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Pegasus R Iss.07 –08/13
CONTENTS
CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
GUARANTEE...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
CAUTIONARY NOTE........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
EMC INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
ELECTRICAL SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Environmental Ratings.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Insert Warning..............................................................................................................................................................................5
HEALTH AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 6
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
UNPACKING AND INITIAL INSPECTION ...................................................................................................................................... 7
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
THE BASIC WORKINGS OF THE PEGASUS .................................................................................................................................... 8
OPERATION ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Altering the Furnace Temperature (Set point) ................................................................................................................................ 8
ASSEMBLING THE INSERT ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
INITIAL TESTING............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
CALIBRATION USING THE TEMPERATURE INDICATED ON THE CONTROLLER................................................................. 11
TUTORIAL: THE USE OF A PEGASUS 'R' CALIBRATED SOURCE TO CALIBRATE RADIATION PYROMETERS ..................... 12
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................................................12
Setting up the Source .................................................................................................................................................................12
Using the Source ........................................................................................................................................................................12
Requirements for an Optical Bench (See Figure 19071)............................................................................................................12
A Typical Calibration/Evaluation of an Industrial Pyrometer .....................................................................................................13
DESCRIPTION...............................................................................................................................................................................13
BACK & FORTH ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13
HEIGHT ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
LATERAL MOVEMENT.................................................................................................................................................................13
METHOD ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Evaluation of the Optical Bench ................................................................................................................................................. 14
Audit Calibration ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Table 1: Calibration Results ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
USING THE PC INTERFACE ........................................................................................................................................................... 17
CONNECTIONS...........................................................................................................................................................................17
CAL NOTEPAD................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
DEVELOPMENT ...........................................................................................................................................................................18
HOW TO INSTALL CAL NOTEPAD ...........................................................................................................................................19
PROTOCOL .................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
FIGURE 1: PEGASUS 'R' PANEL LAYOUT AND FUNCTIONS...................................................................................................... 20
FIGURE 19071 .................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
APPENDIX 1: TROUBLE SHOOTING............................................................................................................................................ 24
TEMPERATURE UNSTABLE.........................................................................................................................................................24
UNIT FAILS TO HEAT .................................................................................................................................................................. 24
CONTROLLER DISPLAY UNUSUAL ...........................................................................................................................................24
HEATER FAIL ON .........................................................................................................................................................................24
WARM UP TIME UNUSUALLY LONG ........................................................................................................................................ 24
INDICATOR MISBEHAVES ('S' ONLY) .........................................................................................................................................24
MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 24