Peak Corona User Manual

Corona Air Compressor

User Manual

Contents

Change History 3 How to use this Manual 3 Introduction 4 Warranties and Liabilities 5 Safety Notices 6 Symbols 6 Safety Notice to Users 6 Declaration of Conformity 7 Environmental Declaration 8 Technical Speciﬁcation 9 Fittings Kit Contents 11 Unpacking Instructions 11 Installation 12 Compressor Environment 12 Compressor Overview 13 General Dimensions 13 Rear Connections 14 Electrical Connection 15 Connecting to the application 16 Tubing Lengths 16 Normal Operation 17 On Demand Gas 17 Unusual Operation 17 Service Requirements 18 Service Schedule 18 Peak Protected 19 Cleaning 20 Troubleshooting 21

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Change History

Rev Comment Name Date

4 Service Kit Ordering Update Liam Couttie 23/03/2018

How to use this Manual

This manual is intended for end users and has been written as a reference document where you can skip to the relevant information.

Users can refer to the contents page to ﬁnd the relevant information.

Please review each of the following sections carefully.

Thank you for selecting Peak Scientiﬁc to meet your gas generation needs, and should you require any further assistance or support please do not hesitate to contact Peak Scientiﬁc or the Peak Partner from which you purchased your air compressor.

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Introduction

The Corona Compressed Air Generator is an external air compressor solution designed to supply compressed air to the Peak Corona Nitrogen generator for CAD applications.

Features include:

• Compact, stackable design

• Also stackable with Corona Veo CAD

• Product developed in conjunction with Thermo

• Status indicative lighting feature

To ensure this air compressor model meets our high expectations with regards to reliability and performance, we have tested this new model extensively at our manufacturing plant and with end users around the world to ensure reliability and longevity of the system.

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Warranties and Liabilities

1. The Company warrants that it has title to the Goods.

2. Subject to the provisions of this clause the Company warrants that the Goods shall comply in all material respects with any speciﬁcation referred to in the Order Conﬁrmation (as the same may be amended) and shall, subject thereto, be free from defects in material and workmanship for the lesser of a period of twelve months from the date of delivery or thirteen months from the date of dispatch from the factory.

3. Save as provided in this clause and except where the Goods are sold to a person dealing as a consumer (within the meaning of the Unfair Contract Terms Act

1977) all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or common law are hereby expressly excluded save to the extent they may not be lawfully excluded. When the Goods are sold to a consumer within the meaning of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 their statutory rights are not affected by the provisions of this clause.

4. In the event of the Customer making a claim in respect of any defect in terms of clause 2 hereof the Customer must.

1. Reasonably satisfy the Company that the Goods have been properly installed, commissioned, stored, serviced and used and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing that any defect is not the direct or indirect result of lack of repair and/or servicing, incorrect repair and/or servicing, use of wrong materials and/or incorrect spare parts

2. Allow the company to inspect the Goods and/or any installation and any relevant packaging as and when reasonably required by the Company.

5. Subject to the Company being notiﬁed of any defect as is referred to in sub- clause 2 hereof within a reasonable time of it becoming apparent and subject always to the terms of sub-clause 4 hereof, the Company shall, in its option, replace or repair the defective Goods or refund a proportionate part of the Price. The Company shall have no further liability to the Customer (save as mentioned in sub-clause 6 hereof).

6. The Company shall be liable to indemnify the Customer in respect of any claim for death or personal injury to any person in so far as such is attributable to the negligence or breach of duty of the Company or any failure by the Company to comply with the provisions of sub-clause 2 hereof.

7. Save as provided in sub-clause 2 hereof the Company shall not be liable in respect of any claim by the customer for costs, damages, loss or expenses (whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise) or indemnity in any respect howsoever arising including, but not by way of limitation, liability arising in negligence (other than pursuant to clause 6 above) that may be suffered by the Customer or any third party.

WARNING

CAUTION

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Safety Notices

Peak Scientiﬁc Instruments cannot anticipate every possible circumstance which may represent a potential hazard. The warnings detailed within this manual refer to the most likely potential hazards, but by deﬁnition cannot be all inclusive. If the user employs an operating procedure, item of equipment or a method of working which is not speciﬁcally recommended by Peak Scientiﬁc, the user must ensure that the equipment will not be damaged or become hazardous to persons or property.

Symbols

This manual uses the following symbols to highlight speciﬁc areas important to the safe and proper use of the air compressor.

A WARNING notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an operating procedure, process or similar, which if not correctly performed or adhered to, could cause personal injury or in the worst case death. Do not proceed beyond a WARNING notice until the indicated conditions are fully understood or met.

A CAUTION notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an operating procedure, process or similar, which if not correctly performed or adhered to, could cause damage to the air compressor or the application. Do not proceed beyond a CAUTION notice until the indicated conditions are fully understood or met.

Caution, risk of electric shock. Ensure power to the air compressor has been removed before proceeding.

Safety Notice to Users

These instructions must be read thoroughly and understood before installation and operation of your Peak Corona Air Compressor. Use of the air compressor in a manner not speciﬁed by Peak Scientiﬁc MAY impair the SAFETY provided by the equipment.

When handling, operating or carrying out any maintenance, personnel must employ safe engineering practices and observe all relevant local health and safety requirements and regulations. The attention of UK users is drawn to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and the Institute of Electrical Engineers regulations.

If the equipment is used in a manner not speciﬁed by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment maybe impaired.

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Declaration of Conformity

We Peak Scientiﬁc Instruments Ltd.

Of Fountain Crescent, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, PA4 9RE

Declare that:

Equipment: Air Compressor

Models: Corona Air Compressor 110V & 230V

To which this declaration relates, is in conformity with the applicable EC directives, harmonized standards, and other normative requirements.

• Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU

EN 61010-1: 2010 Electrical Equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use.

• Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014/30/EU

EN 61326-1: 2013 Electrical Equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use.

• FCC47 CFR Part 15 Class B Unintentional radiators; Conductec and Radiated emissions limits.

All evaluation, testing and certiﬁcation issued by:

York EMC Services Ltd.

Earls Road, Grangemouth Technology Park

Grangemouth

KY11 9HZ

Signed: Name: Chris Pugh

Date: 02/09/2016 Position: Engineering & Operations Director

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