Industrial Ultrasonic Cleaner User Manual

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ULTRASONIC CLEANER USER MANUAL


Contents

About Ultrasonic Clearners

Industrial XL Series

Setup, Maintenance/ Daily Operation Checklist

How Ultrasonics Work 6 Objects Ultrasonic Cleaners Can and Can’t Clean 6 Operational Advice 7-8

Product Operation 9 Cleaning Modes 10 DifferentMethodsofCleaning 10 SeriesFeatures/Specifications 10 Series Comparison 11 Industrial Sized Tanks 11 Remote Operation 12

Introduction 3 Initial Setup & Fluid Selection 3 Routine Maintenance 3 Daily Maintenance / Operation 3-4 MonthlyChecks 5 FaultFinding&Troubleshooting 5 Safety 5

Other Tanks and Accessories

Legal Information

Important Maintenance Information

Cleaning Baskets 13 Ultrasonic Solutions 13 Rapidex 14

TrademarksandCopyrights 14-15

ResettingThermalProtection 15 Spare Parts 16


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Setup, Maintenance/ Daily Operation Checklist

Introduction

ThisusermanualisforusewithAllendale-UltrasonicIndustrialultrasoniccleaningtanks.Allcleaningtanksshouldbehandledwithcaretoensurelong-lastingperformance.

Pleasereadandunderstandthisusermanualbeforeusingyourultrasoniccleaner.

Initial setup and Fluid selectionEnsurethetankispositionedonalevelstablesurfacewithlockablewheelssecuredtopreventmovement.Ultrasonicgeneratorsshouldbepositionedoutofareaswherethereisariskofsplashingorhighhumidity.WestronglyrecommendthatRCDResidualcurrentdetectorsareusedonthesuppliestotheheatingcircuitandgenerator/ssupplies,thismayprovideadditionalprotectiontotheOperatorandtheunit,shouldafaultconditionoccurorthegeneratororleadssufferwateringress.Donotuseanyfluidswhichcouldpotentiallydamagethestainlesssteelbathe.gacids.Aqueoussolvent/detergentsolutionsshouldbemadeupwithdeionised,demineralisedordistilledwaterunlessitisknownthesolventcontainsawatersoftener.Calciumcarbonateandotherimpuritiesintapwatercanaffect/reducethecleaningpropertiesofthesolutionsandproduceundesirablesideeffectssuchasdepositsandstaining.Volatilesolventswithlowboilingtemperaturesshouldnotbeused.Theultrasonicactioncancausethemtoheatrapidlyandthevapourisafireriskandmaybedetrimentaltothehealthoftheoperator.

Routine maintenance• UltrasonicGenerator/sshouldbemonitoredtoensurethecoolingfanintherearoftheunit

doesn’tbecomecloggedwithdust,anysignificantbuild-upofdustshouldberemovedbyacompetentperson.

• ThefinishoftheStainlesssteelbathcanbemaintainedthroughregularcleaningwithadrycloth,thiscanbeimprovedifdampenedwithlightoil.

Daily Maintenance / Operation• Ensurepowerisdisconnectedbeforeattemptingtoaddorremovethefluid.

• Thefluidlevelwithinthebathshouldbemaintainedtoatleast¾ofthebathdepthtoensurenodamageisdonetothebathandheatingcircuit.

• Donotletitemsrestonthebaseofthebath,alwaysuseabasketorsuspenditems.

• Whensubmergingpartsensurethefluidisnotdisplacedoutofthebath.

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• Donotusefluidsexceeding80°C.• Thereisnospecificadviceonwhentoreplacethecleaningsolutionsassolutionslifewill

dependonthevolumeofitemsbeingcleanedandhowcontaminatedtheyaretostartwith.Werecommendremovalofthesolutionfromthebathwhenitisnottobeusedforstorageinaseparatecontainer,filteringatthisstagemaybebeneficialtoprolongsolutionlife.Fluidremovalallowsfortheroutinecleaningofthebathwhereanaccumulationofcontaminantssuchasgrease,dirt,swarfandoilcanberemovedfromthebaseofthebath.Ifleftthebuild-upofhardcontaminantscanrubonthebaseofthebathandalongwiththeultrasonicactionthiscandamagethesurfaceofthebaseofthetank.

• IfanyoftheelectricalconnectionsbecomewetordamptheCleanershouldbeisolatedatthesuppliesandcheckedandrectifiedbyacompetentpersonbeforereuse.

• Cleaningcycletimeswillvarydependantontheitembeingcleaned,thesolutionbeingusedandthefinishrequired,typicallywewouldrecommenda5-minutecycleasastartingpointandincreasethecycletimeaccordinglyuntilthedesiredresultsareachieved.

• Themaximumcycleruntimemustbelimitedto45minutesandshouldbefollowedwitha20minutesrestperiodtoensurelongandreliableoperation.

• Neverdropanitemontothebaseofthebath.

• ADegasscycleisrecommendedatthebeginningofeachdayorwhenthesolutionhasbeenchanged,thepurposeoftheDegasscycleistopurgeexcesspocketsofairfromthesolutionwhichwillensurethecleaningresultsaremoreuniformandreliable.ADegasscyclecanbeperformedbyoperatingthePulse,orfullpowercleaningcycleforapproximately10minutes.IfyouforgettoDegassitislikelythatthecleaningactionislikelytobesignificantlyreducedonyourfirstclean.

• IfatanypointadefectisnoticedwiththeUltrasoniccleaner,leadsorgenerator/sisolatetheCleanerfromthesupplyandawaitadvisefromacompetentappointedperson,sparepartsareavailablebycontactingusdirectlyofviaourwebsitesparesandmaintenancesection.Engineersarealsoavailabletoofferhelpandsupportyouwithtechnicalqueriesandadvice.

• Careshouldbetakenwhenusingtheheaters,checkthethermostatpositionbeforepoweringonthecleaner.Donotleaveunattended,theheatingcircuitisnotintendedforcontinuoususe,itshouldbepoweredapproximately1hourbeforethecleaneristobeusedandswitchedoffattheendofeachworkingday.Failuretodothiswillreducetheelementsservicelifeandmayleadtoprematurefailure,notcoveredunderwarranty.

• Onlyresponsibleadultsshouldoperateultrasoniccleaners.

• Donotplacehandsorfingersinthebath.Contactexposuretoultrasoniccavitationissuspectedtocauselivingtissueandbonedamage.



Monthly Checks• PeriodicVerificationoftheCleanersfunctionalitymaybenecessarytoensureitisoperating

correctly(ThiswillbemorespecifictocertainindustriessuchasMedical/Dental)thesetestsaregenerallymonthlyandtendtobeacomparativetestbasedonthepreviousmonth’stestresultswhereyouarelookingforchangesincleaningresults.

• Thiscanbeconductedusingcalibratedsamplesynthetictestpiecesproducedtomimicbloodortissueyouwouldfindonmedicalinstrumentsorbyperformingafoiltest,onlargertanksthetankisusuallysectionedtoensureallzonesofthebatharemeetingtherequiredcleaninglevel.

Fault Finding and Troubleshooting• Theheatingcircuituses1000Wheaterpads,thenumberofpadsuseddependsonthe

Heatingpowerratingoftheunit,inclearsolutionsitcanbeseenthattheheatingelementscreatesmallcurrentsofmovementinthewaterandbubblesontheinsideofthebathnexttotheheaterpads,thiscanbeagoodwayofverifyingthatalltheheaterpadsareworkingshouldyouexperiencedelaysinheat-uptimes.

• Neverchangeafuseforahigherratedvalue.

• Technicalsupportandsparesareavailableifyoucontactusdirectly,wealsoofferachargeablerepairserviceifyouwishtoreturntheUltrasoniccleanertous.

Safety• Heatedfluidsandobjectsbeingcleanedareapotentialscoldrisk,appropriatePPEis

advised.

• WearingEarprotectionmaybenecessarywhilstoperatingtheultrasoniccleaner.

• Donotplacehandsorfingersinthebath.Contactexposuretoultrasoniccavitationissuspectedtocauselivingtissueandbonedamage.

• Nevertouchswitches,connectionsorleadswithwethands!

• Alwaysensuremainssuppliesareisolatedbeforeconnectingordisconnectingleads.

• Alwaysallowfluidstocoolbeforedrainingthebathtoreducetheriskofscalding.

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About Ultrasonics

How Ultrasonics Work

Objects Ultrasonics Can and Can’t Clean

Ground-Indirtandgrimecanbeextremelytediousandtime-consumingtoremovebyhand,however,itbecomeseasywiththeuseofultrasoniccleaners.Awiderangeofpartscanbecleanedbytheultrasonicprocesstoa‘LikeNew’conditionwiththerightdetergent/solventwithoutdamagingthepart.

Aphysicaleffectcalled“acousticcavitation”generatedintheliquidisresponsibleforthecleaningprocess.Cavitationsformwhenultrasonicwavestravelthroughliquid.Whenasoundwavetravelsthroughfluiditstretchesandcompressestheliquidtotransmitthesound,astheamplitudeofsuchsoundwavesincreasetoacriticallevelthenegativepressurescreatecavitiesinthewater.Asthesecavitiescollapsehightemperaturesandlargeforcesaregeneratedinaverylocalizedarea,theaccumulativeeffectofmillionsofthesecollapsingcavitiesisresponsibleforthecleaningactionandareparticularlyeffectivewhenusedwiththecorrectdetergent/solvent.Cavitationtakesplacewhereevertheliquidcomesintocontactwiththeobjectbeingcleaned,forexample;Finerecesses/cracksandobscuredchamberstocleanwheremanyothercleaningmethodscannotreach.

Ultrasoniccleanerscanbeusedtocleanjustaboutanything.Thelistbelownamesthemostcommon items cleaned by ultrasonics:

Mostobjectscanbeprocessedinanultrasonictankbuttherearesomeexceptionsincludingsomeplastics,preciousstonesandelectroniccomponents.Weadvisecheckingwiththemanufactureroftheobjectstobecleanedwhethertheyaresuitableforultrasoniccleaning.

• Taps,Dies,Millingcutters,• EngineBlocks,• Carburetors,• Jewellery(Gold,SilverandPlatinum)• Waterproofwatches• CD’sandDVD’s,• Medicalequipment/instruments(ultrasoniccleaningdoesnotsterilize,it

mustbefollowedbysterilisationinanautoclave)• Dentures,• PCBs/assemblies(cleanwithcaution,seeoperationaladvicebelow)• Golfclubs,• Ceramics,• Paintsprayguns,• Tattooingequipment(ultrasoniccleaningdoesnotsterilize,itmustbe

followedbysterilisationinanautoclave)• Printerheads,• Divingrespirators,• Bikepartsandmuchmore.



Around20minutesshouldbeenoughtoremove/loosenmostforeignbodiesfromtheitemyouarecleaning.Thereisnospecificrecommendeddurationforacleaningcyclebutgenerallytheshorterthebettertominimizethepossibilityofdamagetotheitembeingcleanedespeciallyifitistobecleanedregularly.Itwillreducetheultrasoniccleaningcycletimebysoakingtheitemtobecleanedforaslongaspossiblebeforeultrasoniccleaning.Itisrecommendedaftercleaningiscompletedtoperformashortrinsecyclewithcleanwatertoensurecleaningagentdepositsarenotleftinobscuredareasoftheobject.

Theactionofultrasoniccleaningwillslowlymicropitthesurfaceofmetals,aluminiumisparticularlyeasilyeroded.Thesofterthemetalthemorerapidlyitwillbeerodedwhichmaybeaconcernwithpolishedmachinedandaestheticpartswhichneedtobecleanedregularly.

Gemstonesincludingthoseusedinjewelleryandclocksshouldbecleanedwithgreatcaution.Somestonesaresurfaceeroded,canlosecolourorbecomediscoloured,crackduetoultrasonicshockand/orheat,seethelistbelowforstoneswhichareunsuitableforultrasoniccleaning,

Pleasenote;thislistisforreferenceonlyandisbynomeansexhaustive;Pearl,Opal,Amber,Tanzanite,Emerald,Peridot,Agate,Amazonite,Topaz,Aquamarine,Turquoise.

Pleasenote;thisinformationisforreferenceonlyandisnotexhaustiveWeakergemstonesettingssuchasGrain,Paveandinvisiblecanbeloosenedbyultrasoniccleaning.MechanicallysuperiorsettingssuchasClawandruboverarenotgenerallyaffected.

Certainelectroniccomponentsareconsideredsensitivetoultrasoniccleaning,unfortunately,thereisverylittleempiricalpublisheddataregardingthissubject.Ingeneral,itissafetocleanthevastmajorityofelectroniccomponents.Tominimizethepotentialfordamage,turnthebasketoccasionallyduringthecycletostopultrasonichotspotsanduseaneffectiveaqueoussolventtoquicklyremovethecontamination.

Youshouldconsideradhesivesusedintheobjectbeingcleaned,thesecanbeattacked/softenedbythedetergent/solventusedandthebondunderminedbytheultrasoniceffect.

Fullyimmerseitemintothewater.Ensuretherearenoairpocketsinrecessesandblindholes/chamberstoensuretheultrasoniceffectcanpropagatetoallsurfacesoftheitembeingcleaned.

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Delicateitemsshouldbecleanedinabaskettoreducetheultrasonicintensityandturnthebasketperiodicallyduringthecleaningcycletostopstandingwavecleaninghotspots.Allsinglefrequencyultrasoniccleanerscreatestandingwaveswherethecleaningeffectismostaggressive,betweenthesehotspotstheultrasonicintensitywillreduce.Amoreevencleanisachievedbyusingthe“pulse”function(seepage8)andbyperiodicallymovingtheitembeingcleanedorturningthebasketseveraltimesduringthecleaningcycle.

PLEASENOTE;theuseofabasketwillreducethecleaningeffectiveness,forthisreason,itispreferabletosuspendheavilysoiledrobustitemssotheyareexposedtothefullultrasonicintensity.Itemsmustnotsitonthebaseofthebath.

Alwaysusewarmwater,neverhot/boiling.Ifusinganaqueoussolventyoucanspeeduptheheatingofthefluidbymixingsomepreheatedwaterwiththeroomtemperaturefluidinthebathandfittingthelidwhichalsoreducesevaporation.Donotthermallyshockthebathbyputtingboilingwaterdirectlyintoanemptybath.

Refertofluidmanualforoperatingtemperatures.

Makesurethereisgoodspacearoundyourobjects,itisnotadvisedtooverlapitemsinthetank.Themoreitemsloadedintoanultrasoniccleanerthelongertherequiredcycletimewillbetoeffectivelycleanthemsoitisbettertowashlittleandoften.

Ifyouarecleaningasmallpartinalargeultrasoniccleaneryoucanreducesolutionwastagebyusingonlyasmallamountofcleaningsolutioninavesselcontainingtheitembeingcleanedandfilltherestofthebathwithplaintapwater.

Printheadsshouldbeconsidereddelicate.Itisadvisabletosoaktheprintheadfirsttoloosendriedink,runtheultrasonicincyclesoftwominutesthenflushheadwithwarmwaterandseeifitrunsclear.Longcycletimescancausetheheadtofailorleadtoimpreciseinkdispensing.

Duetothenatureofrubberandcertainsoftmaterials,thecleaningactionisreducedasthecavitationactionisbouncedoffthematerial’ssurface.

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Allendale Ultrasonic XL Industrial Series

Product Operation

Thefollowinginstructionswillensurethesafeandcorrectuseofyourindustrialseriescleaner:

StepOne:EnsuretheUltrasoniccleanerisplacedonalevelsolidsurfaceandwheellocksaresecuredon.EnsuretheUltrasonicGenerator/sarepositionedinaconvenientpositionwheretheircablesdonotcreateatriphazard,awayfromtheriskofwateringress.ItisrecommendedthatthemainssupplyisprotectedviaanRCD(ResidualCurrentDetector).Thiswillprovideadditionalprotectiontotheequipment/operatorshouldtheitembecomewetordamaged.

StepTwo:Addyourchosencleaningsolutiontothebath(cleaningagentsarenotalwaysnecessary)toalevelwhereitwillnotoverflowwhentheitemtobecleanedisadded.Additemtobecleaned.ThebathfluidlevelshouldIdeallybemaintainedtoatleast2/3ofthedepthofthebathtopreventdamagetotheheatingcircuit.

StepThree:Plugthegenerator/sintotheUltrasoniccleanerandconnecttheUltrasonicCleanerheatingcircuittoasuitablyisolatedwallsocket,connecttheGenerator/stosuitableoutletsockets.(Avoidusingextensionleadswhichcouldbeoverloaded),Switchonwalloutlets.AdjusttheUltrasonicCleanerthermostattotherequiredtemperature,AbrightGreenlightwillindicatetheheatingcircuitisoperating,pleasenote:itcantakeapproximately1hourforthetemperaturetoreachoperatingtemperaturefromcold.

StepFour:Digitaldisplaysonthecontrolgenerator/spanelshouldnowshowthelastsettimeorgeneratorfrequencyifnotimehasbeenset.

StepFive:Toincrease/decreasethetargettemperature,turnthedialtoyoudesiredtemperaturewestronglysuggesttouseatemperaturebetweenroomtempand80°C,usingatemperaturehigherthanthiswilldecreasetheeffectivenessofthecleaner.Theheaterisusedtokeepfluidatatemperaturebetweencleaningcycles,theultrasonicprocessalsoactstoheatthefluid.

StepSix:Toincreasetheprocesscleaningcycletimervalue,holdthetimeruparrowbutton.Todecreasetheprocesscleanercycletimervalue,holdthetimerdownarrowbutton.

StepSeven:Usepowerupanddownbuttonstoadjusttheultrasoniccleaningpowertothedesiredlevel.AVisualindicationofthepowerisshownonthebargraphdisplayatthebottomofthedisplaywindow.

StepEight:Oncethetime,temperature,andpowerhavebeensetpresstheon/offbuttontobeginthecycle.Toendthecyclebeforethetimerhascounteddownpresstheon/offbuttonagain.

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Additional Cleaning Modes

Different Methods of Cleaning

Pulse Mode:ThePulsefunctioncreatesapulsatingactionbyfluctuatingthetransducerpowertoreducestandingwaves.

Thisfunctionhelpsspreadtheforceofthestandingwavesmakingitsafertocleansensitiveobjects,butwealwayssuggestthatwhencleaninganythingdelicatetodoatestrunassomedamagestillmayoccur.

General Cleaning:Forlightlysoiledobjectsyoumayneedacleaningsolutionatalowconcentrateofcleaningadditiveandforashortcycle,itisbesttostartata2-5minutecycleandincreasestrengthasrequireddependantontheresultsachieved.reducingthegenerator/spowersettingisrecommended,especiallywhencleaningdelicateitems.Wesuggestonlyusingwarmwater.

EnhancedCleaning:Iftheobjectsinquestionneedadeepercleanthenweadvisetheuseofanultrasoniccleaningsolutionmixedatamediumconcentrationandheatedtothemid-rangeofthefluidsoperatingtemperature.

Extensive Cleaning:Heavilysoileditemsshouldbecleanedwithasteamcleanerorjetwashtoremovelargeheavydepositsorcontaminants,failuretodothiswillprematurelycontaminatecleaningsolutionsandincreasethecleaningcycletimerequirements.Fortheremovalofhardoringraineddeposits,werecommendapre-soakingintheultrasonicbathwithdetergent/solventmixedtoitsstrongestrecommendedconcentrationratiotosoftenunwanteddepositswhilstheatedtothehighendofthefluidsoperatingtemperaturerange.Cleaningshouldbecarriedoutatthehighestrecommendedfluidconcentrationandthehighestrecommendedfluidtemperature.

FormoreinformationontherangeofAllendale-Ultrasonics’rangeofsolutionsvisitpage10.Orourwebsiteforthemostuptodaterangeandpricingandavailability.Allendale-ultrasonic.co.uk

Series Features

Lockablewheels

Temperature Dial

Digital Display

Timer,pulse,powerandon/offfunctions

Stainless Steel Tank



GeneralSpecifications:AlltanksareTestedandApprovedBSEN12921-1:2010standardandmanufacturedfrom2mmSUS304stainlesssteel(othergradesavailableforspecialordercleaners).

Thefollowingtanksareavailablewitha230V16AHeatersupplyratherthana5pin3Phasesupply(57L,90L,99L,) SafetyandPPEItisrecommendedthatEarprotectionisusedwhentheUltrasonicFunctionisoperating,noiselevelscanbeinexcessof83db(Dependentontheunit)ata1Meterdistancewithnolidfitted.Considerationshouldbemadetoreduceoperatorcloseexposuretoa“runningtank”.TheaboveDblevelsareintendedasanindication,theymayvaryslightlyduetothevolumeoffluidandtypeofitembeingcleanedwithinthebath. Gloves,overallsandsafetyglassesarerecommendedtoprotecttheoperatorfromhotfluidsanditemswhichmaybeaccessiblewhenloadingandunloadingthebath. Adequateventilationshouldbeprovidedwhenthesolutionbeingusedrecommendsdoingso,facemasksmayalsoberecommendeddependantonthefluidbeingused.

Industrial Series Dimensions and Specifications

Part Number Litres MM Watts Watts KHz MM dB

TankCapacity

UltrasonicPower

HeatingPower Frequency

TankDimensions

Internal BathDimensions

dB Level without lid @ 1m

US-CU-XL-57LUS-CU-XL-57L-40KHzUS-CU-XL-90LUS-CU-XL-90L-40KHzUS-CU-XL-99LUS-CU-XL-99L-40KHzUS-CU-XL-112LUS-CU-XL-112L-40KHzUS-CU-XL-144LUS-CU-XL-144L-40KHzUS-CU-XL-145LUS-CU-XL-145L-40KhzUS-CU-XL-206LUS-CU-XL-206L-40KHzUS-CU-XL-288LUS-CU-XL-288L-40KHz

575790909999

112112144144145145206206288288

1.08K1.08K1.44K1.44K1.44K1.44K1.8K1.8K1.8K1.8K2.16K2.16K2.52K2.52K3.6K3.6K

3K3K3K3K3K3K4K4K5K5K6K6K6K6K6K6K

28402840284028402840284028402840

700x550x670700x550x670770x610x710770x610x710930x380x920930x380x920850x650x710850x650x710

1140x600x6701140x600x670900x700x770900x700x770960x740x810960x740x810

1070x920x8101070x920x810



86dB84dB87dB85dB88dB86dB89dB85dB84dB83dB91dB86dB96dB92dB96dB92dB

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Remote Operation:(Usingtheremoteconnectionontherearoftheunit)

Therearetworunningoptions,

1.Withasetruntimedisplayedonthefrontofthegeneratorinthetopdisplaysection,oncetheremoteconnectorcontactsareclosedthegeneratorwillstarttorunandcountdowntozero,iftheconnectionisbrokenorswitchedopencircuit,thetimedandgeneratoroutputwillstop.Oncetheconnectionidre-madeorswitchcontactsshort-circuitedthetimerwillresumecountingdownandthegeneratorwillcontinuetorun.

Oncethegeneratortimereacheszerothegeneratorwillstopoutputting,byopencircuitingthecontacts/switchthegeneratorwillcontinuecountdownagainforfullpresetcycleperiod.

Thisisasimplewaytoremotelyoperateapresettimecleaningcycle.

2.Withnopresettimesetonthegeneratordisplaytopdisplay(operatingfrequencydisplayed),thegeneratorwillrunforaslongastheremoteconnectorcontactsareshortcircuit.ThiswouldbepracticalwhereaProgrammableLogicControlleristobeusedtocontroltherunningcycleoftheultrasoniccleanergenerator.

Inbothcases,itisimportantthatthedutycycleofthecleanerisobservedapproximately45minutesruntimerequires20minutesresttimetoprolongthelifeofthemachine.

ElectricalSpecifications:Theultrasonicgeneratorconnectstoastandard13ampringmainssocket.Donotuseanextensionleadunlesssuitablyrated,multiplegeneratorsmustnotbeconnectedtoasingleextensionleadasitislikelythatitwillbeoverloaded.

Thefluidheatersrequirea3P+N+E,415(RED),16amp,180°SocketcomplyingtoIEC309orIEC60309tooperate.Single-phaseunitsarealsoavailableinthe57L,90L,99Lrangesusinga16A230V3pinBlueSocket.

ItisstronglyrecommendedthatthesupplyissuitablyratedandfusedfortheCleanerbeingused,wealsorecommendthatanRCD(ResidualCurrentDetector)isusedontheheaterandgeneratorsuppliestoprotecttheoperatorandequipmentintheeventofwateringressordamagetotheequipment.



Other Tanks and Accessories

Conventional and Cavitek Tanks

AllendaleUltrasonicoffersarangeofultrasonictanksfromdialanddigitalcontrolledtanksthroughtoourownCavitekSeries.Mostareavailableinvarioussizesfrom0.7Lto36L.TheCavitekrangeisAllendale-Ultrasonicsflagshiprangeofferingincreasedfunctionality,idealforprofessionalapplications. Formoreinformationonthesetankspleasecontact:

Tel: +44(0)1992455925Email: [email protected]: www.allendale-ultrasonics.co.uk

Ultrasonic Solutions

Cleaning Baskets

Ultrasonicsolutionscanbeessentialwhenusinganultrasoniccleanertoachieveyourdesiredresults,whetherthat’sforcleaningmotorpartsthroughtorustremovalandopticalcleaners.

AllendaleUltrasonicsstocksarangeofsolutionswhichwillcaterforawiderangeofcleaningneeds.Mostofthesolutionscomeinarangeofbottlesizesrightthroughto25-litrebottles1000Litrecontainers.

Allproductscanbeviewedandpurchaseatwww.allendale-ultrasonics.co.ukorthroughanauthoriseddistributor.

Creatingthecorrectcleaningenvironmentcanbedifficult.Oneaspectwhichisessentialishavingtheitemsinquestionoffthebaseofthebathtoallowcorrectpropagationaroundtheitem.

AtAllendale-Ultrasonics.co.ukwesupplyarangeofbasketsforourcleanerswhichmakeforausefuladditioninmanyapplications.

Arangeofourbasketscanbeviewedandpurchasedatwww.allendale-ultrasonics.co.uk

Orcall:+44(0)1992455925formoreinformationandadvise.

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Legal Information

Rapidex

RapidexisaUKbasedcompanythatdesignsandmanufacturesitsproductsintheUK.TheproductsareusedthroughoutGreatBritain,Europeandtherestoftheworld.

Thecompanyhasspecialisedinproducingcleansersandassociatedinfectioncontrolproductsidealforultrasoniccleanersforover40years.TheyareusedinawidevarietyofsituationsrangingfromHospitalSterileServicesdepartmentstoDentists,DoctorsSurgeries,Veterinarypractices,Hospitals,Tattoostudios,mechanicsandworkshops.

Weatallendale-ultrasonicshavediscoveredthatthecleaningpropertiesofRapidexmakesitidealforremovingtoughstainsandgrease,andismanufacturedtoaveryhighstandard.Rapidexisextremelyeasytousesimplydropasachetorasinglescoopofcleaningpowderinto5Lofwaterandallow5minstofullydissolveandthenuseitlikeanyothercleaningsolution.Thisbeingapowdermeanstherearelessshippingrestrictionsallowingustoshipworldwideforlowershippingrates.

Available In:

10pack -US-SO-RAP-10PK25pack -US-SO-RAP-25PK50pack -US-SO-RAP-50PKBulk2.25kgbox -US-SO-RAP-2.25KG

Trademarks and Copyrights

ThisDocumentanditscontentiscopyrightofAllendaleElectronicsLtd-©AllendaleElectronics2010.Allrightsreserved.Anyredistributionorreproductionofpartorallofthecontentsinanyformisprohibited.

allendale-ultrasonics.co.uk is a trademark of Allendale Electronics Ltd.

Cavitek™ is a trademark of Allendale Electronics Ltd.



IMPORTANT

Pleasebeawarethatthisunitisfittedwitharesettablethermaloverloadswitchasanadditionalmeasuretopreventheatingelementfailureduetolowfluidlevels.

Intheeventthatthefluidlevelswithinthebathbecomereducedduetounderfilling/evaporationordrainingthereisthepossibilitytheheatingelementcouldoverheat,causingirreparabledamagetotheheatingelementandpotentiallythecleaningtankbath.

Please ensure fluid levels are maintained at 3/4 full when in use.

Asanadditionalfeature,thistankhasaresettablethermalswitchmountedtooneoftheheaterpadsifthetemperatureoftheheaterpadrisestoalevelthatcouldpotentiallycausedamage,thethermalswitchwillresetandpreventtheheatingelementsbeingpoweredfromthecontactor.Thiswillpreventtheelementsfromswitchingbackononcetheheatingelementshavecooleddown.

Resetting the thermal switchBeforeopeningtheunitensurethetankandgeneratorsareisolatedfromthemainssupplyandplugsaredisconnected.

Toresetthetankthermalswitch,thecoverwiththeheatingpowerleadsocketsneedstoberemoved.UnscrewthetwoAllenKeyScrews,releasethepowerleadglandandliftthepanelslightlytoreleasethebottomfromthetwopegs.

Thepanelwillberestrictedbyinternalwiringandwillonlymovetotheside,thethermalswitchisarrowedasbellowandcanberesetbypressingintheplungerthiswillclickoncereset.

Re-fitcoversinreverseorder.

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Part Number Item Discription

US-SP-BV-1 .25US-SP-GEN-CAB-2.7MUS-SP-GEN-CAB-5MUS-SP-PL-16AUS-SP-EP-56GUS-SP-TR-28US-SP-TR-40US-SP-TR-STUDUS-SP-XL-CON-4PINUS-SP-XL-GEN-1500US-SP-XL-GEN-1800US-SP-XL-GEN-2400US-SP-XL-HEPA

1” BSPS.Stee l Ba l l Va lve fo r 57L+U l t rason ic Tanks2.7mUl t rason ic Genera tor to Tank Cab le5mUl t rason ic Genera tor to Tank Cab le16A2P+E230VTra i l ing P lug IP67 (1PHun i t B lue P lug)Stee l Power Transducer Bond ing Adhes ive28kHzTransducer fo r XLSer ies TanksUl t rason ic Transducer 40KHzTransducer s tud M10x 1mmThread8 .8mmSta in less Stee lRep lacement 4 P in connector fo r XLu l t rason ic tanks1500WGenera tor fo r XLSer ies Tanks (Setup requ i red pr io r to sh ipp ing)1800WGenera tor fo r XLSer ies Tanks (Setup requ i red pr io r to sh ipp ing)2400WGenera tor fo r XLSer ies Tanks (Setup requ i red pr io r to sh ipp ing)1000WHeat Pad fo r XLSer ies Tanks

XL Ultrasonic Cleaner Spare Parts

Available via: Allendale-ultrasonics.co.uk

Contact Details

Allendale GroupAllendale-Ultrasonics Dept.

Pindar RoadHoddesdon

HertfordshireEN11 0BZ

+44 (0)1992 455925sales@allendale-ultrasonics.co.ukwww.allendale-ultrasonics.co.uk


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