User guide

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General
The LABEC Automatic Autoclave is designed and constructed to meet the requirements of the             
S.A.A. boiler Code and has been approved by the Boiler Inspectors Branch of the N.S.W.              
Department of Industrial Relations ‘Workcover Authority’, to operate at pressures up to 138 K.P.A.             
Regulations require that on installation the autoclave be examined by a licensed boiler inspector             
andthiscertificateofinspectionbedisplayedunderglassneartheautoclaveandrenewedannually.
ApprovalNumbers
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NSW
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
AA9
6766P87
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WA94
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AA13/AA16
674P90
BV18716
PV86636/7
WA9489
TA4946
AA18/AA20
673P90
BV18717
PV86636/7
WA9490
TA4947
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Heating
Heating of the autoclave is by means of stainless tubular element located in the base of the                
autoclavevessel.
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DescriptionofControls
SeeAppendixAAttached
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TemperatureControl
Labec autoclaves are fitted with solid state proportional action temperature controllers which operate            
from a sensitive thermocouple or Rtd inserted in the working space of the chamber. The controller               
has been calibrated at 121°C and before any adjustments to temperature settings are made allow              
the autoclave temperature to stabilise for at least one half hour. For the digital controller fitted               
please read the enclosed operating instructions when setting the controller temperature. Note: if            
you intend using the autoclave at temperatures other than the preset 121°C, you need to              
adjust the ‘AL4’ value, using the up or down arrow, set this value equal to the new                
temperature at which you use the autoclave (you must do this in LVL2 in the controller).               
Now change the temperature using up and down arrows to the new temperature setting             
andpressstart.(AL4isthevaluewhichwhenreachedwillactivatethetimer).
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ImportantSafetyInstructions
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Caution
PleaseobservethefollowingsafetymeasuresbeforeusingyourLABECequipment.
1. Ensure pressure inside the autoclave is reading zero KPA on the pressure gauge before             
openingthelid.
2. These autoclaves are NOT FLAME PROOF and under no circumstances should          
inflammable,combustibleorexplosivematerialbeplacedintheautoclave.
3. Low ignition temperature materials and those materials which give off inflammable or           
explosivevaporsshouldnotbeplacedintheautoclave.
4. Avoidheatingsubstanceswhichgiveoffcorrosivevapor.
5. Users are advised of the dangers of heating combustible materials. The manufacturer can            
recommendspecialtypesofelementswhichwillprohibittheautoclavestemperature
6. Observe those rules pertaining to wiring and installation of electrical appliances as           
recommendedbythelocalsupplyauthority.
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