Fungilab THERMOSPHERE User manual

Instruction manual
THERMOSPHERE
Instruction Manual

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1. Introduction ................................................ 4
2. Safety Instructions...................................... 4
3. Symbols used in this manual ..................... 4
4. Conditions for use ...................................... 5
5. Maintenance............................................... 5
6. Equipment presentation ............................. 6
7. Equipment Description............................... 7
7.1 The keyboard and screen ...................... 8
8. Parameters selection.................................. 8
9. Advanced coguration ............................... 9
10. Accuracy .................................................. 9
11. Viscosity ranges (mPa·S)........................ 10
12. Warranty period...................................... 10
INDEX

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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for acquiring the THERMOSPHERE model from Fungilab S.A.
The Thermosphere is a heating chamber composed of container, spindels and
tweezers specialy designed to heat up samples to be measured with rotational
viscometers.
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
•It is not the purpose of this manual to outline all of the safety instructions
recommended for the use of the Thermosphere and its accessories and
samples. It is the responsibility of the user to establish health and safety
practices and to determine the application’s limits before use.
•Fungilab S.A. guarantees the satisfactory operation of the thermosphere
and its accessories only if there have not been any unauthorized adjustments
to the mechanical pieces, the electronic components and the software.
•The operator should follow all of the warnings and instructions of this man-
ual to ensure the safe and proper operation of the equipment.
•Do not use the equipment for any other purpose that is not described in this
manual.
•Do not use any accessory that is not supplied and approved by Fungilab S.A.
•Do not use the Thermosphere or its accessories if there is any suspicion of
malfunction. Do not use the equipment in situations or conditions that can
provoke personal injuries or material damage.
Before using the Thermosphere, carefully read and observe the following precau-
tions: those who do not follow them may cause serious harm or personal injuries.
To avoid an electric shock:
•Do not use the eequipment without a solid connection to the ground.
3. SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL
The following symbols are used in this instruction manual:
This symbol warns us of an operational, practical, or similar pro-
cedure that, if it is not carried out properly, may damage the
equipment.
This arrow indicates additional information that should be used
by the user.

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4. CONDITIONS FOR USE
•Indoor use
•Maximum altitude 2000 m.
•Surrounding temperature range: from +5 to 40ºC.
•80% maximum relative humidity for up to 31ºC and going as low as 50% of
relative humidity for up to 40ºC.
•The power source uctuations should not surpass ±10% of the nominal
voltage
•Installation category II
•Pollution level II
5. MAINTENANCE
Always clean all of the parts after each use! Clean the spindles and the container
well and then immediately dry them. Make sure that there is not any sample re-
maining especially in the delicate zones.
Detergents or solvents to clean the spindles and the container:
•For food samples, use lukewarm water and if necessary, use soft deter-
gents (like those which are used at home)
•Other solvents that generally give good results are acetone, gasoline, or
something with a high percentage of alcohol
•If you use any other solvent, make sure that it does not corrode the spindles
or the protector. The spindles are made in AISI 316.
Warning: Handle the volatile and inammable solvents with ex-
treme care. It is the user’s responsibility to establish safety con-
ditions at work.
This symbol warns us of an operational, practical, or similar pro-
cedure that, if it is not carried out correctly, may irreparably dam-
age the equipment. Do not proceed further unless the indicated
conditions are fullled and have been perfectly understood.

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Please, keep the carry-case in a safe location. In the case of needing to transport
the equipment or store it for a long period of time, always use the carry-case
by placing each part as shown in the drawing. In the case of incorrect packing,
where any of the pieces of equipment could suffer some damage, this damage
will not be covered by the manufacturer’s guarantee. Fungilab recommends using
the carry-case provided with the equipment for making any kind of delivery.
Fig.1 standard delivery in carry box
•When the equipment package is received, verify and conrm
the delivery note. If some discrepancy or problem is found,
immediately notify the supplier.
•Check that the model corresponds to the equipment that
was ordered.
•Carefully read the instructions.
•All modications, eliminations, or lack of maintenance of any
of the machine’s mechanisms, defy directive 89/655/CEE and
the manufacturer is not responsible for any damages that may
result.
6. EQUIPMENT PRESENTATION

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Parts included with the equipment for standard delivery:
•Thermosphere chamber
•Foot or base, 3 height adjustable knobs for the base
•Chamber
•Chamber lid
•Chamber support
•Twezer
•Power cable
•Instruction manual
•Holding rod enlarger for viscometer
•Adapter to connect viscometer and thermosphere
•Set of spindels (depence on the model)
7. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION
1. Heathing chamber
2. 3 height adjustable knobs for the base
3. Control box and display
4. Rotational viscometer (not included on standard delivery)

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7.1. THE KEYBOARD AND SCREEN
Before starting up the machine, one should become familiar with the viscometer
controls seen in the previous section. The instrument has a 4 key keyboard (Fig. 3)
and a Alphanumeric Display screen on the frontal part ready to use. The keyboard
has the following conguration:
To activate the Equipment, swicht the general switcher in mode “I”, the LCD
screen will illuminate, and the equipment will do an autotest while showing on the
screen the software version installed.
Once initialized, the screen will show the following information
1. First row
Real temperature
Symbol * (which means heating is on)
Time
2. Second row
Set temperature - left
On/(##). To indicate if the instrument is on or off – middle-
Set time –right-
8. PARAMETERS SELECTION
The cursor will indicate on the display the preselected temperature. Using the
adjustment buttons (3) adjust until the desired temperature-
Touch mode button (4) to move the cursor to the next parameter. Using the ad-
justment buttons (3) adjust until the desired value-
1. General switch
2. Switch On/off
3. Adjustment button
4. MODE button
(change of parameter)
Fig.3 Keyboard details

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9. ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
Timer setting
First, adjust the temperature value desired (3).
Press button mode (4): using the adjustment buttom (3), select the desired time
for the equipment to be working.
Note: if you select “0” the equipment works in continuous
Then press OK (2) and the screen will show “on” instead of “##” and the equip-
ment will start. After the indicated time passes the equipment will automatically
switch off.
Automatic reset by power failure
In case of power failure, the equipment will switch on automatically with the same
parameters it had and the symbol “I” will appear on the screen.
Note: switch the Equipment off correctly: press OK and then press the general
switch, if not the Equipment will consider it as a power failure.
10. ACCURACY
Ambient to 100ºC < 1ºC
101ºC to 200ºC < 1.5ºC
201ºC to 300ºC < 2.0ºC

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ALPHA SMART EXPERT PREMIUM
L MODELS
TL5 3 – 10K 3 –10K 1.5 – 30K 1.2 – 30K
TL6 30 – 100K 30 – 100K 15 – 300K 12 – 300K
TL7 60 – 200K 60 – 200K 30 – 600K 24 – 600K
R MODELS
TR8 50 – 170K 50 – 170K 25 – 500K 20 – 500K
TR9 250 – 830K 250 – 830K 125 – 2.5M 100 – 2.5M
TR10 500 – 1.7M 500 – 1.7M 250 – 5M 200 – 5M
TR11 1K – 3.3M 1K – 3.3M 500 – 10M 400 – 10M
H MODELS
TR8 100 – 300K 100 – 300K 50 – 1M 40 – 1M
TR9 500 – 1.7M 500 – 1.7M 250 – 5M 200 – 5M
TR10 1K – 3.3M 1K – 3.3M 500 – 10M 400 – 10M
TR11 2K – 6.7M 2K – 6.7M 1K – 20M 800 – 20M
11. THERMOSPHERE VISCOSITY RANGES (mPa·S)
11. WARRANTY PERIOD
FUNGILAB, S.A. guarantee the perfect functioning of this instrument against de-
fects in material or workmanship, when used under appropriate conditions and
in accordance with the operation instructions for a period of ONE YEAR from the
invoice date of the product.