Useful Information - IKA A10 basic Mode D'emploi

The mill can be used in a wide range of applications. The
list of grinding materials given below is not complete.
ing procedures and sample preparations.
Impact milling:
The A10 basic with a beater reduces soft, medium hard
and brittle materials with a Mohs' scale of hardness of
up to 5. For greater levels of hardness, the wear and tear
on the pulverization tool is very high and grinding there-
fore becomes uneconomical. If the A10 basic is used for
grinding materials with hardness greater than 5 Mohs, the
A10.3 hard metal beater, which is more resistant to wear
and tear, must be used. This prevents the sample from be-
ing contaminated by bits of the grinding tool broken off
by wear and tear.
Everything that breaks, is dry, and does not have a high fat
content can be ground. Following is a list of substances
that can be ground dry:
Wheat, barley, corn, malt, pectin, roasted coffee, nutshells,
bones, ergot, peat, pharmaceutical, fertilizers, feed materi-
als, spices, resin, potash, seeds, salts, cinders, tablets.
adding pulverized dry ice to the grinding pot.
The grinding material must be initially broken down into
pieces with a feed size of 6 mm (the size of a grain of corn
is ideal).
Cutting milling:
The A10 basic with the A10.2 star knife reduces bulky,
elastic fibrous and soft materials with high cellulose con-
non-iron metals. The feed material must not be too moist
or fatty. Otherwise the material may adhere to the sides of
the grinding container.
Working with cooling water:
There are two hose couplings located at the bottom of the handle in order to connect the cooling water. Connect hoses
as following:
- Remove the low part of the handle
Fig. 4
Then, tap water could flow into the device as cooling water from either hose.

Useful information

Following is a list of some materials that can be reduced:
Leaves, fibers, hops, cardboard, paper, hay, plastics, to-
bacco and roots.
- The feed granularity should be no bigger than 10 mm.
Note: Materials that are not listed above should only be
reduced in the A10 basic after confirmation from IKA
Working with the A10.4 grinding chamber reduction:
When the sample is very light or the sample quantity is
very small (1- 5 ml), the user can insert the A10.4 grinding
chamber reduction into the grinding chamber for grinding
as shown in Fig. 3.
ample by
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