Cannon HTHS Series II Instruction & Operation Manual

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32CANNONCANNONCANNONCANNONCANNON® High-Temperature High-Shear Viscometer Series II Instruction & Operation ManualRevision 1.0d—June, 2011;CANNONCANNONCANNONCANNONCANNON® Instrument Company2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USADisconnecting cell gas line connection6. Trace the electrical wiring from the cell to the valve junction connec-tor and detach the connector from the corresponding numberedjunction. Carefully lift the cell(s) out of the thermostating chamber.Disassembling the cell 7. Orient the cell horizontally and hold the cell witha wrench, using the flats on the brass fitting at thebase of the cell.8. Use a second wrench to loosen the hex nut at-tached to the exit tube at the base of the cell andremove this fitting by turning the hex nut counter-clockwise.9. Remove the exit tube assembly from the cell.CAUTION Do not attempt to remove the fill tube and plugvalve assembly from the opposite end of theviscometric cell. Their removal may cause achange in volume when reassembled.Removing the capillary10. Maintaining the horizontal position of the cell,remove the gasket* from the opening at the baseof the cell, being careful that the glass capillarydoes not fall out of the cell. Discard the usedgasket.11. Carefully orient the cell in a vertical position overa soft cloth or paper and allow the glass capillaryto slide out of the tube onto the cloth/paper. If thecapillary does not drop out readily, tap the base ofthe cell gently to jar the capillary loose. If thecapillary cannot be dislodged by this procedure,try heating the base of the cell with a laboratoryhot plate or heat gun.