Display/error
Error Message
Overload
Acoustic Signals
Long beep.
Machine Problems
Process will not start.
Insufficient compression.
Insufficient heating.
Insufficient cooling.
Cooling water drips
underneath the machine.
The top closure will not start
threading on the mounting
cylinder.
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LaboPress-3
Instruction Manual
6. Trouble-Shooting
Cause
The motor has been overloaded.
The command can not be accepted. Check User's Guide, Section 2.
Heating time and cooling time are
set at zero.
Incorrect setting of force/pressure.
Defect in the pressure system.
Incorrect setting of time or
temperature for heating.
Defect in the heating system.
Incorrect setting of time for cooling. Set the correct parameter.
Mains tap supplying cooling water
is either closed or not opened
sufficiently.
Filter at the water inlet is blocked.
The water is too hot.
Insufficient water within the
Recirculation Cooling Unit. The
water is too hot.
Defect in the cooling system.
The quick coupling is not mounted
correctly.
The top closure is not mounted
correctly.
The upper ram is too hot.
Cured resin inside the mounting
cylinder.
Cured resin on the cylindrical
surface of the upper ram.
The top closure has been dropped
on the floor/table, causing a bulge
in the edge of the ram.
Action
Let the motor cool down and start the
mounting press again. If this does not
help: Call a Struers service technician.
Set the correct times.
Set the correct parameter.
Call a Struers service technician.
Set the correct parameters.
Call a Struers service technician.
Open the tap.
Clean the filter.
Fill to the correct water level. See the
section: Maintenance.
Call a Struers service technician.
Remove the cover from the mounting unit
and check the quick coupling connections.
Press the top closure straight down,
turning it counter-clockwise until you hear
a click.
Turn the top closure clockwise.
Let the top closure and the upper ram cool
down.
Reduce the mounting temperature.
Clean the mounting cylinder with a brass
wire brush.
Clean the ram with the scraper supplied.
Replace the upper ram.