Trouble-Shooting - struers LaboPress-1 Gebrauchsanweisung

Error
Insufficient compression.
Insufficient heating.
Insufficient cooling
Cooling water drips
underneath the machine.
The top closure will not start
threading on the mounting
cylinder.
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LaboPress-1
Instruction Manual

5. Trouble-Shooting

Cause
Incorrect force/pressure.
Defect in the pressure system.
Incorrect temperature setting.
Heating time too short.
Defect in the heating system.
Cooling time too short.
Mains tap supplying cooling water
is either closed or not opened
sufficiently.
Filter at the water inlet is blocked.
The water is too hot.
Insufficient water within the
Recirculation Cooling Unit. The
water is too hot.
Defect in the cooling system.
The quick coupling is not mounted
correctly.
The top closure is not mounted
correctly.
The upper ram is too hot.
Cured resin inside the mounting
cylinder.
Cured resin on the cylindrical
surface of the upper ram.
The top closure has been dropped
on the floor/table, causing a dent in
the edge of the ram.
Damage to the threaded connection
in the top closure or to the upper
ram.
Action
Set the correct parameter.
Call a Struers service technician.
Set the correct temperature.
Increase the heating time.
Call a Struers service technician.
Increase the cooling time.
Open the tap.
Clean the filter.
Use only cold water.
Fill to the correct water level. See the
section: 'Maintenance'.
Call a Struers service technician.
Remove the cover from the mounting unit
and check the quick coupling connections.
Press the top closure straight down,
turning it counter-clockwise until you hear
a click.
Then turn the top closure clockwise.
Let the top closure and the upper ram cool
down.
Reduce the mounting temperature
Clean the mounting cylinder with a brass
wire brush.
Clean the ram with the scraper supplied.
Replace the upper ram.
Remove the upper ram from the top
closure (see instructions in chapter
Maintenance). Try both the following
procedures to identify the problem:
Try to mount the top closure, without
the upper ram. If this is not possible,
call a Struers service technician.
Try to insert the disconnected upper
ram into the mounting cylinder. If this
is not possible, call a Struers service
technician.