RPV-1 Gen3 User Manual Issue1 30 November 2021
Contents 1
System Photos............................................................................................................................. 2
2
Power On .................................................................................................................................... 3
3
Using the RPV-1 Gen 3 ................................................................................................................ 5 3.1
How to Measure a Sample .................................................................................................. 5
3.2
Results ................................................................................................................................. 9
3.2.1
Results Database ......................................................................................................... 9
3.2.2
How to Enter a Manually Measured Solvent Result ................................................. 10
3.2.3
How to create a Control Sample ............................................................................... 11
3.2.4
Results Factoring ....................................................................................................... 13
3.2.5
Results Extract........................................................................................................... 14
3.2.6
Print Results .............................................................................................................. 14
3.2.7
Access Results Over a Network ................................................................................. 14
3.3
Daily Maintenance ............................................................................................................ 15
3.3.1
Solvent and Waste Management ............................................................................. 15
3.3.2
Cleaning..................................................................................................................... 15
4
How to Remove a Viscometer .................................................................................................. 16
5
Error Messages and Trouble Shooting ...................................................................................... 17 5.1
VOID RUN .......................................................................................................................... 17
5.1.1
The draw up time is exceeded .................................................................................. 17
5.1.2
The released sample time out was exceeded ........................................................... 17
5.2
FALSE TRIGGER .................................................................................................................. 17
5.3
OTHER PROBLEMS ............................................................................................................ 18
5.3.1
“SOFTWARE ALWAYS STARTS UP WITH LAB DETAILS SCREEN”................................ 18
5.3.2
SAMPLE IS PUSHED UP THE AIR ARM AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CAPILLARY ARM 18
5.3.3
SAMPLE IS LEFT IN THE VISCOMETER AFTER CLEANING ........................................... 18
5.3.4
THE RESULTS ARE WRONG! ...................................................................................... 18
5.4
CHECKS BEFORE CALLING PSL FOR ASSISTANCE ............................................................... 18
Note: The end user must carry out their own risk assessment prior to using this equipment.
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