Branson 1510 User manual

BRANSON
UltrasonicCleaners
Models
1510.2510.3510
55r0 85'a
Operator'sManual
www.Bransonic.com

cPN-214-142
Rev.B
Ultrasonic
Cleaners
Models
1510,2510,
3510,5510,
8510
Ogcreto/slanual
rw-Eranaonic.cofll

Warranty
UltrasonicCleaners,
whenused
in
accordance
w(hmanufaclureas
nskuctronsandundernorma
use.are
guaranteed
for
twoyears
after
dateofshipment.
Withinlhe
peflodquaranteed
BransonUllrasonics
Corporaton
wI repaIorreplace
freeoichargeal
rls
soedscrelion
all
parts
thatare
defectivebeca!se
ofnrale'aorworkmansh
p.
not
Inc
udingcosts
forremovrngor nsla nq
parts
Thelvanufsct!rers
rab1!'\!helherbasedonwarraniy.
neglrgenceor
othercauseansrngoul
ciandor -c denlalosaleuseor
operatlonol
lhetransdlcereements
oran! pad thereofsha
InolIn
any
caseexceed
lhecoslof
reparor
rep
acernentolthedelecl
ve
equrpment.
andsuch
reparr
or
rep
acernenl
sha
I
betfreexclusrve
remedyotthe
purchaser
and
Inno
case
sha the
rnanufaclurer
be
responsibleforanyand/or
all
conseq!entral
or ncldentadamages
Incl!drngwrthoullmitation.and/or
a
Iconsequenta damagesansrng
outofcommercrallosses
I CAUTION ,
. Donol place
parts
or conlainersd rectly onthebottomoflhe
clean
ngtankiuseatrayor
wrre1r)suspendteans
. Do
not
allowlhe
solulrontodrop
morelha. 38 nch beox lhe
operatrngevel
Inew(hthecea"e'of
. Do
not
everusea
coho ras' _. ' ' ;^ ^ :: : i_ , _> la _g
so
COUa CaUSea I re or e(! -: ,_' ,.
: r - : ,::: I : - - : ! . S
. Da
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Front
Covtr
t
3
4
4
4
5
6
Contenta
WARRAI{TY
Sriaty Prrcautions
Introductlon
UltrasonicCleaners
Accasaories
UnpackingYourCloaner
InstallingYour
Cleaner
EquipmentSp€cifications
Hor/
UltrasonicCloanlngWorks
Operatlng
Your
Claaner
OperatingYourMT
or
MTH
Cleaner
OperatingYourDTHCleaner
Draining
Your
Cleaner
Optimizi.E
Your
Cleaner
Applizlbo Hints
Clering frbhods
Cleaning
Solulions
Trcub|!.hoo0ng
SorvlccCcnto]!
7
10
14
't6
't8
19
2'l
21
2a

Satgttf
Prscau ons
B€fo€ using
tour UltrasmicCban6..pbase read
and
thoroughly
undgrStaMthgsosafoty
F€caulirrs. FailuretofollorvthgmmEyrgsultin
ssrious
p€r8onal
injuryo. propgrty damaos.
fo.wtd!/rE&dt'p.,c
Oounplug
lrc.n Frc.3.rft. b!h! l-rg q qnpayiro
thqftk.
Doke6plt|6drbd pqd fd lharts rqrd tE dsle do6n and
dry- wip6upsdrbn *idr lgiar oy{ tro H( bii. W€b. andhigh
voft69ecancau86eloatit rhod(.
Donotopdat6 thodsEa wilhod propgr
grolnding.
Donotrsr|oys thag.qndiE p|ongo.llhelinecordplug.
Donoldiaasoanbblooad6an6a
- high\roltagsinsito thgdean€ris
oarEoro6.
Donolimm€a8oth6doanorinwetor.
fo p.t t a
p.,.ot'.t .tr&r Nppqty da/','o9;
. Dooograte
thgd€angrwlthav€ntodcov€lornocover.
. Dous€wator-bas€dsolutirns.
Donotev€luaoalcol|ol,
gssoling
orllahmabl€ soludons.tking so
coi.rldcaus€afi|Eorerplo€bn andwillvoll )/our
y,arranty.
Us€only
wat6r-bas€dsolutions.
Donotov6rusgmin€ral
acidg. Thg6scoolddamagoth€tank.
Donotloi&h th€sl,ainl€ssst€61tEnkordeeningsolution
- th€yrhay
behot.
Oo
nolaloyv fuid temp€r6tu.6to€xca€d70eC (16(PF).
Do.d pbc. tour fingors
orhaMs intothstankwhileth6d6aneris
Sr-!, O(iE somaycalsg dlscorniodandpossible
skiniEitatirr.
ld 6rEl dh solutionsandDrovldeadeouaigwnlilation.
DorU r- dtr|s containing
chbino bl€a.fi.
I l-t Prtc.u$ort

To paevana damaga
to the cteaner:
. Dochange your
solution
regularly.
. Donotcovd ventsonthecover.
. Donotoperaiethecleanerdry.
. Do
not
placaparts
orcontainersdirectlyonlhobotlom
oflhecl€aning
tank;usg
atrayorwirelosuspenditems-
Failurgtocomplym€y
causetransducerdamageandwllvoid
your
waranty.
. Do
not
allow
the
solution
todropmorethan3/8inchbglow
th€
operating
lev€llinewithhealorultrasonicson. Failure
tocomplymay
cause
transducerand/orheaterdamageandwllvoid
your
waranty.
2 S.l.ty Prscaullont

Introduction
UltrasonicCleaners
Th
s|neofullrasonrcceanersInc
uCe
f!€ rncders
\rrth
szes
rangtng
from
1/2
gallons
3/4
galons 1 1
2 ga'ans 2-12garons
and5 1 2
gallonsEachmodelrsconstrucled
us
ng
durabrend!stfiat
style
40kHz
transducersThese
provrde
Increased
ceanrng
power
aong
,,!rth
bu
ltIn
sweepfrequency
toensureunrform
clean
ngactvtythrougholrtthebath
The1/2
and3/4
gallon
modelshave
a molded dpIntherrnmstofacrlrtate
emplying
ofsoutionfromthetank Thelhreelargersizeshaveburltn
drains
andareslpoledwithtankdrarnkils Each
modecanbe
purchased
Inthreed#ferenl
configuratons
--
with
a MechancalTimer
(MT)
wilha [,{echancalTimer
plus
Heat
l[,4TH)and
wth DiqrtaControl
olusHeatandTirner
(DTHI
andthes:- -*
. -'un t orrefiIrtwth freshsolulion.
usewarrn.r.::
-" r" thehealer
(press
theHEAT
switch
rf
ava:i: :
' :: i 'ess
SON
ICS
orrolatetheTimer)
add:-.i .:
_:i _.i-
ckly
tolemperature
3Introduction

AccassorLs Fof YourCleaner
Optionalaccessoriesincluderegularandbeaker
positioning
covers,solid
and
perforated
inserttrays,meshbasketsandbeakers.
Unpaching
YourClaaner
Pleaso
chsck
your
cl€aner
and
its
carloncarefullyfor
any
e)dernalor
intemal
damage.lf you lind drmag., contact
your
shippingcairler
lmmedlataly,beforecontacting
your
distribulor.Pleaseretain
your
packaging
forfutureuse.
Insaalling Your Cloaner
Checkthe
plate
onlhebackoflhecloanerforconecl
power
requirefients.
Position
your
cleanerwithineasyreachofastandard
grounded
electncaloutlel.Donot
place
thecleaneronacircuitwhich
could
become
overloaded.
It
your
cleanerdoesnoloperatecongctiy,lirstrefer
loth6lroubl€shooting
sectionfor
possible
causes,
or
contact
an
authodz€dservicecenter
listed
atthebackolthismanual,for
additional
information.
4 lntroduction

Equipment S
pec
I ic
at
i
ons
Overa We
ght Max
Sze In
pll
Power
ili r2
D |5
28rr
- r1 L
L q5
j,! 55
D.1
L 115
!t €
D6
L 16
rl 2 -3!r t3a
135
2129a iL ts -l rrs -n:w Lr
28,1
284
L ',15
t 95
o6' D 1.1 5
95rLr
5-l 2
!r
. Alnioaes-:.-: NOTE
nDTH. !: -:':
120V ':' a'i: : :: - . :.rr.j
A ceeners
frale
CSAa!i-"-, ; j^r r'-- l
A 224i Jnts
nreet
CEsla-i.i-:s
' InC
cales
power
evesforLIT LITH anCDTF
Unrts
!,! causeGF protecled outelsIolr
p
A
I
unrls
haveaground
eakage
currenllessthan 50ma
Heater
rtaar.

HowUltrasonicsCleanlngWorks
Ultrasonicsoundissoundtransmitledalfrequencies
generally
beyond
therangeofhumanhearing.In
your
ultrasoniccleaner,uftrasonicsound
(sonics)
isusedforcleaninghale alsand
parts.
Thisis
how
itworks:
,.-:-\
// rr Aslhesoundwavesfromlhe
lransducerradialelhrcughthe
solutioninthetank,theycause
altematinghighandlow
pressures
an
lhesolution.
-l
t\
I
Duringthelow
pressure
stage,
millionsotmicrcscopicbubbles
formand
grow.
This
process
is
calledCAVITATION,meaning
"tormalion
ofcavities".
Ounnglheh€hpressur6 stage,
thebubblescollapse,or'imdode"
releasng
enofinousamountsof
energy.Theseimplosions
act
like
anarmyoftinyscrubbrushes.
Theyworkinalldirections,attack-
ing
ev€rysurfaceandinvaclingall
rec€sses
and
openings.
6 lntroduction
-{;r#

Operating
Your
Cleaner
lfths slh.'-. --..:- r_. _i-rt:.ieaner.pease
SeClo.:f-'_,'ri ai.a'a -:a , , :.a-..
OperattngYout
MTor MTH
Cleaner
MTCteaner
of Controls
Control Function
Acttvalesheal
to60ocmaxmum
NOTE
Refer
to
pages
T6and17fof
fLr.ther
':-f oerature
informat
on.
- "etes Ultrasoncsand
SelSIme.
: :rurn
unilotf.
.kwrse
forvar
abletime0 60mns T._
_r.kw
selohold
pos
tonforconlnL. .-
7 Oo€rating
YourCeaner

BelorsYouS'in Cteanlng
Action
Select
your
cleaningsolution
(refertopage
23lorsolution
effeclson metals).
Allowing
for
the
volume
ofthe
padsyou
will
b€
cleaning
and
cleaningsolution,
filllhetankwthwam tapwatertothe
levelline
(one
Inchfromthe
Addcleanrnosolutionto
thetankwal€r.
Pluathecleanerintoa d6d outlet.
For
maximumefficiency,referto
page
16,
'Optimizing
Your
Cleaner"b€fore
NOTE:
lfthisisthefirsttime
you
are
runningtheclsaner,orifJlou have
changed
cleanhgsolution.
you
mustdegaslhesolution.
lfnot,skipto"Crertrrg
Itams"
t Operating
YourClcaner
s, ffi
! crurror !
. Donotplaceparts
orcontainersdirectly
onthebotlomofthecleaning
lanks;
usealrayorwhetosuspend
atems.
. Donotallowth€solution
todrop rnorethan3/8
inchbelowthe
operatinglevelline
withth€cleaneron.
. Donot
everusealcohol,
gasoline
or
flammablesolutions.
Doingso
couldcause
afireorexplosion.Use
onlywater-basedsolutions.
. Donoleverusemineral
acids.Thesecoulddamag€
lhetank.
Failuretocomplywiththesecautions
wrllvoid
your
warranty.

Step Action
TUTNIhEHEAT
ON (MTHCEANETON
V)
2Turn
lheTlN,lERlo5-10and elthec
eanef
run
toallowlhe
solLrtron
to degas.
NOTE:Refer
to
Daqe
17
ior nlormatron
ondeaass
na
Cleeningltems
NOTE:Tostopulkasonics
atanytrmelurntheT MERtozero
SetlheTll\,4ERfor
theamountoftime
you
wishthetemstobe
cleaned
Pacethetemsnlo
a basket
perforated
tray
orbeakers
na
ll Jsrngbeake.s
a. a sa c tra! add cleantng
soutronto beakers
or lra,/Io co!er i6e l9^-s
Slowly
lo$er
trer.a.
a.a::":.s -1.tl-etank Do nol
a or
rtemslocontaclthe
la-x:::::- 1, ^:l51r1hesoula-
Whenrtems
arecean slowlv':^ ,,::.e- Jrcrn
lheae;_;
Rinsetheceanrlemsw(1"
aea- re:r. .--- a-vll-e '
9 Op.ralingYourCleaner

Operaaing
YourDTHCleaner
ol Conarols
Function
Press
ioaclrvate/deactrvalg toth€
cleaner.
OPTION
choice
lttEi6-uoress
sElEcr oPrtoN
andset
the
LEDDisplay
for$; seLcted
ootion,
press
toactivate
HEAT
(SETTEMP)
SoNICS
(SET
SONICS)
and/or
DEGAS
(SET
DEGAS
iMica6ilndicacs
thetank
temperaiuie,
set
temperaturc'
ultrasonics
bmeordegas
timesetting.
depending
on
yourSELECT
OPTION
Fseo,nconiuncrron
wittr
SELECT
oPTloNtoset
orclear
theLED
drspray.
Press
CLEAR
DISPLAYIo
clearthe
LED
drsplay
to
OOPressSET
DISPLAY
to
reach
your
selection
Wffi;essed fcrgEs
through
lhe
Function
Indicators
This
allowsvou
tocheck
orsetlhe
tank
temperature
and
sel
ultrason(cleanrng
ordegas
lrrne
t0 Operating
YouaClean€.
Continued..
CLEAR
OiSPLAY

Conlrol - ,:.ts ndtcalelheopton selected
bt :':i: - j
CPT ON.
SOLUTONTEI\,4PDisplays
currenlsout._
75"C 4oC)
SET
TEf,4PSeltanktenrr-.e'al!.e
SET
SONTCSSer! treso.
-1
-e
t.'a ',
..:
- ns 60
mrns
defaull)
SET
DEGAS
oelau
t)
HEATONE:
SET
TEIVP
lndrcales
heal ) acl .a:€-.-: _. _::n sel
Befote You StartCleaning
thec
ean
ng
sa.-: - :roeralrnrj
: :
a": lh! ::- ::a:S F-..13. ':
ll Oo€ratingYourCleaner

NOTE:
lfthisisthefirstlime
you
are
rlnningthecleaner.orif
you
have
chang€c
cleaningsolution,
you
mustdegas
thesolutionlfnot,
move
toSett/tg
OperatihgPaamelers.
Action
Degasfor5-10minutes.
lfnecessary,useSET/CLEAR
DISPLAYtoalterthissetting.
Defaultdegastimeis
5minutes
NOTE:Reterto 17forinformationond
Pe.ameters
12 Oporating
Your
Cloener
The
cleaner
isnowinSelTimemode
witha
defaulllme of60mins.lfnecassary,use
SETiCLEARDISPLAY
toalterthissetting.
PressON/OFFoncetoactivate
limed
uMasonrcs.
Tosetthetanktemperature,
press
SELECT
OPTIONuntiltheSETTEMP
LEDlights.
Then
press
SETDISPLAYtoalter
th€settinguntilthe
LEDdisplay
indicatesthetanktemperalure
you
wishiomaintain.PressON/OFFonce
to
activate
heat.Theheatindicator
li
Tomonitorthesolutiontemperature,
press
SELECTOPTION
untillheSOLUTION
TEMP
LED
lghtsThe
LEDdrsplay
wllIndicatethe
actua temoeralureoflhe soulion.

Cleaning ltems
ll
' CAUTION '
Donot
placepads
or
contaners
drrect
yontr':
lank lse atray
or
w.e tos-sire-l !' s
Donotalovllneso .r :
operal
ng leve Ine!!tl l,! :-:-
. Do noleverusealcoho ,oas: -.
couldcauseafireorexpos.-
. Donot
everlse mineral accs
NOTE se ects!: T
.r. the.rress
o\
Farure
10
cornplywith
:ollo- : -i cieanrng
U. ng
' '.r:!Ml ?:!c - .
-:aso- I I'r'slowlv'-^ .I -
6 o " .o . ^r! -, ^df.
13 Op€ratingYourCleaner

Totepeat
a timedcleaning
cycle -. riNOFF once
wh
le
Inlhe
SetSonr.sflode Thsr,,, .' '.ra
ninnrerioryunl
reset
or
yo!
tr
r' .ff th
fo resetu,trasorlcstt.,edunngacleantngcycle a-.i: aN OFF
:_:::.-:jsE-L,- :'-'... r r're SETSar\ :S .:D lhrs Tr
press
S:- I SPLAY
loy.r.rdesfe. :et] ng To
i:: :i::: E press a-!AR DISPLAYrrecsSEr I SPLAY
toset
lhet
-? l_?'pressC\i)FF._.ct...<1,-.: ' . re
Tomonitorthesolutton
D.a - 'l /a0. C -:. t
:. ::- a:r aN-fr
''. ] :: :- l-.
: __- ,:er!
tr WARNING
!
. ..lhc.oan.r nwaler
-. . rfom
rna
power
so!rce
Modelsdonolh.,,r ,
'- poLrr
Ine!lsara
r
-lh y
andret ,.
t:l Operat'ngYour
Cleaner
:.:-a:hE
-dentedsrde
-: ,- t nnselhe

1t2.2-112and5-112
qallon
models
ncluoe
a :-: . a^I .
alve
krl
Handtighlen
thedra. r. ic -i":. :FEc... ppe. : . !hte tenonsea!n9
lape FLnsh1ghle..!li!.a.t _:: i -s ig. :i-:a5eo.a2lmm
wench Trglrtenlrr€
!a !e -. -- n'.1 !s.q lh€
wre.cf
unt lhehandles o. loP
CAUTON' overlghren,ng.r'r. r.i _....-:. ::-ri
iank.Alwaysuse
teflonseangra;i: iseanl;;iir.5lrer;: -:.ilr
slaness sleel f retightennqorrefr _l :' tfredra,n
'3 e€ s r€qL
ren
.
-
o' 1"".9 t^e ra.o'o pe pFld t J Io lra rc rc
'dd,loIl * r.otnor looD"rt\dr,"rtdd '
:,- ''i _r_l esoihal t sin oe
wilhthe
valve
'15
Op€rating
YourCleaner
Placelhecleaner
loaloweasyreachollhe
dra. r-5er.l. ai:: i I jposa
Remove
tlielhread
prole.li9 capiromlheend .1:rre. ea.€'isdrarn
prpe
1.r-^ e,Do\-11"^ . ' l F<lFredds

WitgYouCteener
Tanks
Cbrnirg -dleck
thetank
lorcontiamrnation whenever
l/'ou
change
solutionlfnecessary,
removecontaminanlsw hanonabrasNecloth
€rrdtlrng -ah,va)Eunplugthecl€ansr
beforeemptyingthetank. Empty
thosolution intoawastedisposalunit.
Frrn
g-always
unplugthelinecordbetore
fillingthetank.Fillthe
cleanertothe
operatinglevel
(one
inch
fromthetopwithbeaker/trayin
place)
usingwarmtap
waler.
to' sorrrlior,evd-ffll causethecleaner
tofail.When
you
€move
rE vyd h.r&y ioads
trqn thecleaner.
lhesolutionlevel
may
dropbelow
tr Ad-ilrrg led Itso besurelo r€plac.eloslsolutionanddsgas,
if
ioc6sty. deperld€ or1ttleamountused.
Overroad
- dorEarlat ary (emsonlhetankbottom.Weight
onth€tank
bottomdampe.Esarrd dr6.gy andwillcausedamago
tothetranaducer
Instead.useatay ando.b€aker
positioning
cover
tosupport
allilen9.
Allowat
leastoneinchbelwe€nlhelank
bottom
andthebeakeror
receotacle
foradeauatecavitation.
Coye.s
-allowlhecleanerloheatup
fasler,
to
ahighortgmperaturo, and
avoid€xcessiveliquidevaporalron.
Holvever.
obstruclingth€cov€rvenls
wrll
causethecleanertooverheal
Tdn!.ntu't
,-aia - theheater maycausesomedscoro.-aDonofthetankwall. This
6 rb.mal andwillnotaffecltheperforrn& oatE un{
sorrrdoa-thelasteslmelhod lo healrlou €€r 6 lo llll wilhwarm
solution,
uss
heat.
ultrasonics
(which
abo& heat). andacovor.
Approrimatestabilizationtemp€raturesrror Llraso.rics andhoatrunning
continuously:
MTH/DTHcleanerwilhoulacover 5C
MTH/DTH
cleanerwilhacover 6v comnuec!...
16 OpsradngYourCleaner