ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL Thank you for choosing our AccuTemp series vacuum drying oven. Please read this manual carefully before operating the unit. Keep this manual on-hand, so that it can be used by all operators of the unit. Across International is not responsible for any injury or damage caused by misuse.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 1. INTRODUCTION This ACCUTEMP DESKTOP series (0.9 and 1.9 cu ft) digital vacuum oven features an easy-to-clean stainless steel chamber with a large tempered glass safety window. Each unit comes standard with aluminum shelves, which provides excellent temperature uniformity inside the chamber.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 4. PREPARATION 4.1. Your oven should be placed on a sturdy platform that is approximately 30 inches off the ground, or the same distance your building code requires for a water heater.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 5. OVEN OPERATION [MAIN] mode: After the oven is first turned on, controller enters into [MAIN] (running) mode. [SET] mode: Hold and press “Set” button for 3 seconds in [MAIN] mode to enter into the [SET] (setting) mode.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL Prompt Name Description Range (factory value) Target temperature Set target temperature in °F or °C. use code “FC” to set SPL to SPH (see parameter table #2) temperature unit. Dwelling time 0-9999 (0) minutes or hours 0 = continuous heating.
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ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 6.3. Calibration by Auto-Tune (AT) Follow the steps below to perform a standard Auto Tune: Under [MAIN] mode, press and hold the “Shift/AT” button for six seconds, until you see the screen below.
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ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 6.4.2. Enter 3 and press “Set”. Continue to press “Set” until you see “PL”, as shown below. 6.4.3. Use the formula below to calculate the offset value, then set PL to your calculated offset value.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 7. ADVANCED SETTING (FOR 1-SEGMENT CONTROLLER) Under [MAIN] mode, press and hold the “Set” button for 3 seconds. The controller will display “Lc” as shown on the next page. Enter 3, 9, 27 or 567 and press “Set” to access the advanced setting tables on the following page Press and hold “Set”...
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ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL Table 2 (Do NOT modify unless instructed by an AI technician.) Prompt Name Description Range (factory value) Lc: Pass key When Lc = 9, controller enters into the menu below 3, 9, 27, 567 (0)
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 8. MULTI-SEGMENT RAMP TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER OPERATION 8.1. Controller components - 15 -...
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ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL Prompt Name Description Range Target temperature Target temperature for each segment 0 to max temp (SPH) Current temperature Current temperature in the oven Segments SP00 displays current temperature and is non-editable SP00 to SP30...
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ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 8.4. Advanced settings Press and hold the “SET” button for 5 seconds. The controller will display “Lc”. Enter your pass key and then press “SET” to enable the advanced setting menus. Press and hold the “SET” button for 5 seconds to quit.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 9. TROUBLESHOOTING 9.1. Issue: Oven temperature is consistently overshooting Solution: It is normal for temperatures to overshoot in a vacuum oven, prior to stabilization. A generally accepted range of temperature overshoot within 2 to 5 degrees. Once stable, the oven should maintain within the specified uniformity.
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ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL Issue Reason Solution Check circuit breaker and turn on oven. Make Oven is turned off. sure oven is getting enough power to turn on. No power Broken power cord or loose plug.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 10. MAINTENANCE 10.1. Oil/rotary vane pumps: These pumps will require oil changes. The frequency of the changes will depend on how often the pump is used, and for how long. Watch for the oil to become cloudy, darkened, or milky.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 11. ULTIMATE VACUUM LEVELS AT DIFFERENT ALTITUDES There are many ways to measure vacuum levels. AI’s vacuum ovens use both mechanical vacuum gauges (standard, read in inHg) and digital vacuum gauges (optional, reads in inHg, mmHg, psi, etc.). The achievable ultimate vacuum level will depend on your altitude.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 12. PRESSURE VS VAPORIZATION Vacuum evaporation is the process of causing the pressure in a vacuum oven to be reduced below the vapor pressure of the liquid, causing the liquid to evaporate at a lower temperature than normal.
ACCUTEMP SERIES 480°F VACUUM DRYING OVEN USER’S MANUAL 13. PARTS LIST Standard package Part description Quantity Part image AccuTemp series vacuum oven 1 pc Aluminum shelf (for 0.9 and 1.9 models only) 4-5 pcs User's manual 1 pc Parts and accessories...
15. WARRANTY Across International warrants for the original user of this product in the U.S.A., only that this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one to two years (depending on which model the user has) from the date of delivery to the original user –...
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