Parts and Controls, General Operation

GE CTR 80 manual Parts and Controls, General Operation, Controller Operation

6.2 Comparison Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6.3 Calibration of Multiple Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

7 Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

7.1	Control Panel	23
7.2	Bath Tank and Lid	24
7.3	Back Panel	24

8 General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

8.1 Bath Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

8.1.1	Temperature Range		27
8.1.2	Viscosity .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	27
8.1.3	Specific Heat		27
8.1.4	Thermal Conductivity		28
8.1.5	Thermal Expansion		28
8.1.6	Electrical Resistivity		28
8.1.7	Fluid Lifetime		28
8.1.8	Safety . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	28
8.1.9	Cost . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	29
8.1.10 Commonly Used Fluids			29
	8.1.10.1	Water (Distilled)	29
	8.1.10.2	Ethanol	29
	8.1.10.3	Mineral Oil	30
	8.1.10.4 Silicone Oil (Dow Corning 200.05, 200.10, 200.20)		30
	8.1.10.5	Halocarbon 0.8	30
8.1.11 Fluid Characteristics Table			30
	8.1.11.1	Limitations and Disclaimer	31

8.2 Stirring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

8.3 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

8.4 Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

8.5 Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

8.5.1 Operation

8.5.2 Important Refrigerant Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8.6 Temperature Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

9 Controller Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

9.1 Bath Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 9.2 Temperature Set-point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

9.2.1	Programmable Set-points	35
9.2.2	Set-point Value	37
9.2.3	Temperature Scale Units	37

9.3 Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

9.3.1	Scan Control	38
9.3.2	Scan Rate	38

CTR 80 specifications

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