15JAN04 WARRANTY Products manufactured and sold by Gerling Applied Engineering, Inc. (“GAE”) are warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of original shipment. GAE’s obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing, at GAE’s option, all...
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Never operate the microwave generator without a properly rated absorbing load attached. To ensure safe operation and prevent microwave leakage, the equipment must be periodically inspected and maintained as required or recommended. 2004 Gerling Applied Engineering, Inc. Modesto, CA...
Model GA8306 Test Tube Adapter, 5.8 GHz EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION The model GA8306 series Test Tube Adapter provides a safe and convenient means to secure a test tube inside a waveguide for purposes of heating a small sample of material by microwave energy.
Model GA8306 Test Tube Adapter, 5.8 GHz INSTALLATION Preliminary Inspection Upon arrival at the installation site the GA8306 series Test Tube Adapter should be thoroughly inspected for damage or wear caused during shipping. Any visible damage to the packaging material or the adapter itself should be noted and reported immediately to the shipping company in accordance with standard claims procedures.
Commission (IEC) and other regulatory agencies limit leakage to 5 mW/cm measured at 5 cm from the leakage source under normal operating conditions, and 10 mW/cm at 5 cm from the source under abnormal operating conditions. 2004 Gerling Applied Engineering, Inc. Modesto, CA...
Materials contained inside the test tube but only within the waveguide interior after the test tube is inserted into the GA8306 will not have an affect on microwave leakage. However, we 2004 Gerling Applied Engineering, Inc. Modesto, CA...
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GA8306 adapter while microwave power is being generated. Inserting metal objects such as thermocouple probes or wires can result in arcing and/or injury or death due to excessive microwave leakage. 2004 Gerling Applied Engineering, Inc. Modesto, CA...
Page 11 Model GA8306 Test Tube Adapter, 5.8 GHz MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION The GA8306 series Test Tube Adapter is designed to be maintenance free and does not require any user maintenance under normal operating conditions. No calibration is necessary. However, the spiral gasket supplied with the GA600x Universal Waveguide Applicator may be subject to damage after repeated installations of the GA8306 adapter.
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