’s request. There will be no charge if the cause...
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ULVAC CRYOGENICS. (2) Damage during transportation When damage by delivery/transportation is admitted, the product will be repaired free of charge within the range of the guarantee expressed in the sales contract.
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2.3 Repair period after production is discontinued ULVAC CRYOGENICS shall accept product repairs for seven years after production of the product is discontinued. 3. Service Form After the products are delivered, please fill out the following information in the blanks. If you have any questions or technical problems please feel free to contact the nearest Customer Support Center or headquarters.
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(3) If you have any questions or comments on this document, please do not hesitate to contact us. The phone numbers of local customer support centers are listed at the end of this manual. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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There is a danger of fire or burn injury. Explosive gas used. There is a risk of fire or explosion. Hazardous voltage . Electric shock may cause severe injury or loss of life. Hot heating part present. There is a risk of burn injury. MZ0F001E,2013OR03 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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8.5 Helium Circuit Decontamination・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 8-8 APPENDICES A. Troubleshooting・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ A-1 B. Flexible Hose・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ B-1 C. Conversion of Thermometer Readings・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ C-1 D. Principle of Cryopump Operation・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ D-1 E. Principle of Refrigerator Operation・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ E-1 F. Dew Condensation・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ F-1 SERVICE NETWORK・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ・・・・CS-1 Ⅱ ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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1-2 Environmental Specifications・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1-3 2-1 Shipping list for Cryopump system・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2-1 2-2 Shipping list for Cryopump assembly・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 2-1 3-1 Quick Installation・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・3-1 5-1 Cryopump Temperature Indication・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5-3 5-2 Maximum Quantity of Sucked Gas Processable by Cryopump・ 5-5 Ⅲ ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Also, it is surely required to install an exhaust duct which is connected to the pressure relief valve in order to process the gas safely. If using a toxic or flammable gas, please consult with us when necessary. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED S-1 ...
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Figure 1 Pressure Relief Valve (ULVAC CRYOGENICS products) 2. Confirm the safety of secondary- generated gases in process Some gases would be secondarily generated in vacuum processes. They might ontain flammable gas, explosive gas, toxic gas, or combustion enhancing gas.
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15.5 - 94 38 - 90 Ammonium 15 - 79 25.4 - 75 The high pressure gas safety institute of Japan; "Koatsu-gas Kogyo Gijyutu" (High pressure gas industrial chnology) published by Kyoritsu Shuppan Co., Ltd. 1977 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED S-3 ...
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Possible causes of ignition in the vacuum equipment are the followings: Ignition by a vacuum gauge filament being turned on Ignition by a heater with heating element(s) exposed into the process circumstance or the like ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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In case that a remarkable amount of ozone is generated in the process and accumulated in the cryopump, the following phenomena could be occurred around the pump at the initial stage of regeneration: ① Cracking/popping sounds (as in electrical arching) occurring within the first few ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED S-5 ...
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Moreover, you may have to take additional safety measures depending on the kind of the gas used, the process conditions, or the environment used. Be sure to take required and sufficient safety precautions according to actual conditions. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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At this moment, however, never do evacuation of the hazardous gases remained in the cryopump by using a roughing pump. Because, there is a possibility that such a ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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It is necessary to prepare some adequate devices to introduce an inert gas automatically into both the cryopump and exhaust duct. The devices include a thermometer, a valve for purge inert gas to the cryopump, a ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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Service Engineering Division or the nearest customer support center for technical assistance. If you will perform maintenance or disassembly of the refrigerator by yourself, take the following special precautions for maintenance or disassembly of the refrigerator . ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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1. Exhaust the helium gas completely from self-sealing couplings on both helium return and supply flexible hoses by using the charging adapter. 2. Make sure that the helium gas pressure has fallen on 0 MPaG and then loosen the bolts. NOTE: Do not loosen all the fixed components such as the bolts, plugs, and pressure relief valve pointed by arrows in Figure 3 before discharging the helium gas.
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Earth : D-class grounding with the ground resistance of 100 Ω or less. ② Install ground-fault interrupter on the electric supply line for the compressor unit. ③ Do not connect any devices except a cryopump system on the outlet of the ground-fault interrupter. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED S-11 ...
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We will offer you Material Safety Data Sheet (called MSDS) of our products upon your request. If you have any questions, please contact our Service Engineering Division or the nearest customer support center. MZIW001E,2010.01 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED IW-1...
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Flexible hoses Input power cable Compressor Refrigerator unit Cooling water line unit Refrigerator power cable Typical CRYO-U ® Cryopump System Figure 1-1 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED 1-1 ...
Can be installed in any Mounting orientation orientation (*2) (*1) This shows the weight of standard cryopump. It varies depending on the model. (*2) Mounting orientation may be limited depending on kinds or quantity of gases to pump. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
(*1) Depending on the ambient temperature and humidity, dew condensation may form on an operating cryopump as the surface of the pump case becomes cooler than the dew-point (Refer to “Appendix F Dew Point Temperature”). Use an air conditioner to control temperature and humidity to prevent condensation. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED 1-3 ...
If you find any missing parts or damages of the product, please contact our Service Engineering Division or the nearest Customer Support Center. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Section 4.9 6 compressor unit. Connect the input power cable from the compressor unit to its power Section 4.9 7 source. Start the cryopump system according to the procedure described in Section 5 8 “Section 5 Operation”. MA03001E,2010.01 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
・ Connect input power cable of the compressor unit to main power source. ・ Check the followings. a. Input voltage b. Connection of ground line The system installation is ended! operation. *Move on to Section 5 about an Figure 3-1. Quick Installation Process Flow ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Insert a fore-line trap into the roughing line Use a drypump as the roughing pump ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED 4-1 ...
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:VACUUM CHAMBER ROUGHING VALVE :PURGE GAS INTRODUCTION VALVE (if req uired) :PURGE GAS EXHAUST VALVE (if req GV2 * uired) * Refer to Sec tion 4.4 for more details. ® Figure 4-1 ample of CRYO-U Cryopump V acuum System ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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Water Usable (○) Usable (○) Examples of Cryopump Installation gure 4-2 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED -4-3 ...
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R250 * This shows the minimal maintenance space required for a refrigerator unit. Maintenance Space Figure 4-3 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Be sure to connect an exhaust pipe to the cryopump pressure relief valve also. ◆Do not block the pressure relief valve. See “Safety Instructions” for details. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED -4-5 ...
2. (see Figure 4-4): a. Connect the helium-gas supply flexible hose to the helium-gas supply connector on the compressor unit. Connect the helium-gas return flexible hose to the ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
4.The method of starting the compressor unit different depending on the models. Read the compressor unit instruction manual for more information. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED -4-7 ...
by hand. Tighten with Hold with a spanner. spanner. ②Tighten the self-sealing coupling using two spanners until the fittings are firmly sealed. When using torque wrench, the recommended torque value is 20N・m. Figure 4-4 Connecting Flexible Hoses ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
80K shield can be measured with K thermocouple also. (Please refer to MBS-C instruction manual for more details.) If Hydrogen Vapor Pressure Gauge is mounted on 15K cryopanel and K thermocouple is mounted on 80K shield, refer to Table 5-1 for their indications and outputs. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
If you use an oil-sealed rotary pump as a roughi ng pump, and rough pumped for a long time at the pressure of 40Pa or less, it is recommended to add a fore-line trap ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED 5-3 ...
The maximum quantity of sucked gas which is instantaneously processable varies with the heat load on the cryopump and the quantity of the gas condensed in the cryopump. (Refer to Table 5-2.) ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
In addition, be careful not to exceed atmospheric pressure with those gases during regeneration. Please refer to Safety Instructions for these hazardous gases. ◆When transporting cryopumps which have pumped hazardous materials, take appropriate measures following applicable laws or regulations. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Safety section. ◆Regarding toxic, corrosive, or other dangerous gases, be sure to process them safely so as not to harm the human body etc. Refer to Section 5.8 Handling of Hazardous Materials for the details. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED 6-1 ...
(nitrogen gas that its dew point temperature is −40℃ or below or argon Refer to Paragraph 「6. Regeneration」 in the Safety section after pumping flammable, explosive, or combustion enhancing gas. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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・ Shortens the time period to check the pressure build-up, as the inert gas will reduce the amount of water adsorbed onto 15K cryopanel. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED 6-3 ...
Start up cryopump After closing the roughing valve (RV1), start the cryopump. When the cryopump is cooled down Cool down completed to the prescribed temperature, the regeneration process is completed Regeneration completed ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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6.5Pa for five minutes, the check is completed. If it increased 6.5Pa or more, repeat the rough Rough pump to 40 Pa pumping procedures to 40Pa and the pressure buildup check. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED 6-5 ...
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・ A pump case might dew during warming up depending on the installation environment. In order to prevent a short circuit, please do not place an electric device under the cryopump. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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In this case, the pressure relief valve will open according to the following condition to release the gas. The pressure at which the pressure relief valve begins to open is 10 kPaG, and full open is 20 kPaG. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED 6-7 ...
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・However, only when carrying out heli um circuit dec ontamination procedures for the refrigerator unit, disconnect the flexible hoses from helium gas supply and return connectors at the compressor unit side right after shutdown. Refer to Section 8.5 for more details. MA07001E,2010AT01 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
(of 100Pa or less) or under the atmospheric pressure replaced with dry nitrogen. ◆If the cryopump is removed from your vacuum system, After the cryopump has reached room temperature completely, disconnect the flexible hoses. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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◆Connect the refrigerator cable and operate the cryopump about 10 minutes biannually. This work is effective in maintaining the grease lubrication of the bearings used in the refrigerator. When the cryopump has been placed without operating for one year or more, perform cryopump decontamination before resumption of operation. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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Intake/Exhaust 16,000 hours At fault valve body Other parts replacement Other parts At fault Compressor unit Adsorber replacement Adsorber Refer to the compressor unit instruction manual. (*1): Only applicable to a cryopump system with heater. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
O-ring (N5) Purge gas assembly O-ring (AS568-012) Notes: 1) Material of O-ring: Viton recommend. 2) Type N of O-ring is based on the standard enacted by ULVAC Inc. Other types of O-ring are based on JIS or ANSI standard. ...
Maintenance of the pressure relief valve ◆ WARNING If the pressure relief valve is kept capped for a long time, it may fail to open at required pressure. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Improperly connected self-sealing coupling might be one of the causes of the leakage. ◇Recommended regulator is the one designed for helium gas (left-hand thread) and has the pressure gauge of 4-6MPaG on low pressure side. 8-5 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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4.Adjust the outlet pressure of the regulator at 1.8 MPaG. Pressure relief valve has to be mounted as well as the regulator. The set pressure of the pressure relief valve is ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
It is important to remove the flexible hoses right after shutdown in order to prevent re-diffusion of the impurities that have been coagulated in the refrigerator unit. Attach the charging adaptor to the disconnected end of the helium SUPPLY and RETURN flexible hoses.(See Figure 8-3) ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Therefore, ensure to reduce the inner pressure right after shutdown of the refrigerator in order not to work the pressure relief valve. Cryopump Charging Adopter V2 Flexible Hose SUPPLY Release He gas V1 RETURN Release He gas XXXXXXXX ****** Coldhead Cable V3 Figure 8-3 Connecting Charging Adopter 8-9 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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Charging Adopter Charging Hose High Purity Helium Bottle Flexible Hose V2 SUPPLY Charge helium gas V1 RETURN Release helium gas XXXXXXXX ****** Compressor Unit Cold head cable V3 To Roughing Pump Figure 8-4 Cryopump Decontamination Procedure (1) 8-10 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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After the pressure reaches below the atmospheric pressure, the valve (V3) can be fully opened. Therefore, monitor the pressure of the roughing pump head with an appropriate pressure gauge. The maximum allowable pressure for ULVAC’s small oil-sealed rotary pump and drypump is 0.01MPaG. ...
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The pressure relief valve on the refrigerator may work if the charge inlet of SUPPLY /RETURN at the compressor unit and SUPPLY /RETURN flexible hoses are connected reversely, and this requires maintenance servicing. Make sure that they are connected properly. 8-12 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Regarding various potential failures, the itemⅠto Ⅶ in Table A-1 explains its cause and measure respectively. When the trouble cannot be solved, please contact our Service Engineering Division or the nearest customer support center. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED A-1 ...
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Therefore, check unit. The refrigerator motor may be your control method to judge damaged if this caution is not whether the halt condition of the followed. refrigerator is normal or not. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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If the cryopump still fails to cool down to 20K or lower even when the main valve is closed, the refrigerator unit may be out of order. Contact our Service Engineering Division or the nearest CS center. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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Replacement of the indium sheet is required. ②Mounting bolts of 80K shield If necessary, disassemble the and 15K cryopanel. cryopump and retighten all screws. Replacement of the indium sheet is required. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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13Pa or less for a Be sure not to perform rough long time using the oil-sealed pumping at 40Pa or less for a long rotary pump, the panel has time. been contaminated with oil. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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Optimum voltage of the refrigera- tor unit is 144V for two-phase motor and 200V for three-phase motor. Because it should be a check under the hot line condition, an appropriate maintenance person in charge needs to check. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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POWER CRYO-U OPERATING COMPRESSOR S/N REFRIGERATOR S/N Cryopump Measuring condition Compressor unit Remarks Temperature Pressure 【Pa】 stage stage ︻ ︻ ︻ ︼ ︼ ︼ (*) Measure cooling water flow rate with flow meters for each compressor unit. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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・ Avoid twisting the flexible hose especially when making final connection. ・ Keep away from water and salt to prevent corrosion. Do not put heavy things on the flexible hoses in order to prevent modification and crushing of them. MA0B001E,2010.01 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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This operation is called “regeneration” by which the performance of the cryopump can be recovered through the “temperature rise (exhaust of gas) -> degassing -> cooling” process. MA0D001E,2010.01 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Principles of Cryopump Operation Temperature (K) [R.E.Honing and H.O.Hook: RCA Review (Sept. 1960)] Figure D-1 Vapor Pressure of Various Kinds of Gas ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
In this way, a refrigeration cycle returns to the first state. By repeating this refrigeration cycle, cryogenic temperature is obtained. Compressor unit High Displacer pressure pressure Valve A Valve B Thermal load High temp. temp. Expansion chamber (Low temperature) Regenerator Figure E-1 Principle of Refrigeration MA0E001E,2010.01 ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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Therefore, it is a highly efficient and reliable refrigeration cycle. In this manual, the refrigeration cycle with the mechanical driving system adopted by ULVAC CRYOGENICS INC is explained. Figure E-2 shows the principle of G-M cycle & P-V chart (P: pressure, V: volume in the expansion chamber).
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Moreover, since difference pressure is not applied to seals on the 1st stage and 2nd stage, the structure where the load to the seal is light has been adopted. Therefore, a long-lived, high reliability is acquired. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Residual moisture is frozen during Go through the regeneration process Regeneration rough pumping again, confirm that the cryopump passes the pressure buildup check, and start refrigeration. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
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23.0 25.2 26.0 27.2 10.5 14.9 18.4 21.4 23.9 26.2 27.0 28.2 * The calculation is based on Sonntag’s equation. * When the ambient relative humidity is above 85%, dew condensation will form on the cryopump case. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED...
Tel : +81-6-6397-0112 Fax: +81-6-6397-0126 <Inquiries about cryostats or LN generators> Kyoto Factory 140-1,Megawa,Makishima-cho,Uji,kyoto,611-0041,Japan Tel : +81-774-28-5595 Fax: +81-774-20-2201 ULVAC CRYOGENICS KOREA INC. www.ulvac-cryo.co.kr 107, Hyeongoksandan-ro, Cheongbuk-Myeon, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea, 451-831 Tel : +82-31-683-2926 Fax: +82-31-683-2956 ULVAC CRYOGENICS (NINGBO) INC. www.ulvac-cryo.com 1-2 Floor, Shuguang Building, No.6 Jingyua Road,...
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P.S-7 Figure 2 The description on "Exhaust line" has been modified. 2017-11-02 2017NR10 “Table1-1 Specifications” has been modified. “1.3 Environmental Requirements” has been added. “8. Maintenance” has been revised. “Appendix F Dew Condensation” has been added. “SERVICE NETWORK” has been revised. ULVAC CRYOGENICS INCORPORATED R-1 ...
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