HARRICK ATC-024-1 User manual

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HARRICK SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS, INC.
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AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE
CONTROLLER
USER’S MANUAL FOR ATC-024-1 and ATC-024-2

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ATC-M-07
General Information
Unpacking................................................................................................................................ 1
Technical Support.................................................................................................................... 1
Feedback.................................................................................................................................
1
The Temperature Controller
About the ATC ....................................................................................................................... 2
Environmental Conditiions ..................................................................................................... 2
Getting Ready.......................................................................................................................... 2
Connecting the ATC .............................................................................................................. 4
Single Loop Control
Setup Menus .......................................................................................................................... 5
Input Prompts ......................................................................................................................... 5
Global Prompts ....................................................................................................................... 6
Set Point ................................................................................................................................. 6
Auto-tuning ............................................................................................................................. 7
Double Loop Control
Setup Menus ........................................................................................................................... 8
Input Prompts.......................................................................................................................... 8
Global Prompts........................................................................................................................ 9
Set Point.................................................................................................................................. 10
Auto-tuning ............................................................................................................................. 10
Appendix A
Replacing the Fuses................................................................................................................ 13
Appendix B
Trouble Shooting.....................................................................................................................
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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UNPACKING Before installing the automatic temperature controller (ATC)
make sure all the parts on the included check list are
present. If any parts are missing or damaged, contact
Harrick Scientific immediately.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT For additional information please contact our
Technical Support Center at 800-248-3847 between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST; or e-mail your questions to:
[e-mail]
FEEDBACK Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Please
send them to:
Harrick Scientific Products, Inc.
PO Box 277
141 Tompkins Ave, 2nd floor
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.harricksci.com

THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER
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ABOUT THE ATC™
The Automatic Temperature Controller (ATC) can be
manually programmed to reach a desired temperature or
computer controlled for sophisticated temperature
profiling. The controller automatically determines the best
settings for optimal heating based on the thermal
response of a particular system. It features two
thermocouple inputs and one 24V heater output, allowing
regular or cascade operation. Regular or single loop
control is used for accessories with only a sample
thermocouple. Accessories equipped with a sample and
heater thermocouple use cascade or double loop control.
Cascade control minimizes damage to system
components, allows for over sizing heaters for optimal
heat-up rates and extends heater life by reducing thermal
cycling of the heater.
This manual contains only “quick start” instructions. For
detailed instructions see the included Watlow manuals.
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS The Automatic Temperature Controller (ATC) is intended
for use in light industrial and laboratory environments.
GETTING READY Familiarize yourself with the temperature controller by
referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3.
Figure 1 • Temperature Controller Front View
Heater
ON/OFF
Switch
Heater
Connector
Controller
ON/OFF
Switch

THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER
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Figure 2 • Temperature Controller Back View
Figure 3 • Front Panel Detail
Power
Outlet
Connector TC1
Connector TC2
Lower
display
Upper
display
Up/Down
Arrow
Keys
DSPY key Mode Key

THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER
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CONNECTING THE ATC To connect the temperature controller to the accessory:
•Check to make sure that all the switches on the
temperature controller are off (Figure 1).
•Plug in the AC line cord into the unit and into a
suitable AC outlet (Figure 2).
•If your accessory has only one thermocouple,
connect the thermocouple to the connector
labeled TC1 on the back of the temperature
controller.
•If your accessory has two thermocouples,
connect the heater thermocouple to the
connector labeled TC2 on the back of the
temperature controller and the sample
thermocouple to TC1.
•Connect the heater to the heater connector
located on the front of the temperature controller.

SINGLE LOOP CONTROL
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When using the ATC with accessories equipped with one thermocouple, the temperature
controller should be programmed as follows:
•
Turn on the power to the controller (Figure 1),
leaving the power to the heaters turned off.
SETTING THE
THERMOCOUPLE TYPE
•
Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt
appears in the upper display and the Setup Menu
prompt SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
NOTE: The controller has four Setup Menus: Input, Output,
Global and Communications. Use the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys to select a menu and the MODE
key to step through the menu prompts.
Pressing the DSPY key (Figure 3) returns the controller to
the display Loop from any prompt in the menu.
•
Press the MODE key. In1 will appear in the
lower display.
•If the upper display does not show an H, the
symbol for the K-type thermocouple used in most
Harrick accessories, press the Up-arrow Skey
until it does. If the item to be heated does not
use a K-type thermocouple, please see the
Watlow manual for the correct setting.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
CAUTION:
Changing the value of ln1 changes most other prompts to the factory default values.
Document all settings before changing sensor type. Verify the correct sensor type before
making a change.

SINGLE LOOP CONTROL
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SETTING THE CONTROL
TYPE
•
Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key four times. Cntl will appear
in the lower display.
•Press the Up-arrow Skey until nor appears in the
upper display.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
SETTING THE UNITS Make sure that this step is performed prior to setting the
low or high temperature limits.
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key once. C_F will appear in the
lower display.
•Either Ffor Fahrenheit units or Cfor Centigrade
units appears in the upper display.
•If the incorrect units are shown, press the Up-
arrow Sonce to change to the temperature units.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
SETTING THE LOW
TEMPERATURE LIMIT For routine operation, the low temperature limit for
thermocouple 1 (TC1) should be set to -200ºC, as follows:
•Make sure that the units have been set to
Centigrade, as described above.
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
•Press the MODE key twice. rL1 will appear in the
lower display.
•Use the Down-arrow Tkey to set the upper
display to -200.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.

SINGLE LOOP CONTROL
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SETTING THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE LIMIT For routine operation, the low temperature limit for
thermocouple 1 (TC1) should be set to 750ºC, as follows:
•Make sure that the units have been set to
Centigrade, as described above.
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
•Press the MODE key three times. rH1 will appear
in the lower display.
•Use the Up-arrow Sand/or Down-arrow Tkeys
to set the upper display to 750.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
Note For operation of the HVC-DRP-4 and HVC-VUV-4 diffuse
reflection reaction chambers at or near their high
temperature limit, set the high temperature limit to 1000.
SETTING THE LOW POWER
LIMIT For routine operation, the low power limit should be set to
0%, as follows:
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / Set
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key eight times. LoP will appear
in the lower display.
•Use the Down-arrow Tkey to set the low power
limit, shown in the upper display, to 0.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.

SINGLE LOOP CONTROL
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SETTING THE HIGH
POWER LIMIT For routine operation, the high power limit should be set to
an initial value of 75% for heating to temperatures above
200ºC or to 35% for temperatures up to 200ºC.
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / Set
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key nine times. HiP will appear
in the lower display.
•Use the Down-arrow Tkey to set the high power
limit, shown in the upper display, to 35 or 75.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
Notes For operation of the HVC-DRP-4 and HVC-VUV-4 diffuse
reflection reaction chambers at or near their high
temperature limit, set the high power limit to 92.
The high power limit controls the percentage of full power
that is sent out to the heaters. The optimum setting
depends on the set point temperature and on the heated
device. If this high power limit is set too high and the set
point is close to the high temperature limit of the heated
device, the heater(s) may heat too quickly and burn out. If
the high power limit is set too low, the heated device may
heat too slowly and may not reach the set point. Adjust
this setting as needed from the recommended initial
settings to achieve the desired heating profile.
SETTING THE AUTO-TUNE
SET POINT
•
Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / Set
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key ten times. AtSP will appear
in the lower display.
•Use the Up-arrow Sand/or the Down-arrow T
keys to set the set point percentage, shown in the
upper display, to 90.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.

SINGLE LOOP CONTROL
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AUTO-TUNING Auto-tuning should be dome when the temperature
controller is operated for the first time or when the
accessory or set point is changed. It is not necessary to
redo the auto-tuning procedure if the temperature
controller or heaters have been turned off.
•Use the Up-arrow Sand/or the Down-arrow T
keys to select the desired set point temperature.
The set point is shown in the lower display. The
actual temperature measured by the thermocouple
is shown in the upper display.
•Make sure the accessory is at room temperature.
The upper display should read between 18 and 26
degrees C.
•Press the MODE key twice. OFF will appear in
the upper display and Aut will appear in the lower
display. OFF / Aut
•Press the Up- arrow Skey. PidA will appear in
the upper display. Aut will alternate with tune in
the lower display.
•Press display and turn the heater switch on. The
set point will alternate with tune in the lower
display and the actual temperature will appear in
the upper display. The auto-tune process takes
approximately 5 minutes. At the end of the auto
tune process, the lower display shows the set
point and the upper display shows the actual
temperature, which should be maintained for an
additional 5 minutes.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
•When auto-tuning is complete, turn off the heater
switch and allow the accessory to cool to room
temperature. When the accessory is cool, the
upper display should read between 18 and 26
degrees C.
OPERATION With the system auto-tuned to the desired set point
temperature:
•Make sure the accessory is at room temperature.
The upper display should read between 18 and 26
degrees C.
•When the accessory is ready to be heated, turn on
the heater switch. The accessory will now heat to
the set point temperature and hold that
temperature.

DOUBLE LOOP CONTROL
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When using the ATC with accessories equipped with two thermocouples, the temperature
controller needs to be programmed in the following way:
•
Turn on the power to the controller (Figure 1),
leaving the power to the heaters turned off.
SETTING THE
THERMOCOUPLE TYPES
•
Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt
appears in the upper display and the Setup Menu
prompt SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
NOTE: The controller has four Setup Menus: Input, Output,
Global and Communications. Use the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys to select a menu and the MODE
key to step through the menu prompts.
Pressing the DSPY key (Figure 3) returns the controller to
the display Loop from any prompt in the menu.
•
Press the MODE key. In1 will appear in the
lower display.
•If the upper display does not show an H, the
symbol for the K-type thermocouple used in most
Harrick accessories, press the Up-arrow Skey
until it does. If the item to be heated does not
use a K-type thermocouple, please see the
Watlow manual for the correct setting.
•Press the MODE key five times. In2 will appear
in the lower display.
•If the upper display does not show an H, the
symbol for the K-type thermocouple used in most
Harrick accessories, press the Up-arrow Skey
until it does. If the item to be heated does not
use a K-type thermocouple, please see the
Watlow manual for the correct setting.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
CAUTION:
Changing the value of ln1 changes most other prompts to the factory default values.
Document all settings before changing sensor type. Verify the correct sensor type before
making a change.

DOUBLE LOOP CONTROL
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SETTING THE CONTROL
TYPE For accessories with two thermocouples, the temperature
controller can be set up for cascade or double loop
temperature control. This allows both the sample
temperature and the heating block temperature to be
regulated.
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key four times. Cntl will appear
in the lower display.
•Press the Up-arrow Skey until CSCd appears in
the upper display.
•Press the MODE key once more. CSAC will
appear in the lower display.
•Press the Up-arrow Skey until dir appears in the
upper display.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
SETTING THE UNITS Make sure that this step is performed prior to setting the
low or high temperature limits.
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key once. C_F will appear in the
lower display.
•Either Ffor Fahrenheit units or Cfor Centigrade
units appears in the upper display.
•If the incorrect units are shown, press the Up-
arrow Sonce to change to the temperature units.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.

DOUBLE LOOP CONTROL
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SETTING THE LOW
TEMPERATURE LIMIT For routine operation, the low temperature limit for
thermocouple 1 (TC1) and thermocouple 2 (TC2) should
be set to -200ºC, as follows:
•Make sure that the units have been set to
Centigrade, as described above.
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
•Press the MODE key twice. rL1 will appear in the
lower display.
•Use the Down-arrow Tkey to set the upper
display to -200.
•Press the MODE key five more times. rL2 will
appear in the lower display.
•Use the Down-arrow Tkey to set the upper
display to -200.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
SETTING THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE LIMIT For routine operation, the low temperature limit for
thermocouple 1 (TC1) and thermocouple 2 (TC2) should
be set to 750ºC, as follows:
•Make sure that the units have been set to
Centigrade, as described above.
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / SEt
•Press the MODE key three times. rH1 will appear
in the lower display.
•Use the Up-arrow Sand/or Down-arrow Tkeys
to set the upper display to 750.
•Press the MODE key five more times. rH2 will
appear in the lower display.
•Use the Up-arrow Sand/or Down-arrow Tkeys
to set the upper display to 750.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.

DOUBLE LOOP CONTROL
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SETTING THE LOW POWER
LIMIT For routine operation, the low power limit should be set to
0%, as follows:
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / Set
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key nine times. LoP will appear
in the lower display.
•Use the Down-arrow Tkey to set the low power
limit, shown in the upper display, to 0.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
SETTING THE HIGH
POWER LIMIT For routine operation, the high power limit should be set to
an initial value of 75% for heating to temperatures above
200ºC or to 35% for temperatures up to 200ºC.
•Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / Set
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key ten times. HiP will appear in
the lower display.
•Use the Down-arrow Tkey to set the high power
limit, shown in the upper display, to 35 or 75.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
Note The high power limit controls the percentage of full power
that is sent out to the heaters. The optimum setting
depends on the set point temperature and on the heated
device. If this high power limit is set too high and the set
point is close to the high temperature limit of the heated
device, the heater(s) may heat too quickly and burn out.
If the high power limit is set too low, the heated device
may heat too slowl
y
and may not reach the set point.
Adjust this setting as needed from the recommended
initial settings to achieve the desired heating profile.

DOUBLE LOOP CONTROL
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SETTING THE AUTO-TUNE
SET POINT
•
Simultaneously press both the Up-arrow Sand
the Down-arrow Tkeys for approximately 3
seconds until the Input Menu prompt InPt appears
in the upper display and the Setup Menu prompt
SEt appears in the lower display:
InPt / Set
•Press the Up-arrow Skey twice. 9LbL appears
in the upper display:
9LbL/ SEt
•Press the MODE key eleven times. AtSP will
appear in the lower display.
•Use the Up-arrow Sand/or the Down-arrow T
keys to set the set point percentage, shown in the
upper display, to 90.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.
AUTO-TUNING Auto-tuning should be dome when the temperature
controller is operated for the first time or when the
accessory or set point is changed. It is not necessary to
redo the auto-tuning procedure if the temperature
controller or heaters have been turned off.
•Use the Up-arrow Sand/or the Down-arrow T
keys to select the desired set point temperature.
The set point is shown in the lower display. The
actual temperature measured by the thermocouple
is shown in the upper display.
•Make sure the accessory is at room temperature.
The upper display should read between 18 and 26
degrees C.
•Press the MODE key twice. OFF will appear in
the upper display and Aut will appear in the lower
display. OFF / Aut
•Press the Up-arrow Skey. PidA will appear in
the upper display. Aut will alternate with tune in
the lower display.
•Press display and turn the heater switch on. The
set point will alternate with tune in the lower
display and the actual temperature will appear in
the upper display. The auto-tune process takes
approximately 5 minutes. At the end of the auto
tune process, the lower display shows the set
point and the upper display shows the actual
temperature, which should be maintained for an
additional 5 minutes.
•Press the DSPY key to return to the main display
format.

DOUBLE LOOP CONTROL
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•
When auto-tuning is complete, turn off the heater
switch and allow the accessory to cool to room
temperature. When the accessory is cool, the
upper display should read between 18 and 26
degrees C.
OPERATION With the system auto-tuned to the desired set point
temperature:
•Make sure the accessory is at room temperature.
The upper display should read between 18 and 26
degrees C.
•When the accessory is ready to be heated, turn on
the heater switch. The accessory will now heat to
the set point temperature and hold that
temperature.

APPENDIX A
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REPLACING THE FUSES To replace a fuse:
•Using a slotted screw driver, twist out the fuse
holder.
•Replace the fuse.
NOTE: To install the correct fuse for a particular application refer
to the table below.
•
Twist the fuse holder back in place.
ACCESSORY
TEMPERATURE RANGE (°C) SLOW-BLOW HEATER FUSE (A)
CHC LN2-600 5
DER LN2-500 8
FAS-TCC 0-200 8
FATIR Room-175 5
HPL-TC Room-260 8
HTC Room-500 15
HVC Room-600 5
RANGEIR Room-175 5
RGR Room-400 8
SEA-HLC Room-100 2
SEA-HOT Room-100 3
TFC Room-260 8
TGC Room-260 10
UNS-HOT Room-100 5
HON-FSL, FLL, FSS, FLS -10 to 190 8
Table 1 • Heater Fuses for Various Accessories
FUSE POSITION
FUSE TYPE QUANTITY
Power Outlet 2A Slow-Blow 2
XFMR 4A Slow-Blow 1
Table 2 • Additional Fuses for the Automatic Temperature Controller

APPENDIX B
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TROUBLE SHOOTING If the front panel fails to light up:
•Check if the power outlet fuses are blown (see
Table 2 for the replacement fuses).
If the ATC fails to heat your device:
•Check if the fuses are blown (see Tables 1 and 2
for a list of replacement fuses).
•Check if the heaters are still operational by
measuring their resistance with an ohmmeter,
To measure the resistance of the heaters:
•Disconnect the heated accessory from the
temperature controller.
•Connect an ohmmeter across the two pins on the
heater connector as indicated in Figure 4.
•Heater failure is indicated by an open circuit or a
short. An undamaged heater will measure a few
ohms, as indicated in Table 3.
Figure 4 • Heater Connecto
r
of the Heated Accessory
ACCESSORY
APPROXIMATE RESISTANCE (ohms)
CHC 5.9
DER 3.0
FAS-TCC 6.2
FATIR 5.4
HPL-TC 3.0
HTC 2.5
HVC 5.9
RANGEIR 5.4
RGR 3.4
SEA-HLC 17.9
SEA-HOT 8.4
TFC 3.0
TGC 3.0
UNS-HOT 6.0
HON-FSL, FLL, FSS, FLS 4.0
Table 3 • Heater Resistance Values for Various Accessories
Pins