Periodic Inspection; Warning; Inspection Schedule Table - Katanax K2 Prime Manual

This instrument requires some regular checking, which is very important to keep
your instrument up and running.
Katanax knows that a broken instrument in a laboratory setting causes sample
back-up and unnecessary costs. That is why this manual comprises not only a
Periodic inspection section, but also a Service operations chapter (see page 60),
which guides the user in a step-by-step fashion through operations that
sometimes need to be performed on-site.
If unsure, do not hesitate to get in touch with a Katanax technician (see page 91,
Contacting Katanax).
Note that no modifications of the instrument, except those explicitly described and
permitted in this manual, are allowed. Any undue modification automatically
cancels the warranty and could endanger the user's life.

Warning

Inspection
schedule table

Periodic inspection

IMPORTANT: Some of the procedures described in the following pages imply a
risk of death by electrocution; those procedures shall be executed only by
trained personnel.
Frequency Checkpoint
Every Flux spillage on
fusion holders
Holders alignment
and functionality
1 month or
300 cycles
Visual integrity of
heating elements
Element terminal
connections
Door springs
tension
Furnace cleanliness
3 months
or
Thermocouple
1000 cycles junction
Door safety switch
Linear motion
system
Description
Check for flux deposits
Check for broken ceramic
parts, bent metal parts
Check alignment, level and
position
Check elements integrity,
section and pitch regularity
Check for correct tightening
and oxidation
Check spring strength and
oxidation
Check that furnace is clean
and not cracked
Check junction
Check for corrosion or
blackened contacts
Check proper working, clean,
lube carriage (not rail), belt
tension, pulley alignment
Action Page
(if problem
found)
Cleaning 54
Adjust or replace 55
damaged parts
Adjust as needed 68
Replace 56
Re-tighten or 56
replace
Shorten or 57
replace
Replace or clean 57
Replace 58
Replace 58
Adjust, lubricate 59
carriage (not rail)
or clean
53