Specifications
B550 & B700 Operator’s Handbook
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................3
2. SAFETY..............................................................................................................................3
2.2 R
EMOVING THE INSERTS
.....................................................................................................4
2.3 O
VER TEMPERATURE CUT OUT
............................................................................................5
3. SETTING UP THE CALIBRATOR......................................................................................6
3.1 G
ETTING
S
TARTED
.............................................................................................................6
3.2 P
OWER
ON/OFF
SWITCH
...................................................................................................6
3.3 O
PERATING
M
ODE
.............................................................................................................6
3.4 S
ETTING THE
T
EMPERATURE
...............................................................................................8
3.5 C
ONTROLLER
S
ETTINGS
.....................................................................................................8
3.6 P
RE
-T
UNE
F
ACILITY
.........................................................................................................10
3.7 S
ELF
-T
UNE
F
ACILITY
........................................................................................................10
3.8 C
HANGING FROM
C
ENTIGRADE TO
F
AHRENHEIT MODE
.........................................................10
3.9 C
HANGING TO
0.1°C R
ESOLUTION
....................................................................................12
4. THE SERIAL INTERFACE FOR THE CONTROLLER (IF FITTED)................................13
4.1 F
ACTORY
D
EFAULT
S
ETTINGS
...........................................................................................13
5. ACHIEVING THE BEST RESULTS USING YOUR METAL BLOCK CALIBRATOR.......14
5.1 P
ROBE POSITIONING AND USE OF INSERTS
..........................................................................14
5.2 T
HERMAL
C
ONTACT
.........................................................................................................14
5.3 U
SE OF CUSTOM DRILLED BLOCKS
.....................................................................................15
5.4 U
SE OF
"T
WIN
" I
NSERTS
...................................................................................................15
5.5 S
UPPLY
V
OLTAGE
V
ARIATIONS
..........................................................................................16
5.6 A
MBIENT
T
EMPERATURE
V
ARIATIONS
................................................................................16
6. THE INDEPENDENT INDICATOR (IF FITTED) ..............................................................16
6.1 F
ACTORY
D
EFAULT
S
ETTINGS
...........................................................................................17
6.2 L
INEARISING THE
I
NDEPENDENT
I
NDICATOR
........................................................................17
7. SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................21
7.1 G
ENERAL
........................................................................................................................21
7.2 E
NVIRONMENT
.................................................................................................................21
8. CLEANING AND MAINTAINANCE..................................................................................22
8.1 C
LEANING
.......................................................................................................................22
8.2 P
REVENTATIVE
M
AINTENANCE
..........................................................................................22
8.3 G
ENERAL SAFETY
W
ARNING
.............................................................................................22
8.4 I
NTERNAL FUSE REPLACEMENT
..........................................................................................22
8.5 P
ERIODIC
M
AINTENANCE
..................................................................................................23
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