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hank you for purchasing this Elcometer 8400 Heated Press. Welcome to
Elcometer.
Elcometer are world leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of
inspection equipment for coatings and concrete. Our products cover all aspects
of coating inspection, from development through application to post application
inspection.
Your Elcometer 8400 Heated Press is a world beating product. With the
purchase of this product you now have access to the worldwide service and
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1 ABOUT THIS INSTRUMENT
The Elcometer 8400 Heated Press is an instrument which applies a known
pressing force and temperature to flat specimens compressed between two
plates within the instrument.
The press is used to simulate the conditions of pressure and heat commonly
found in a wide variety of production processes. The effects of stacking and
storage at elevated temperatures may also be assessed using this instrument.
Your Elcometer 8400 Heated Press has two horizontal parallel plates mounted
on a frame. The vertical position of the upper plate is adjustable and is used to
apply a force on the specimens placed between the plates, simulating the effect
of stacking.
Each plate can be electrically heated and regulated up to 250°C (482°F), thus
simulating changes in environmental temperature.
Specimens are stacked horizontally between the two plates, the force is applied
and a temperature selected.
The operator determines the length of time the simulation is to run and once
complete, observes the effect of the pressure and temperature on the
specimens.
1.1 These instructions
These instructions describe the operation of the following Elcometer 8400
Heated Presses:
• Elcometer 8400/1, 0 N to 10 000 N (0 lbf to 2248 lbf)
• Elcometer 8400/2, 0 N to 20 000 N (0 lbf to 4496 lbf)
• Elcometer 8400/3, 0 N to 30 000 N (0 lbf to 6744 lbf)
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