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there is an old baking tray that can be used for anything that might melt or drip.
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The chamber is currently 'on trial' as hackspace equipment : it takes up a moderate amount of space and may not prove to be useful. If this is the case, I will move it on, perhaps to another user. So please don't leave it in pieces or make permanent changes without talking to me first. --[[User:Artag|Artag]] 16:14, 30 March 2011 (UTC) | The chamber is currently 'on trial' as hackspace equipment : it takes up a moderate amount of space and may not prove to be useful. If this is the case, I will move it on, perhaps to another user. So please don't leave it in pieces or make permanent changes without talking to me first. --[[User:Artag|Artag]] 16:14, 30 March 2011 (UTC) | ||
There is an old square baking tray kicking around that could be used for anything that might melt, drip or otherwise mess up the inside of the chamber. | |||
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Cooling operation is less obvious - I think the cooler itself runs to a very coarse setting and the heater is used for fine control. In particular, I think you have to set an auxiliary control output on the temperature controller to enable the cooler. I have had this working so it's not impossible but may require a bit of fiddling. | Cooling operation is less obvious - I think the cooler itself runs to a very coarse setting and the heater is used for fine control. In particular, I think you have to set an auxiliary control output on the temperature controller to enable the cooler. I have had this working so it's not impossible but may require a bit of fiddling. | ||
I had a go at using the | I had a go at using the enviromental chamber to make sure some welding rods were free of moisture. | ||
The user interface is still a mystery to me but I pressed buttons until the top red numbers showed current temperature the lower red numbers showed "100.0" (desired temperature) and the XK1 and "hand" red LEDS were illuminated. I left the green switch with a snowflake symbol off. | The user interface is still a mystery to me but I pressed buttons until the top red numbers showed current temperature the lower red numbers showed "100.0" (desired temperature) and the XK1 and "hand" red LEDS were illuminated. I left the green switch with a snowflake symbol off. | ||
The temperature shut up to 50degC quite rapidly then took a couple of minutes | The temperature shut up to 50degC quite rapidly then took a couple of minutes to get to 100degC. The XK1 led flashed when it was at 99.9degC. | ||
to get to 100degC. The XK1 led flashed when it was at 99.9degC. | |||
I have not worked out how to change the desired temperature. --AJP | I have not worked out how to change the desired temperature. --AJP | ||
