3. Product Description
3.1 Components
The Programat CS comprises the
following components:
– Furnace base with electronic
controls
– Furnace head with firing
chamber
– Firing table
– Cooling tray
– Power cord and hose for
vacuum pump
– Vacuum pump (accessory)
3.2 Hazardous areas and safety
equipment
Description of the risk areas of the furnace:
Hazardous area
Firing chamber
Opening/closing mechanism
Electrical components
Description of the safety equipment of the furnace:
Safety equipment
Protective conductor
Electrical fuses
3.3
Functional description
The firing chamber may be heated up to max.
1200 °C (2192 °F) by means of a heating element.
Furthermore, the firing chamber has been
designed in such a way that a vacuum may be
created with a vacuum pump. The firing process is
controlled with the corresponding electronic con-
trols and a software. Moreover, the set and actual
temperatures are continuously compared.
3.4 Accessories
(not part of the delivery form)
– Automatic Temperature Checking Set 2 (ATK 2)
– Programat Accessories Set (large and small firing
trays, firing tongs, Temperature Checking Set)
– Vacuum pump
3.5 Indication/Contraindication
Indication
– Glaze and crystallization firings (chairside area)
Contraindication
– The Programat CS is not suitable as ceramic
furnace for dental laboratories
Type of risk
Risk of burning
Risk of crushing
Risk of electrical shock
Protective effect
Protection from electrical shock
Protection from electrical shock
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