Instruction manual

OPERATING_MANUAL_MC20V.DOC 18.03.11 KS Seite 2
Contents
1. Introduction........................................................................................................ 3
1.1. General description of the MC20V................................................................. 3
1.2. Machine components .................................................................................... 4
1.3. Technical Data .............................................................................................. 5
1.4. General information ....................................................................................... 6
2. Putting into operation......................................................................................... 9
2.1. Set-up directions............................................................................................ 9
2.2. Mains supply ................................................................................................. 9
2.3. Cooling water ................................................................................................ 9
2.4. Protective Gas............................................................................................. 10
2.5. Vacuum Pump............................................................................................. 10
3. Operation......................................................................................................... 11
3.1. Components ................................................................................................ 11
3.2. Connections on the backside ...................................................................... 12
3.3. Operation elements ..................................................................................... 13
3.4. Operating buttons ........................................................................................ 17
3.5. Inside the vacuum chamber ........................................................................ 18
3.6. Different crucibles........................................................................................ 18
3.7. Test running ................................................................................................ 19
3.8. Casting programs MC20V ........................................................................... 20
3.9. A suggestion for a general casting process:................................................ 20
3.10. Important information about direct induction heating................................ 21
3.11. Temperature Control ................................................................................ 22
3.12. Tree making ............................................................................................. 22
3.13. To find out the weight of the metal .......................................................... 24
3.14. About casting metal:................................................................................. 25
3.15. Hints for castings in difficulty-to-cast metals............................................. 25
3.16. Casting temperatures ............................................................................... 27
3.17. Mixing instructions for flasks in Investing process.................................... 28
3.18. Determining volumes of investment powder and water for Investment . 29
3.19. Burnout cycles of flasks............................................................................ 30
3.20. After casting: ............................................................................................ 33
4. Service............................................................................................................. 34
4.1. Trouble shooting.......................................................................................... 34
4.2. Maintenance................................................................................................ 34
5. Collection of Spoiled Castings ......................................................................... 35
6. Connection diagram......................................................................................... 41
7. Appendix.......................................................................................................... 42
7.1. CE-declaration............................................................................................. 42
7.2. Consumables .............................................................................................. 43
7.3. Error and Warning Codes............................................................................ 45