BRANSON

UltrasonicCleaners
Mo d e l s 1 5 10.2510.351055r 0 85' a

Operator's
Manual
www.Bransonic.com

cPN-214-142
Rev.B

UltrasonicCleaners
Models1510,2510,
3510,5510,8510

Ogcreto/s lanual
rw-Eranaonic.cofll

Warranty
w(h manufaclureas
whenusedin accordance
Ultrasonic
Cleaners,
for two yearsafter
nskuctrons
and undernorma use.are guaranteed
date of shipment. Withinlhe peflodquaranteedBransonUllrasonics
Corporatonw I repaI or replacefreeoi charge al rlsso e d screlionall
p. not
partsthatare defectivebeca!seof nrale'a or workmansh
parts
nq
nsla
Incudingcostsfor removrng
or
or
The lvanufsct!rersrab 1!' \!helherbasedon warraniy.neglrgence
ol
othercause ansrngoul ci and or -c denla lo sale useor operatlon
lhe transdlcere ements or an! pad thereofshaI nol In any caseexceed
and such
lhe cosl of repar or repacernentol the deleclve equrpment.
remedyot the purchaser
reparror repacernenlshaI be tfreexclusrve
for anyand/orall
be responsible
and In no casesha the rnanufaclurer
Incl!drng
wrthoul
lmitation.and/or
or
ncldenta
damages
conseq!entral
losses
a damagesansrngout of commercral
a I consequent
CAUTION ,

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Do nol place parts or conlainersd rectlyon the bottomof lhe

cleanng tankiuse a trayor wrre1r)suspendteans
Do not allowlhe solulronto dropmorelha. 3 8 nch be ox lhe
operatrngevel Inew(h the c ea"e'of
Do not everuse a coho ras' _. ' ' ;^ ^ :: : i_ , _> la _g so
CO Ua CaUSe a I r e or e ( !

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Contenta
Front
Covtr

WARRAI{TY

Sriaty Prrcautions

Introductlon
UltrasonicCleaners
Accasaories
UnpackingYourCloaner
InstallingYourCleaner
EquipmentSpcifications
Hor/Ultrasonic
Cloanlng
Works

4
4
4

5
6

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14
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OperatlngYourClaaner
Operating
YourMTor MTHCleaner
Operating
YourDTHCleaner
YourCleaner
Draining
Optimizi.EYourCleaner
Applizlbo Hints
Clering frbhods
CleaningSolulions

21

Trcub|!.hoo0ng

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SorvlccCcnto]!

SatgttfPrscau ons
Bfo usingtour Ultrasmic Cban6.. pbase read and thoroughly
undgrStaMthgsosafotyFcaulirrs. Failureto follorvthgm mEyrgsultin
ssriouspr8onalinjuryo. propgrtydamaos.
fo.wtd!/rE&dt'p.,c
Oo unpluglrc.n Frc.3.rft.
b!h! l-rg q qnpayiro thq ftk.
Do ke6p lt|6 drbd pqd fd lha rts rqrd tE dsle do6n and
dry - wip6 up sdrbn *idr lgiar oy{ tro H( bii. Wb. and high
voft69ecan cau86eloatit rhod(.
Do not opdat6 tho dsEa wilhod propgrgrolnding.
Do not rsr|oys tha g.qndiE p|ong o.l lhe line cord plug.
Do nol diaasoanbb looa d6an6a- high \roltagsinsito thg deanr is
oarEoro6.
Do nol imma8oth6 doanor in wetor.
fo p.t

t a p.,.ot'.t .tr&r

Nppqty da/','o9;

. Do oogratethg dangr wlth a vntodcovl or no cover.

. Do us wator-basdsolutirns.
Do not evl uao alcol|ol,gssolingor llahmabl soludons. tking so
coi.rldcausa fi|E or erplobn and will voll )/oury,arranty. Us only
wat6r-basdsolutions.
Do not ov6r usg minralacidg. Thg6scoolddamagoth tank.
Do not loi&h th sl,ainlssst61tEnkor deening solution- thy rhay
be hot.
Oo nol aloyvfuid tempr6tu.6to xcad70eC( 16(PF).
Do .d pbc. tour fingorsor haMs into ths tank while th6 d6aner is
O(iE so may calsg dlscorniodand possibleskin iEitatirr.
Sr-!,
ld
6rEl dh solutionsand Drovldeadeouaigwnlilation.
Do rU r- dtr|s
containingchbino bla.fi.

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Prtc.u$ort

To paevanadamaga to the cteaner:

. Do changeyoursolutionregularly.
. Do not covd vents on the cover.
. Do notoperaiethe cleanerdry.
. Do notplacapartsor containers
directlyon lho botlomof lhe claning
tank;usga trayor wirelo suspenditems-Failurgto complymy
causetransducer
damageandwll voidyourwaranty.
. Do notallowthe solutionto dropmorethan3/8inchbglowth
levllinewithhealor ultrasonics
on. Failureto complymay
operating
and/orheaterdamageandwllvoid yourwaranty.
causetransducer

2 S.l.ty Prscaullont

Introduction

UltrasonicCleaners
Th s |ne of ullrasonrc
c eanersIncuCef ! rncders\rrth s zes rangtng
from 1/2gallons3/4galons 1 1 2 ga'ans 2-1 2 garonsand 5 1 2
gallons Eachmodelrs construcled
us ng durabrend!stfiatstyle40kHz
transducersTheseprovrdeIncreased
c eanrngpowera ong ,,!rthbu lt In
sweep frequencyto ensure unrformclean ng act v ty througholrtthe bath
The 1/2and 3/4 gallonmodelshavea moldedd p In therrnms to facrlrtate
emplyingof so ution from the tank The lhree larger sizes have burlt n
drainsand are slpoled withtank drarnkils Eachmode can be
purchased
In threed#ferenlconfigurat
ons -- witha Mechancal Timer
(MT) wilh a [,{echan
cal TimerplusHeatl[,4TH)andwth DiqrtaControl
olusHeatand Tirner(DTHI

andthes:-

.
-'un t or refiIrt wth freshsolulion.usewarrn.r.::
-" r" the healer(pressthe HEATswitch rf ava :i: :
' :: i 'ess SONICSor rolatethe Timer) add:-.i .:
_:i _.i-cklyto lemperature
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3Introduction

AccassorLs Fof Your Cleaner

Optionalaccessories
includeregularandbeakerpositioning
covers,solid
and perforated
inserttrays,meshbasketsand beakers.
UnpachingYourClaaner
Pleasochsckyourclanerand its carloncarefullyforanye)dernalor
intemaldamage.lf you lind drmag., contactyour shippingcairler
yourdistribulor.Pleaseretainyour
lmmedlataly,beforecontacting
packaging
for futureuse.
I nsaalling Your Cloaner
Checkthe plateon lhe backof lhe cloanerfor coneclpower
requirefients.Positionyourcleanerwithineasyreachof a standard
groundedelectncaloutlel. Do not placethecleaneron a circuitwhich
couldbecomeoverloaded.
It yourcleanerdoesnol operatecongctiy,lirst referlo th6lroublshooting
sectionfor possiblecauses,or contactan authodzd
servicecenterlisted
at the backolthis manual,for additional
information.

4 lntroduction

Equipment Spec I ic at ion s

Overa
S ze

28rr

L q5
j,!
55
D.1

L 115
r1 L

!t

2129a

D6

9 5r Lr

t 95
o6'

L ' ,1 5

ili

W e ght

Max
Inpl l
P ow er

Heater rtaar.

r2

D |5
-3!r

L 16
rl
2

iL t s -l

rrs

D 1 . 15

t3a
135

-n : w

Lr
28,1
284

5- l 2 ! r

NOTE
.

Al n i o a e s -:.-:

n DTH . !: -:':
120V ':'
a' i: : :: - .
:.rr.j
A ceenersfrale CSA a!i-"-, ; j^r r'-- l
A 224i Jn ts nreetCE sla-i.i-:s
' InCcalespower eves for LIT LITHanCDTF
Unrts!,! causeGF protecledoutels Io lr p
A I unrlshavea groundeakagecurrenllessthan 50ma

How Ultrasonics Cleanlng Works

generallybeyond
Ultrasonic
soundis soundtransmitled
al frequencies
the rangeof humanhearing.In yourultrasonic
cleaner,uftrasonic
sound
(sonics)is usedfor cleaninghale als and parts.Thisis howit works:
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As lhe soundwavesfromlhe
lransducerradialelhrcughthe
solutionin thetank,theycause
altemating
highand lowpressures
anlhe solution.

Duringthe lowpressurestage,
millionsot micrcscopic
bubbles
formandgrow.Thisprocessis
calledCAVITATION,
meaning
"tormalion
of cavities".

t\

Ounnglhe hh pressur6stage,
the bubblescollapse,or'imdode"
releasngenofinousamountsof
energy.Theseimplosions
act like
an armyof tinyscrubbrushes.
Theyworkin all directions,
attackingevrysurfaceand invacling
all
recssesandopenings.

6 lntroduction

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Oper a t in Y
g o u rCle a n e r
lf ths slh.'-.
SeClo. : f - ' _, ' r i

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r_. _i-rt:.ieaner.pease

ai. a' a - : a , ,

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OperattngYout MT or MTH Cleaner

MT Cteaner

Control

of Controls
Function
Acttvales
healto 60oc max mum
NOTE Referto pagesT6 and 17 fof fLr.ther
':-f oeratureinformaton.
- "etesUltrason
cs and SelSI me.
: : rurnunilotf.
.kwrsefor var abletime0 60 m ns T._
_r.kwse lo holdpost on for conlnL. .-

7 OoratingYour C eaner

Belors You S'in Cteanlng

! crurror !
. Do not place partsor containersdirectlyon the botlomof the cleaning
lanks;usea lrayor wheto suspendatems.
. Do notallowth solutionto droprnorethan3/8 inchbelowthe
operating
levellinewithth cleaneron.
. Do noteverusealcohol,gasolineor flammablesolutions.Doingso
solutions.
couldcausea fireor explosion.Useonlywater-based
. Do nol everuse mineralacids. Thesecoulddamaglhe tank.
Failureto complywiththesecautionswrllvoidyourwarranty.
Action
Selectyourcleaningsolution(refertopage23lor solution
effecls on metals).

Allowingfor thevolumeof the padsyouwillb cleaningand

cleaningsolution,filllhe tankwth wam tapwaterto the
level line (one Inch from the

Addcleanrno
solutionto the tankwalr.
d6d outlet.
Pluathecleanerintoa
Your
referto page16,'Optimizing
Formaximumefficiency,
Cleaner"bfore
NOTE:
lf thisis thefirsttimeyouare runningthe clsaner,or if Jlouhavechanged
cleanhgsolution.youmustdegaslhe solution.lf not,skipto "Crertrrg
Itams"

t OperatingYour Clcaner

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Step

Action
T U T NIh E H E AT ON (MTH C E A N E T
ONV )

Turnlhe TlN,lER
lo 5-10and el the c eanefrunto allowlhe
solLrtron
to degas .
NOTE: Referto Daqe17 ior nlormatron
on deaassna

Cleening ltems
NOTE: To stopulkasonics
at any trme lurn the T MER to zero

Set lhe Tll\,4ER

for the amountof timeyouwishthe temsto be
cleaned
P ace the tems nlo a basket perforated
tray or beakersn a
l l J s rn g b e a k e .s a. a sa c tra! add cl eantngso utronto beakers
or lr a, / I o c o! er i6e l 9 ^ - s

Slowly lo$er tre r.a. a. a::":.s -1. tl-etank Do nol a or

rtemslo contaclthe la-x:::::1, ^:l51r1hesoulaWhen rtemsare cean slowlv':^ ,,::.e- Jrcrnlhe a e;_;
Rinsethe c ean rlemsw(1"a ea- re:r. .--- a-vll-e '

9 Op.raling Your Cleaner

OperaaingYour DTH Cleaner

ol Conarols
Function
Pressio aclrvate/deactrvalg

to th cleaner.

lttEi6-u oresssElEcr oPrtoN andsettheLEDDisplay

HEAT(SETTEMP)
for$; seLctedootion,pressto activate

SoNICS(SETSONICS)and/orDEGAS(SETDEGAS
ultrasonics
settemperaturc'
thetanktemperaiuie,
iMica6ilndicacs
on yourSELECT
bmeor degastimesetting.depending
OPTION choice

wittrSELECToPTloN to setor clear

Fseo ,n coniuncrron
cleartheLED
PressCLEARDISPLAYIo
CLEAR theLEDdrspray.
yourselection
reach
to
to OO PressSETDISPLAY
OiSPLAY drsplay
IndicatorsThis
Function
Wffi;essed fcrgEs throughlhe
and sel
temperature
tank
OPTION allowsvouto checkor setlhe
ultrason( cleanrngor degas lrrne

t0 OperatingYouaClean.

Continued..

Conlrol
- ,:.ts n d tc a l elhe opt on sel ected bt :' :i :
C PT O N .

- j

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SOLUTON TEI\,4P
Displayscurrenlso ut._ t.' a
75"C 4oC)
SETTEf,4PSel tanktenrr-.e'al!.e
..: - ns 6 0 mrn s
SET SONTCSSer! treso. - 1
-e
d e fa u l l )

SETDEGAS
oelaut)
HE A TONE :l n drcal esheal ) acl .a:-.-:
SETTEIVP

_.

_::n sel

Befote You Start Cleaning

- :roeralrnrj: :

the c ean ng sa .-:

a " : l h ! ::-

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ll

F-..13.

':

OoratingYour Cleaner

NOTE:
lfthis is thefirstlimeyouare rlnningthe cleaner.or if youhavechangc
cleaningsolution,youmustdegasthe solution lf not,moveto Sett/tg
OperatihgPaamelers.

Action
useSET/CLEAR
Degasfor 5-10minutes.lf necessary,
DISPLAYto alterthissetting.Defaultdegastimeis 5 minutes
17for information
on d
NOTE: Reterto

Pe.ameters
Thecleaneris nowin Sel Timemodewitha
use
defaulllme of 60 mins.lf necassary,
SETiCLEARDISPLAYto alterthissetting.
PressON/OFFonceto activatelimed
uMasonrcs.
pressSELECT
To setthe tanktemperature,
OPTIONuntiltheSETTEMPLEDlights.Then
pressSETDISPLAYto alterth settinguntilthe
you
LEDdisplayindicatesthe tanktemperalure
wishio maintain.PressON/OFFonceto
activateheat. Theheatindicatorli
press
To monitorthe solutiontemperature,
TEMP
untillheSOLUTION
SELECT
OPTION
wll Indicate
the
LEDlghts TheLEDdrsplay
actua temoeralureof lhe so ulion.

12 OporatingYour Cloener

Cleaning ltems
ll

' CAUTION '

Do not placepadsor contanersdrrecty on tr': :ol l o- :
lank lse a trayor w.e to s-sire-l !' s
Do not alovl lne so .r
:
.

o p e ra l n g l e v e In e !!tl l ,!
:-:D o n o l e v e r u s e a l c o h o ,oas: -.

couldcausea fireor expos .Do not everlse mineralac cs

U. ng

Farure 10cornplywith
NOTE

se ect s!: T .r. the. rress o\

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-:a s o 6

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13 OpratingYour Cleaner

To tepeata timed cleaningcycle

Set Sonr.sflode Th s r,,,
resetor yo! tr r' .ff th

-. riN OFFoncewh le In lhe

.'
'.ra n in nrerioryunl

fo reset u,trasorlcs tt.,e dunng a cleantngcycle a-.i: aN OFF

:'-'...
r r'reSET Sar\ :S .:D lhrs Tr
:_:::.-:jsE-L,pressS:- I SPLAYlo y.r.r des fe. :et] ng To
i:: :i:::
E pressa-!AR DISPLAYrrecs SEr I SPLAYto set
lhe t
l_?'pressC\i)FF._.ct...<1,-.:
' . re
-?
To monitor the solutton
: . : : - a : r a N -f r
''.

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WARNING !
. . . lh c . o a n . r n wa le r
. rfomrnapowerso!rce
-.
Modelsdo nol h.,,r ,
'- poLrr
Ine !lsarar
y
-lh and ret ,.

:.:-a:hE -dented srde

-: ,- t nnse l he

t:l Operat'ngYour Cleaner

1t2.2-112
and 5-112qallonmodelsncluoea :-: . a^ I . alvekrl
Plac elhe c leanerlo al o w e a s y r e a c ho l l h e d r a . r - 5 e r . l . a i : :

i I jposa

Removetlie lhread prole.l i9 cap irom lhe end .1 :rre. ea.'i s drarnprpe
1 .r - ^

e ,Do \- 1 1 "^

F<l Fredds

'
. ! h t e t e n o ns e a ! n 9
Handt ighlent he dr a. r . i c - i " : . : F Ec . . . p p e . :
_
:
:
i -s ig.
:i-:a5eo.a2lmm
lape FLns h1ghle. . ! l i ! . a . t
lr r ! a ! e - .
wenc h Tr glr t en
- - n '. 1 ! s . q l h w r e . c f
unt lhe handle s o. loP
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CAUTO N' ov er lghr e n , n g . r 'r . r . i
iank . Alway sus e t ef lo ns e a n g r a ; i : i s e a n l ; ; i i r . 5 l r e r ; :
-:.ilr
sla ness sleel f retightennq or refr _l :' tfredra,n '3 e s rqL ren

o' 1"".9

t^e ra.o'o pe pFld

t J Io lra rc rc

looD"rt\dr,"rtdd
'dd,loIl * r.otnor
: , - ' ' i _r-_l e s o i h a l t s i n o e w i l ht h e v a l v e

'15 Oprating
YourCleaner

'

WitgYouCteener
Tanks
lor
wheneverl/'ouchange
the
tank
contiamrnation
Cbrnirg - dleck
cloth
removecontaminanls
w h a nonabrasNe
solution lf necessary,
rrdtlrng - ah,va)Eunplugthe clansr beforeemptyingthe tank. Empty
tho solutioninto a wastedisposalunit.
Frrn g - alwaysunplugthe linecordbetorefillingthe tank. Fillthe
in
cleanerto theoperatinglevel(oneinchfromthetop withbeaker/tray
place)usingwarmtapwaler.
to' sorrrlior,evd - ffll causethe cleanerto fail. Whenyoumove
rE vy d h.r&yioadstrqn the cleaner.lhe solutionlevel may drop below
tr Ad-ilrrg led It so be sure lo rplac.elosl solutionand dsgas,if
ioc6sty. deperld or1ttle amountused.
Overroad- do rEarlat ary (ems on lhe tank bottom. Weighton th tank
bottomdampe.Esarrd dr6.gy and will causedamagoto the tranaducer
Instead.usea tay ando. bakerpositioning
coverto supportallilen9.
Allowat leastone inchbelwenlhe lankbottomandthe beakeror
for adeauatecavitation.
receotacle
Coye.s- allowlhe cleanerlo heatup fasler,to a highortgmperaturo,
and
Holvever.
avoidxcessive
liquidevaporalron.
obstrucling
th covrvenls
wrllcausethe cleanerto overheal
Tdn!.ntu't
,-aia - the heatermay causesome dscoro.-aDon
of the tank wall. This
6 rb.mal and will not affecl the perforrn& oatE un{
sorrrdoa - the lastesl melhodlo heal rlou r
6 lo llll wilh warm
(whichabo &
solution,uss heat.ultrasonics
heat).anda covor.
Approrimatestabilizationtempraturesrror Llraso.ricsand hoat running
continuously:
MTH/DTHcleaner wilhoul a cover 5C
MTH/DTHcleanerwilha cover 6v
comnuec!...

16 OpsradngYour Cleaner

Over temperature protection (DTH only) - the c eane'

sr-::-*.
ar
^ ofi ana a low I
75"Cand the LEDdisolavwillblink'75 . Turnthe cleane.
lo cool down. For a faster cooldown.replacesome of the warm so ut on
wrlh cold solutron

Solution
Solulion activity - ll,,eamount of v s b e actrvily s not necessarily related
to optimum cavitationlor cleanrng
Degrssirg - fresh solutionsconlain many d ssolvedgases (usualy arr).
whichreduceeffectlveultrasonic
aciion Athoughsolutonswrllnaturally
degasovert me. usingDegasmodespeedsLJplhe degassng process
Solutions
thathavebeensittingunusedfor 2,1hoursor ongerhave
reaDsoroeosome gases
Heal- rncreases
lhe chemca aa:, :. :'
Surtacetension can be'e:-:.r
Reducedsurfacelensro
cleaning.

ean ng solltrons

:. ::: __aso !l on lo lhe :a::a. lal :_ -le's :, a'a.'-.-

Sorvenls' neve'-sr !:
!n d e r l h e c l e a n e ' r.- i ' i

Renewal te; a:a ::i_ _: ;: -::_s :ie- :: -:':a-,:-:;:_

:3.:--osl:_e--s
:=:,-:
cleanrngacr,:. :,':-!
^
S- -::_s 3^ becomeac.la- 'a:e: .:_ s-s::':ed
deplelea.,' : -i
,.
sor pda.-- a' ' .l:-e:a_rbollo*
'_h0l-E-l'asc.cacl

17 Oprating
YourCleaner

Appltctalon Hin.s

I crurpx !

jewelryin the cleanr.The

. Ngvrcfeannovellyor inexpensive
combination
of heatandvibrationmayloosena cmant-held
setting
. Nevercleangemstorgssuchas emerald,amethyst,pearl,opal.cord
or laoislazulianthe cleaner.
Flrsatlme cleaning - lirst expedmentwith one piece,then proceedwith
the rgmainder.
Sorrrtionreve,- 8e sureto mainlainsolutionlevelwilhin'll2 inchofthe
lanks "operatrng
level"line. Surlaceactivitycanvarywithliquidlevel.
l-oad trta - li is fasterand moreefficintlo runsevoralsmallloads
rathorthan a fe* brgloads
Prlctag rhnrs - taeverallor rtemsto sit on lhe bottomof the tank.
Alwaysplacefiem in a lrayor beakeror suspendin the solution.
R r5rrg iaarrs - After cleaning,use a cleanwater bath to rins away
chemicals
adheringto ilems.
LubdcatlngLems-\Nhennecessary,
re-lubricate
itomsimmediately
atlercleaning.
Drylng laems- Aind.yng al roomlemperature
worksfor someilems.
Placepartsrequiring
fasterdryingtrmeunderhotair blowersor in ovens.
Pleasecallyourlocaldrstnurto.d tou haveapplication
queslions.

18 OFolrdng YourCleane.

Cto,ning t ohods
Thereare lwo melhodsoI cloaning- direct and indirect. Eadr tra6
advantagesand disadvantages.When in doubt,run tesl samd6 using
both methodsto decidewhichone producesthe bst resultsfor )o!.
Dircct Uethod

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l,

''-- 4

tlow la wot*s:
. Fill tho tank wiih E'n *d
. Placethe iternsb ba cft
thetank. Yoqctr&tF!
them in ihe rdrltt
The a6/dr.SB d ta rfr
cleanirEdktf,-.

a
n a prd
-nt

d-r
ftrn

Ftrt|r

-irtqra-ttdtE!-Yffisa
r! t|c !*tpa.ty doF.dbr

l0 OD-.ting Your Cloan6l

rn

it

lndirect Hethod

FillthelankwTthwarmwaterand a cleaningsolution.
Pouryoursolutionmediumintooneor morebeakersor intoa solid
inserttray.
Placethe beakersin a beakerpositioning
coveror a solidinsertVayto
fit yourcleaner.Beakersshouldnottouchthetanks bottom.
The advantages ol lhis fiethod are:
Removedsoil stays in the beaker or lray so you can easilyexamine,
filter or discard il
You can us one or more sollbons al the same trme.
- two coaylftelertdrfle,entcleanr^9sor-lrons
lr"r *u" a de3.rng soulion and one wrlh a nnse
- on blCleaning sdu@^ .' 6,r'r'r
-recs tc be cianged less often,

20 OperadngYour Cleaner

Cleening Solullons

I caurroH !
Do nol use alcoholgaso|ne b each .era aods soluttons
wilh a flash
- as . !llrasontclanks.or youw I
pornl,semr-aqueous
or colT\lrust
lr e avoidthe warranly Onlyuse nonj ammabe so ul ons and water-based

Solution Types
Waler-based
solutrons
can be eithers rghty ac d c or alka ne They
ncludedelergents.
Soapsand rndustrialcleaners
destgnedlo remove
spectc so ts
Acidic waterbased sorufiors. rernoverusl larn sh or sca e The,
rangelrom mrldsolUlonslhal removetarnrshto concenlralea^- i .,-:
p aster m k-slofe ; ": :, :acrdrcsolltionsthal removeInveslment
and ruslflom sleeland cast ironas we as snr.,lana hear1..:r:rj: from hardenedstee
Alkaline weter-based solu tio ns :
caustrcs.Thesecauseemu s J, _: :
redeposiling
on the clea"oa:,-l

4!&!r!9 !!9r9th
t\,4rd

. lerrtovjl
l'e;sa-. -':'a : s a_: cooa.l
- -:._,-_:s
r!ares vegelableots nks
-:3,, j'ease a.a:
cr fa1basebuffng and polshrngcompounds
^a!k resduesand carbohydrates.
mr
f,l I scae heal-treat
scale.corrosion
or oxides

2l

Ope.atingYour Cleaner

.s
;t.

Chanqetre eanfcst.,r..fcrodrca y Ceaf r:i:i,.. _i

beaonre:a '.:"_-ale: r,:":-spended so pa'1aes,,"
acl on a.:l '.,: .
Iottonr Tf : :oal fg iinrpens the u trasonrc
wrllcavtatebetlerlia_ _
.:, ' 1 :'r !..,
Ce'lr . solutions
a-'..
.: ,' :aa i: slr butorlor furthernformatron
Heat and cavitation ncfeasethe chefirca acl v ly oi a ear -_i :
some materas may be damaljedby lhrsstrongerchemcala.l r_
WhenIn doubl teslrun samp-osoI lems 1r)be cleaned
Causllcsorutions lsed to rerrover|]sllronrslce s meta alo!
aOrrOSrOn
a.d a lar ei!' or lenaacuSsa S
SolutionAmounts
...1 _!a! !sc depends on the
Sa !l :_ 3 - ' -" :s ^.a, ,.rr. Tr..:^
d e l e rg e n t a n a l n . l,3e .:l :a l ! re remol ed Fo ow nstruclons of l ' .
s o l u tro nc o fta .e ' rna " :' e. l c l fre l ab e bel ow for l he el l ecl s ol sol !l o-

Chemicals Harmful to Your fank

The lo lowrnqchemcalsw I harmyouru trasonc tankand lhe achonor
wrI ncfeaselhe r
ullrasonrcs
and hrgheroperatnq temperatures
chenrca a.lrvily Do nol use theseor s mrar chemca s direcly or n
a "l o. r voLJr
Lrlrasc. c tank or !aL,'{ vo d yo!'rlarranly
C rr ora pt a A ard
: _, .

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a -. - :
i-'

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. - '. l r o l s

HydrofuoslicrcAcid
f.l"a:!nr Chloade
''

:i-.; Re:
'
:_:-'.e
Ca c !m Ersuiate
Lm Bisufrle
:.

::' .
arlael
r..- fvpoch orte
:- :.ris'umCh onde
Stannc Ch or de
StannousChlorde
S! iur chloflde
Suiurc Ac d
Z,ncCh or de

22 OperalingYour Cleaner

Solution Ellects on Metals

s 9.r

GP(r)
(1 )= Al k a rne

=:

I n on*'rc

'Fre hyd.ogen may be reteased

if solulronconrai In contact with reactivemelals,

23 Op.ratingYo!r Cleaner

Troubleshooting
C.es not operatesatisfactorlypleasechecktie :": .
b e causesbeforeca l ng yourauthorzed ser! ce :-

! wanrrHo !
High vollage inside - dangerousshock hazard.
DO NOT attemptto disassembleor repairthe cleaner.

Problem
C eaner

Cause
C ea"e'nol i. r,ggea.

P u! nto funclonrng
TLrrntrrnerc ockwise.

ol\
DIH PO',tr'ERswrtchnot
ON
DIH - Starl button
ma funclronng.
Blownfuse
Cleaner

PresspowerswitchON
Ca Lnearestauthorzed
Ca I neareslauthorzed

fieateranafuncions

Ca I neafesta!thonzed

MrH HEATnot ON
DIH - HEATn.l set

Turnheal ON
See Ap-.ratingYaurDTH
Clean,..
:., -....st a!lhorzed

DTH

24 Troubleshooting

, ,nenNtNG I
High voltageinside - dangerousshock hazard.

9q!911!!9qq!-!9jlE!lsembte o. repajlthecteaner.
Problem

Cause

rperatesbut

[,lalfL]nc|onng healer or
sensorcomponents

What to do
t-a
Ca nearestaulrtoT2e0
aulhorzed
servrcecenler

lemperalure

Cleaner
Inlerfupledcalibration
operares
Dul
dispaydoes OfH-tmerboard
notlunction mallunctonin
Cleaner
sl0ps
operal/ng
and dispay
blrnks"75'
Decreased

Overhealcondtton

PressSET D SPLAY
Cal neareslauthoflzed
Turn c eaner off A of.
c eaner l o coo cheai r
so trl on e\,e the. ' est.qe' ..' .. 1.: - z-) /...

aclrvrly
NOTE
Relerlo

..:-

a _ : : , , . : --: t

-i ' t.e ra.k s operal ng

Emply lhencieanlank w ur
warmwater W pe w(h a
,: -r de of zed waterin

Deionized
waterdoesno.
cavrlaleas acttvely
- as
-

t torpv.p *"i"

25 Troubleshooting

Checkyourcleanerpe.iodically
lo tesl the levslof activityof th
ullrasonic
cavitation.Frequency
of testingwilldependon youruseof tha
cleanerho$/'ever.
Eransonsuggestsrunningthisteslmonlhly.
Gress Srir. frst
Youw|llnedthefollowjngequipment:
. Frostedmicroscope
glassslide(1"x 3"),suchas ESCO#2951F,or
. No 2 leadpenciltand
. Generalpurposehousehold
cleaningsolution,suchas "Dawn"liquid
9ap

Testprocedure:
1. Preparea freshsolutionwithgeneralpurposehousehold
cleaning
solution(concentration
1olo)
andwarmtapwater(120o- 140.F).
Fillthe cleanerto within3/8inchot the "oporating
level'line.
3. Tumthe ultrasonics
on for at leasltiveto ten minutesto allowfor
oogassrng.
Preparethe glassslide by first wetlinglhe lrcsted portionwith tap

W'$ trE iao 2 ganad o.r tl f.6ted po.tionmake an'X" lrom comer
lmmrsa l! tE
arE oa!' s5e nro r soluton. Holdlhe slide
vrlidy ind criF a a nE s.q-@
7 Makesu|etttd .trd OIX c!.rss a'e In SETSONICSmode.nol
degasmod.tlEi trn r.tacrc
On

26 T.osbl.shooting

Tf.e - r'a,:a.cs w I beginimmedrate!

1..!-:,e the leadfromlhe slrde
: :ar ."c" d be removedwthrn 1l se.:-r:
cleanerpasses
' ?oLrr
p;
'' ''-.
.av
rq
asonlc
lallon
3.
di
: -ll
'

r.roTE:

-a ensureconsistency
fromlesl to tesl.be s!.e lo repeal
conce.ral.. qurd eve
- use lhe samesolutron
tresl condltions
ilemperaturetypeol pencrllengthof degassrngelc

27 T.oubleshooting

ServiceCenter
Withnormaluse yourUllrasonic
Cleanershouldnotrequireserviong
Howeverf rtfa ls to operatesatisfactorily,
firsltryto diagnosethe
probem by followingthe suggestions
Guide.
in theTroubleshooting

! unltrc

You will void lhe warrantyif you disassembleyour

cleaner. High vollage insidethe cleaneris dangerous.
lf youfindthatyourcleanerneedsrepair,carefulypackand returnit lo
yourlocaldistrbutor.lf underwarranlyrememberlo includeproofof
purchase
Yourcleanerwillbe shippedby groundserviceunlessyouspecify
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