User guide

Table of contents
3 V-850/855 Operation Manual, Version E
Table of contents
1 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
1.1 Reference documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
1.2 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
2.1 User qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Proper use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Improper use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 Safety warnings and safety signals used in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5 Product safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2.6 General safety rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1 Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1.1 Basic instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1.2 Standard accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1.3 Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 Technical data overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.3 Materials used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.4 Solvent table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 Description of function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.1 Functional principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.1.1 Control keys of Vacuum Controller V-850/855. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.1.2 Rear connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2 Controller operation modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2.1 Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.2.2 Timer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.2.3 AutoDest mode (V-855 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.2.4 EasyVac mode (V-855 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.2.5 Gradient mode (V-855 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.2.6 Repeat mode (V-855 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.2.7 LabVac mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Read this manual carefully before installing and running your system and note the safety precautions
in chapter 2 in particular. Store the manual in the immediate vicinity of the instrument, so that it can be
consulted at any time.
No technical modifications may be made to the instrument without the prior written agreement of
BUCHI. Unauthorized modifications may affect the system safety or result in accidents.
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The English manual is the original language version and serves as basis for all translations
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