Table of Contents Copyright and Trademarks ..................1 General Overview ....................... 2 Equipment Diagrams....................3 Important Safety Information..................10 Introduction......................10 General Safety Rules .................... 10 The COSHH Regulations ..................14 Water Borne Hazards .................... 15 Electrical Safety..................... 15 Description ........................ 17 Overview........................
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Table of Contents I/O Port Pin Connections ..................52 Environmental Conditions..................53 Routine Maintenance ....................55 Responsibility ......................55 General........................55 Configuration of the PID Temperature Controllers ..........56 Recalibration of the Thermocouple Conditioning Circuits........58 Recalibration of the Conductivity Conditioning Circuits ......... 59 RCD Test.......................
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The Armfield UOP4 MkII is designed to demonstrate a simplified version of the moving-bed leaching process used by many industrial solid/liquid extraction systems.
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Equipment Diagrams Figure 7: Location of Temperature Calibration Potentiometers on PCB Figure 8: Location of Conductivity Calibration Potentiometers on Conductivity Measurement PCB...
Supervision of users should be provided whenever appropriate. Your UOP4 MKII Solid/Liquid Extraction Unit has been designed to be safe in use when installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the instructions in this manual.
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Important Safety Information b. It is irresponsible and dangerous to misuse equipment or ignore instructions, regulations or warnings. c. Do not exceed specified maximum operating conditions (eg. temperature, pressure, speed etc). 2. Installation a. Use lifting tackle where possible to install heavy equipment. Where manual lifting is necessary beware of strained backs and crushed toes.
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Armfield Instruction Manual d. Serious injury can result from touching apparently stationary equipment when using a stroboscope to `freeze´ rotary motion. 5. Maintenance a. Badly maintained equipment is a potential hazard. Ensure that a competent member of staff is responsible for organising maintenance and repairs on a planned basis.
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Important Safety Information g. Students should not be allowed to prepare mixtures for analysis or other purpose without competent supervision. 8. Handling poisons, corrosive or toxic materials a. Certain liquids essential to the operation of equipment, for example mercury, are poisonous or can give off poisonous vapours. Wear appropriate protective clothing when handling such substances.
You are also required to introduce suitable procedures for handling these substances and keep appropriate records. Since the equipment supplied by Armfield Limited may involve the use of substances which can be hazardous (for example, cleaning fluids used for maintenance or...
It must be connected to a supply of the same frequency and voltage as marked on the equipment or the mains lead. If in doubt, consult a qualified electrician or contact Armfield. The equipment must not be operated with any of the panels removed.
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Armfield Instruction Manual part of this equipment. If through misuse or accident the equipment becomes electrically dangerous, the RCD will switch off the electrical supply and reduce the severity of any electric shock received by an operator to a level which, under normal circumstances, will not cause injury to that person.
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