Aalborg TPV User Manual

Technical Data Sheet No.: TD-TPU-TPV-11-12 Rev. B Date of Issue: April 2013

OPERATING MANUAL

Aalborg® TPU and TPV Peristaltic Pumps

Aalborg

is a registered trademark of Aalborg Instruments & Controls.

Hypalon Norprene PharMed

is a registered trademark of DuPont Performance Elastomers, LLC.

is a registered trademark of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.

and Tygon® are registered trademarks of Saint-Gobain Performance

Plastics.

NOTE: Aalborg reserves the right to change designs and dimensions at its sole discretion at any time without notice. For certified dimensions, please contact

Aalborg

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION………………………………..4

1.1 General…………………………………………………...4

1.2 Principles of Operation…………………………………..4

1.2.1 TPU Models……………………………………………....5

1.2.2 TPV Models……………………………………………….6

1.2.3 TP1 & TP3 Pump Head Models……………………...…...6

2. UNPACKING THE PUMP………………………………….7

2.1 Inspect Package for Shipping Damage………………….7

2.2 Unpack Your Order……………………………………….7

3. PREPARATION & INSTALLATION……………..………....8

3.1 Installing Tubing in a TPU Pump………………………....8

3.2 Installing Tubing in a TPV Pump………………………....12

3.3 Installing the Pump……………………………………...17

4. SPECIFICATIONS………………………………………....18

5. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS…………………………….19

5.1 Powering On……………………………………………..19

5.2 Priming the Pump………………………………………..19

5.3 Programming the TPUDP MUR3 Timer (if present)……. 20

5.4 Programming the TPURP MLR1 Timer (if present)….... .23

6. MAINTENANCE…………………………………………...25

7. TROUBLESHOOTING……………………………………..26

8. STORAGE………………………………………………....27

9. RETURN…………………………………………………..28

10. ABBREVIATIONS………………………………………....30

11. WARRANTY……………………………………………....31

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 General

Aalborg’s TPU and TPV model peristaltic pumps are designed for safety and long life. They are economical, easy to load, sturdy, and compact for a small footprint. Designed for use with liquids of widely diverse viscosity, they are suitable for laboratory, processing and OEM applications, even fuel with the appropriate tubing.

CAUTION: PERISTALTIC PUMPS, INCLUDING

MODELS TPU AND TPV, ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR USE WITH BLOOD. THE ROLLER TECHNOLOGY CAN CAUSE

HEMOLYSIS.

1.2 Principles of Operation

Flexible tubing, which conveys fluid from source to destination, is squeezed inside the pump head by rotating rollers against a rigid, crescent-shaped occlusion wall. The rollers induce suction in a pulsing rhythm. The occlusion is adjustable on TPU models for increased pressure, or decreased pressure to extend tubing life.

Each pump is comprised of a front panel with controls, a pump head, a motor, a rigid case with four rubber feet and a handle.

The handle is practical both to carry the pump and, when rotated beneath the pump, to serve as a base that lifts and angles the pump face, making the controls even more easily accessible to the user.

1.2.1 TPU Models

The TPU models are variable speed or fixed speed pumps. All versions have 4 rollers standard, with an option of 10 rollers.

 The fixed speed TPUFX, powered by an AC motor, is preset

at the factory between 3 and 50 rpm, according to the customer’s order.

 The variable speed TPUAD, TPUDP and TPURP models,

Figure 1: One Model TPU Pump: the TPUAD

1.2.2 TPV Models

The TPV models, which have a pump head with 3 rollers, are variable speed pumps, powered by a brushless 24 V DC motor, can be user-set from 0 to 300 rpm. Pumping direction is reversible.

Figure 2: One Model TPV Pump: the TPVAD

1.2.3 TP1 & TP2 Pump Head Models

The TP1 and TP2 models are stand alone pump heads with a safety cover. They are not equipped with control panel, motor or rigid case. The TP1 model has 4 rollers, while the TP2 model has 10 rollers.

2. UNPACKING THE PUMP

2.1 Inspect Package for Shipping Damage

Before you open the cardboard carton that contains your order, carefully inspect the outside for any external damage that may have occurred during shipping. If there is any damage, report it immediately to the shipping company.

2.2 Unpack Your Order

Carefully open the carton from the top. Save all packing materials for possible reuse for future storage or shipment.

If you find any shipping damage within the box, contact your shipping company and report the damage to your Aalborg

distributor or to Aalborg directly.

Using the packing list, verify that you have received your entire order. Promptly contact your Aalborg

distributor or Aalborg

directly if anything is missing.

3. PREPARATION & INSTALLATION

3.1 Installing Tubing in a TPU Pump

If you have a TPV pump, skip to Section 3.2.

The pumps can take tubing of 1/8-, 3/16-, ¼- and 5/16-inch inner diameter; all should have a wall thickness of 1/16 inch. Aalborg recommends the use of the following flexible tubing: Tygon® 3603, peroxide-treated silicone, platinum-treated silicone, PharMed®, Norprene®, and Hypalon®.

Graphs 1 & 2 provide typical flow rates for TPU pumps with 4 or 10 rollers, using Tygon® laboratory tubing of various inside diameters:

GRAPH 1: TYPICAL TPU PUMP FLOW RATES (with 4 rollers)

GRAPH 2: TYPICAL TPU PUMP FLOW RATES (with 10 rollers)

NOTE: Not all features are available on all TPU models. In particular, the speed adjustment knob and

flow direction switch are not available on the fixed

speed models.

Figure 3 calls out the primary user-interface features of a TPU pump.

FIGURE 3: TPU PUMP FEATURES (model shown is a TPUAD)

1 Occlusion clamp lever 8 Foot (1 of 4)

2 Tubing separator 9 Prime button

3 Thumbscrews for separator 10 Run/Brake (on/off) switch 4 Transparent safety cover 11 Pumping speed adjustment knob 5 Handle/base 12 Flow direction switch (CCW, 6 Cover thumbscrew (1 of 2)

7 Occlusion clamp 13 Run indicator light

counterclockwise/CW, clockwise)

To install tubing, with reference to Figure 3:

CAUTION: MAKE SURE THE PUMP IS TURNED OFF.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO PINCH YOUR FINGERS.

1. Remove the 2 thumbscrews from the transparent safety

cover, then lift the cover away from the pump face and set it aside.

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