MSE SONIPREP 150 User manual

INSTRUCTIONMANUALFORTHESONIPREP150ULTRASONICDISINTEGRATORREADBEFOREUSE!
Models:-MSS150.CX3.1MSS150.CX3.571100-1129-060206

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THEMACHINEWILLOPERATEONLYWHENTHEDOORISLOCKEDANDTHELATCHISFULLYENGAGEDTOENSURETHEDOORISFULLYLATCHED,TURNTHETHUMBWHEELFULLYCLOCKWISETILLTHEFLATSONTHELOCKARESITTINGHORIZONTALLYTHISHASBEENINTRODUCEDWITHTHEOPERATORINMIND.ASSOONASTHEDOORISOPENEDTHEGENERATORISTURNEDOFFWHICHINTURNSTOPSANYACCIDENTALCONTACTWITHTHEOPERATORANDTHEENERGISEDPROBE.THISALSOSTOPSANYSOUNDWAVESFROMLEAVINGTHESOUNDPROOFEDCHAMBERWHENTHEDOORISOPENED.

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ThankyouforbuyingaMSE(UK)LtdSoniprep150.PleasereadthisoperatingmanualbeforeusingyourSoniprep;itwillprovideyouandyourcolleagueswithusefulinformationonallaspectsoftheequipment.Asourcustomer,weshouldliketoensurethatyouaretotallysatisfiedatalltimes.Donothesitatetocontactourteam.Yourviewsareveryimportanttous

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ELECTRICITYSUPPLY
Beforeconnectingthisapparatustotheelectricitysupply,checktheinformationgivenontheapparatusratingplateandensurethat:A)YoursupplyissinglephaseAC(alternatingcurrent)ofthestatedfrequencywiththeneutralnominallyatearthpotential.B)Yoursupplyvoltageiswithinthestatedrange.C)Thecurrentratingiswithinthecapacityofyoursupplyoutlet.D)Yourplugorelectricitysupplycircuitisfittedwithasuitablefuse.FuseRating220v-240v110v-120v5ampSeenote100V-120VWARNING!ThisapparatusmustbeearthedThewiresinthemainsleadarecolouredinaccordancewiththefollowingcode:220v-240v110v-120vLiveBrownBlackNeutralBlueWhiteEarthGreen&YellowGreenConnectthewirestoanon-reversible3pinplugasfollows:GreenandYelloworGreenwiretoterminalmarkedE(Earth),G(GroundcolouredGreenandYelloworGreen)ormarkedwiththeEarthsymbol.BlueorWhitetoterminalmarkedN(Neutral)orcommonorcolouredBlue.BrownorBlacktoterminalmarkedL(Live4)orPhaseorcolouredBrown.NOTE:100v-120vinstallationstocomplywithNationalandStateWiringCodesIMPORTANT:Consultanelectricianifindoubtorifyoursupplysystemhasanyofthefollowing:Noearth.Acolourcodedifferentfromabove.Reversibleplugs.Supplyandreturnleadsthatarebothaboveearthpotential.NOTE:Donottouchplugpinswithintwosecondsofplugremovalfromsocket.

CONTENTS8CONTENTS
1.INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................91.1GeneralDescription................................................................................91.2ControlPanelDescription....................................................................112.INSTALLATION...................................................................................................132.1PowerSupplyandFuses......................................................................133.PROBES..............................................................................................................143.1DescriptionandFunction.....................................................................143.2ExponentialMicroprobe.......................................................................143.3FittingaprobetotheTransducer........................................................143.4Positionoftheprobeintheliquidfortreatment................................143.5ProbeMaintenance...............................................................................153.6TestingProbePerformance.................................................................164.PROCESSINGSAMPLES...................................................................................174.1VesselsforSamples.............................................................................174.2BasicProcessing..................................................................................174.3BatchTreatmentVessel........................................................................184.4MeterFlowVessel.................................................................................184.5ContinuousFlowVessel.......................................................................185.OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS............................................................................195.1ManualControl......................................................................................195.2TimerControl.........................................................................................195.3OptionalProcessTimerUnit(230Vunitsonly)..................................195.4OperatingInstructions..........................................................................196.CLEANING...........................................................................................................217.FAULTFINDING..................................................................................................217.1General...................................................................................................217.2Faultconditionscouldbe:-..................................................................217.3LooseProbe...........................................................................................217.4FatiguedProbeOrCouplingStud........................................................218.SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................228.1SpecificationForSoniprep...................................................................228.2SpecificationForProcessTimer.........................................................229.OPTIONALACCESSORIESFORTHESONIPREP150...................................2310.PRODUCTDISPOSAL-ISO14001COMPLIANCE..........................................23

INTRODUCTION91.INTRODUCTIONTheSoniprep150UltrasonicDisintegratorisaself-containedunitdesignedforconvenienttabletopoperation.Itincorporatesanacousticcabinet,whichreducesexternallyaudiblenoiseandultrasoundtoasafelevel.Atransparentdoorallowsobservationofthesampleduringsonication.Theapparatusisfactoryadjustedtotheuser'selectricalsupplyvoltageandfrequency.1.1GeneralDescriptionThegeneratorisasolid-statetransistoramplifier,whichprovideselectricalenergy,atanoutputfrequencyof23KHz,toahighefficiencypiezo-electrictransducer,whichconvertstheelectricalenergytomechanicalenergy.Thetransducer,mountedinthetopofthedisintegratorchamber,transmitsultrasoundbyhighfrequencyvibrationsviaatitaniumalloyprobe.Thereisachoiceofthreeprobes,whichscrewintothetransducerheadandtransmitenergyofapproximateamplitudeforanyspecificapplication.Eachprobeisdesignedtooperateatanominalfrequencyof23KHzconcentratingtheresultantultrasonicenergy,asrequired.Table1ProbeDetails
DescriptionTipDiameter TransformationRatio
LargeProbeAssy.(solid)19mm(3/4’)3.8:1SmallProbeAssy.(solid)9.5mm(3/8’)5.5:1ExponentialMicroprobe3mm(1/8’)7:1
Thedisintegratorisdesignedtocopewithdifferentrequirementsandwillensurethatthereisthemaximumpossibleacousticenergyatthetipfortheprobe.Oncetheoutputlevelhasbeenselecteditiscontinuouslymaintainedbytheautomaticfeedbackfromthetransducer.Ameter,calibratedinmicrons,allowstheamplitudetobemonitoredcontinuously.Anadjustabletableandaretortclamparemountedonarodwithinthechamber.Thespecimentobetreatediscontainedinasuitabletubeclampedinpositionorinavesselplacedontheadjustabletable.

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