HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE

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HELIUM LEAK
TEST MACHINE
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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE
PRESENTATION SUMMARY

• INTRODUCTION
• OPERATING CONTROLS
• DIFFUSSION PUMP
• SPECTROMETER TUBE
• OPERATING VALVE
• OPERATING PRINCIPLE

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE INTRODUCTION
LEAK TESTING -
WHY IT IS NEEDED
1)HERMETIC ENCLOUSRES:-
THESE ARE TESTED TO PREVENT ENTRANCE OF
CONTAMINANTS OR LOSS OF FLUID THAT WOULD
AFFECT PERFORMANCE OF THE ENCLOSED UNIT.
E.g.: ELECTRONIC DEVICES, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS,

SEALED RELAYS, MOTORS, RING PULL-TAB CAN

ENDS,
AND MULTIPIN FEEDTHROUGHS

2)HERMETIC SYSTEMS:-
THESE ARE TESTED TO PREVENT LOSS OF FLUID OR
GAS WITHIN. e.g.: HYDRULIC SYSTEMS &
REFERIGERATION SYSTEM.

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3)EVACUATED ENCLOUSRES :-
THESE TO TESTED TO PREVENT TOO RAPID
DETERIORATION OF VACCUM WITH AGE .e.g.:-
ELECTRON TUBES, TV PICTURE TUBES, BELLOWS
SENSING ELEMENTS.

4)VACCUM SYSTEMS :-
THESE ARE TESTED TO MINIMISE INLEAKAGE &
ALLOW ATTAINMENT OF BETTER VACCUM OR
HIGHER GAS REMOVABLE ABILITY AT ANY GIVEN
VACCUM.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE INTRODUCTION
LEAK TESTING

TEST MEDIA SENSITIVITY

1)BUBBLE TEST 10-3 STD CC/SEC

2)HALOGEN TEST 10-5 STD CC/SEC
3)HELIUM TEST 10-10 STD CC/SEC
(2 X 10-10 STD CC /SEC-
ABOUT 1 CC IN 30 YEARS)

STD CC/SEC - ONE CUBIC CENTIMETER OF GAS

PER SECOND AT A PRESSURE OF ONE STANDARD
ATMOSPHERE (760 TORR AT 0° C)

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE INTRODUCTION
HELIUM AS TRACER GAS

-IT IS LIGHTEST OF THE INERT GASES

(MOLECULAR WEIGHT IS 4)
-READILY PENETRATES SMALL LEAKS.
-ITS PRESENCE IN ATMOSPHERE IS MINUTE
(5PPM)
-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT IS 6.97*10-5

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE PRIMARY OPERATING CONTROLS
OPERATING HANDLE
TEST PORT PRESSURE INDICATOR
LEAK RATE DISPLAY
RANGE SWITCH
ZERO ADJUSTMENT
FIL INDICATOR

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE PRIMARY OPERATING CONTROLS
1)OPERATING HANDLE :
- CONTROLS THE TEST CYCLE.
- HAS THREE BASIC DETENT POSITIONS - VENT, START &
TEST
- NORMALLY TURNED IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION
-ONLY PROLONGED PUMP CYCLE HANDLE CAN BE
ROTATED COUNTER CLOCKWISE.

2)TEST PORT PRESSURE INDICATOR :

- BAR GRAPH DISPLAY( HORIZONTAL ) TO INDICATE
TEST PORT PRESSURE IN MILLITORR.

3)LEAK RATE DISPLAY :

- VERTICAL BAR GRAPH DISPLAY.
- INDICATES LEAK RATE IN TEST OBJECT IN Std cc/sec
- LEAK RATE WILL DISPLAY DEPENDING ON SETTING OF
RANGE & RANGE SELECT SWITCHES.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE OPERATING CONTROLS
4)RANGE SWITCH
FOUR POSITION ROTARY SWITCH TO SELECT RANGE
SCALE. ARCS OVER SWITCH, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT,GO
FROM SMALL LEAK TO LARGE LEAK.

5)ZERO ADJUSTMENT :
POTENTIOMETER USED FOR FINE ZERO ADJUSTMENT
OF LEAK RATE DISPLAY.

6)FIL INDICATOR :
GREEN LED WHICH EIMITS LIGHTS WHEN
SPECTROMETER TUBE FILAMENT IS TURNED ON &
EMISSION IS PRESENT.
GREEN LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE LEAK DETECTOR
IS READY FOR TESTING.

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MAIN POWER SWITCH
ELECT. SWITCH
SPECTROMETER TUBE METER
FOCUS CONTROL

RESIDUAL BACKGROUND SWITCH

ION CONTROL
COARSE ZERO ADJUSTMENT
FIL. SELECTOR SWITCH
FIL POWER ON-OFF SWITCH
EMIS CONTROL
AUDIO CONTROL
CALIBRATION CONTROL
D.P CONTROL
RANGE SELECT SWITCH
SERVICE VALVE

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1)MAIN POWER SWITCH :

MAIN POWER CONTROL FOR LEAK DETECTOR. CONTROLS

POWER TO BAR GRAPH DISPLAYS, DIFFUSION PUMP, TEST
PORT PRESSURE CIRCUITS & SPECTROMETER TUBE HEATER.

2)ELECT. SWITCH :

CONTROLS APPLICATION OF HIGH VOLTAGE TO

SPETROMETER TUBE AND STANDARD VOLTAGES TO
ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICS.
WHEN SWITCH IS ON, THE SPECTROMETER TUBE HEATER IN
OFF OR 1/2 POWER DEPENDING ON SELECTION OF SOURCE.

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3)SPECTROMETER TUBE METER :

INDICATES PRESSURE IN SPECTROMETER TUBE, IN UNITS OF
MILLITORR.
GREEN BAND AT LOW END OF SCALE INDICATES SAFE
REGION. IF DIFFUSION PUMP IS READY FOR OPERATION THEN
PRESSURE WILL BE LESS THAN 0.2 MILLITORR. IF
PRESSURE RISES ABOVE 0.2 MILLITORR, THE FILAMENT WILL
SHUT OFF.

4)FOCUS CONTROL :
NORMALLY USED FOR TUNING THE SPECTROMETER TUBE

5) ION CONTROL:
A 1O-TURN POTENTIOMETER FOR ADJUSTING THE ION
SOURCE CHAMBER VOLTAGE. NORMALLY USE FOR TUNING
THE SPECTROMETER TUBE.

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6)RESIDUAL BACKGROUND SWITCH :
USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LEAK RATE DISPLAY TO
CHECK AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL BACKGROUND IN
VACCUM
SYSTEM.
NORMALLY LEFT IN RUN POSITION, EXCEPT WHEN
MOVED TO CHECK POSITION TO DETERMINE AMOUNT
OF BACKGROUND HELIUM.

7)COARSE ZERO ADJUSTMENT :

USED FOR COARSE ZERO ADJUSTMENT OF LEAK-RATE
DISPLAY.

8)FIL. SELECTOR SWITCH :

TOGGLE SWITCHES SELECTS FILAMENT No1 OR
No.2

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9)FIL POWER ON-OFF SWITCH :

TOGGLE SWITCH FOR ENERGIZING OR DE-ENERGIZING
TUBE FILAMENT.

10)EMIS CONTROL :
SCREWDRIVER ADJUSTMENT FOR SPECTROMETER
TUBE EMISSION BY VARYING FILAMENT CURRENT
( TUNING ).

11)AUDIO CONTROL :
VOLUME CONTROL FOR AUDIBLE ALARM.

12)CALIBRATION CONTROL :
CALIBRATION POTENTIOMETER.
ADJUSTS AMPLIFIER GAIN TO MAKE LEAK-RATE
READING AGREE WITH CALIBRATION LEAK.

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13)D.P CONTROL :

CONTROLS HEATER POWER TO DIFFUSION PUMP &

THUS SENSITIVITY OF LEAK DETECTOR.

14)RANGE SELECT SWITCH :

THREE POSITION TOGGLE SWITCH FOR

SELECTING MINIMUM LEAK RANGE.

15)SERVICE VALVE :

ISOLATES SPECTROMETER TUBE FOR

SERVICE & SHIPPING.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE DIFFUSSION PUMP

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE DIFFUSSION PUMP

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE DIFFUSSION PUMP

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE DIFFUSSION PUMP

DIFFUSION PUMP
A LEAK DETECTOR IMPLEMENTS THE DIFFUSION PUMP
IN THE “ CONTRA-FLOW” MODE BY INTRODUCING HELIUM
FROM A LEAK INTO THE PUMP FORELINE( OUTLET). BASIC
COMPONENTS IN THE DIFFUSION ASSEMBLY, A BODY ASSEMBLY
WITH COPPER COOLING FINS,A JET ASSEMBLY, A BAFFLE,
A HEATER ASSEMBLY WITH ASSOCIATED THERMOSTAT,
A.C. CORD AND SNAP RING THAT SECURES THE BAFFLE &
JET ASSEMBLY IN THE OPENING AT THE TOP OF THE PUMP,
APPROXIMATELY 65 cc PUMP FLUID ARE CONTAINED IN
THE BOILER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PUMP.
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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE DIFFUSSION PUMP
DURING NORMAL OPERATION, WHEN MAIN POWER
IS APPLIED , THE ELECTRIC HEATER HEATS THE
PUMP FLUID IN THE BOILER . WHEN THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE FLUID RISES TO THE BOILING POINT , THE
VAPOUR PRESSURE ABOVE IT INCREASES.VAPOUR IS
FORCED UP THE CENTRE OF THE JET ASSEMBLY &
DRIVEN OUT THROUGH NOZZLES AT EACH STAGE IN
THE JET ASSEMBLY. THE RESULT IS SUPERSONIC ,
EXPANDING STREAMS OF VAPOUR MOLECULES
DIRECTED OUTWARD & DOWNWARD ACROSS THE
SPACE BETWEEN THE JETS & INNER WALL OF THE PUMP.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE DIFFUSSION PUMP

THESE VAPOUR STREAMS HIT THE WALL

( WHICH IS FITTED WITH COOLING FINS ),
THE VAPOUR CONDENSES & RUNS BACK DOWN
THE WALL TO THE BOILER RESERVOIR WHERE IT
IS RECIRCULATED. GAS MOLECULES, PRESENT AT
THE INLET OF THE PUMP , ARE PUSHED DOWNWARD
IN TO THE PUMP BY ACTION OF THE VAPOUR JETS ,
CREATING A VACUUM IN THE SPECTROMETER TUBE.
HELIUM ATOMS ENTERING AT THE FORELINE OF
THE VAPOUR PUMP , TEND TO COLLIDE WITH THE
HEAVIER DOWNWARD GAS ATOMS & MOLECULES.
HOWEVER MANY DIFFUSE BACK THROUGH THE JET
ASSEMBLY & WORK THEIR WAY UP TO THE
SPECTROMETER TUBE.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE DIFFUSSION PUMP

THESE ARE THE HELIUM ATOMS THAT PASS

THROUGH COLD CATHODE GAUGE TO THE ION
CHAMBER IN THE SPECTROMETER TUBE &
THE INDICATIVE OF EXTENT OF LEAKAGE IN THE
TEST OBJECT.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE SPECTROMETER TUBE
SPECTROMETER TUBE
OPERATES AT LESS THAN 10-5 TON . IT IDENTIFIES
HELIUM IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHER GASES BY
IONIZATION & MAGNETIC SEPERATION. IT PRODUCES
AN OUTPUT CURRENT PROPORTIONAL TO THE
AMOUNT
OF HELIUM PRESENT AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE TUBE.
THIS CURRENT IS AMPLIFIED & USED TO DRIVE THE
VERTICAL BAR-GRAPH DISPLAY ON THE FRONT PANEL
OF THE INSTRUMENT.

SUBASSEMBLIES INCLUDE A COLD CATHODE

VACCUM GAUGE, COLLECTOR/ PREAMPLIFIER, AN
ION SOURCE & INTERNAL ELECTRIC HEATER.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE SPECTROMETER TUBE
THE TUBE IS SURROUNDED BY A MAGNETIC FIELD
PROVIDED BY TWO LARGE POLE PIECES FASTENED
TO A BLOCK OF ALNICO 5 MAGNET. PLACING ROTATABLE
EXTERNAL ECCENTRIC MAGNETIC POLE PIECES ON EACH
SIDE OF THE ION SOURCE ENCLOSURE ALLOWS
ADJUSTMENT OF THE ELECTRON BEAM DIRECTION
FOR THE MAXIMUM IONIZATION & SENSITIVITY.

THE BLOCK OF ALNICO V MOUNTED PERMANENTLY

BETWEEN TWO LARGE RECTANGULAR , SOFT IRON
PLATES. INSERTS IN THESE PLATES DIRECT THE MAGNETIC
FLUX IN TO TWO POLE PIECES THAT DEFINE MAGNETIC
FIELD WHICH SEPERATES THE HELIUM FROM OTHER IONS.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE SPECTROMETER TUBE

MADE OF NICKEL-PLATED MILD STEEL , THE TWO

PIECES ARE IDENTICAL , KEYED FOR PROPER
INSERTION .
OTHER INSERTS PROVIDES FIELDS FOR THE
COLD CATHODE VACUUM GAUGE FAND FOR THE ION
SOURCE .

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE SPECTROMETER TUBE

HELIUM REACHING TO THE SPECTROMETER TUBE

FIRST PASSES THROUGH THE COLD CATHODE GAUGE.
THE COLD CATHODE GAUGE MONITORS THE VACCUM
WITHIN THE TUBE & TRIGGERS A PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
WHICH SHUTS THE FILAMENT OFF IF THE PRESSURE
EXCEEDS 0.2 MILLITORR.

GAUGE CONSISTS OF TWO POLE PIECES , A LINER

THAT FORMS THE CATHODE , AND A NICHROME LOOP
MOUNTED ON A SINGLE CERAMIC INSULATOR FOR AN
ANODE. THE MAGNETIC FIELD IS PROVIDED BY COMMON
MAGNET . HELIUM PASSES THROUGH THE COLD
CATHODE GAUGE & BAFFLE TO THE IRON SOURCE.
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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE SPECTROMETER TUBE
ION SOURCE EMITS ELECTRONS WHEN ONE OF
ITS TWO FILAMENTS IS HEATED. AS THESE
ELECTRONS COLLIDE WITH THE HELIUM ATOMS,
POSITIVE HELIUM ATOMS ARE GENERATED . OTHER
GAS ATOMS & MOLECULES PRESENT IN THE ION
CHAMBER ARE ALSO IONIZED , CREATING
ADDITIONAL POSITIVE IONS IN THE CHAMBER. ALL
THE POSITIVE IONS ARE FORCED OUT THROUGH A
SLIT IN THE ION CHAMBER BY THE REPELLING
ACTION OF A HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRODE.

THESE STREAMS OF IONS ARE THEN PASSED

THROUGH A MAGNETIC FIELD IN THE
SPECTROMETER TUBE , WHERE THEY ARE
DEFLECTED IN PROPORTION TO THEIR MASS-TO-
CHARGE RATIO.
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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE SPECTROMETER TUBE

SPECTROMETER TUBE IS DESIGNED & ADJUSTED

SO THAT HYDROGEN IONS ARE DEFLECTED
APPROXIMATELY 135° , HELIUM IONS EXACTLY 90° &
ALL HEAVIER LESS THAN 90°. CONSEQUNNTLY, ONLY
HELIUM IONS ARE ALLOWED TO PASS THROUGH
RIGHT-ANGLE GROUND-POTENTIAL SLITS & ARRIVE
AT THE ION COLLECTOR IN THE PREAMPLIFIER
SECTION OF THE SPECTROMETER TUBES .
THE ION COLLECTOR CURRENT VARIES WITH
THE No. OF HELIUM IONS & IS PROPORTIONAL TO
THE PARTIAL PRESSURE OF THE HELIUM IN TUBE.
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ION SOURCE CONSISTS OF :
1) TWO PERMANENTLY ALIGNED TUNGSTEN
FILAMENTS THAT PROVIDE A SOURCE OF
ELECTRONS.

2) AN IONIZATION CHAMBER IN TO WHICH

ELECTRONS ARE “BEAMED”IN ORDER TO
STRIKE GAS ATOMS TO CREATE POSITIVE IONS.

3) A REPELLER ELECTRODE THAT REPELS THESE

POSITIVE IONS , FORCING THEM OUT THROUGH
A SLIT IN THE ION CHAMBER .

4) TWO FOCUS PLATES THAT DIRECT THE ION

BEAM TOWARD A SLIT IN THE GROUND
POTENTIAL PLATE .
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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE OPERATING VALVE

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TEST CYCLE DESCRIPTION
WHEN POWER SWITCHED ON , THEN INITIALLY,
BOTH THE DIFFUSION PUMP & THE MECHANICAL
PUMP ARE RUNNING & THE TEST PORT IS OPEN .
WHEN THE OPERATING HANDLE IN THE VENT
POSITION ,THE VENT VALVE IS OPEN & THE ROUGH
VALVE IS CLOSED , SO THAT AIR & OTHER GASES IN
THE INLET MANIFOLD ARE VENTED TO THE
ATMOSPHERE . AT THE SAME TIME , THE TEST VALVE
IS OPEN , SO THAT THE DIFFUSION PUMP EVACUATES
THE SPECTROMETER TUBE & MECHANICAL PUMP
EVACUATES THE DIFFUSION PUMP THROUGH THE
FORELINE .
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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE OPERATING VALVE
WHEN THE DIFFUSION PUMP IS WARMED UP , THE
SPECTROMETER TUBE PRESSURE IS LOW ENOUGH TO
PERMIT THE ION SOURCE FILAMENT IN THE
SPECTROMETER TUBE TO BE ENERGIZED .
WITH THE DIFFUSION PUMP WARMED UP , & ION
SOURCE FILAMENT ENERGIZED, THE TEST OBJECT IS
PLACED IN THE TEST PORT . THE OPERATING HANDLE IS
THEN TURNED TO THE START POSITION , WHEREUPON
THE VENT VALVE AND TEST VALVE ARE CLOSED , AND
THE ROUGH VALVE IS OPENED .
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS THE MECHANICAL PUMP IS
DIVERTED FROM ITS PRIMARY FUNCTION TO ROUGH
PUMP THE TSET OBJECT.
WHEN THE TEST PORT PRESSURE IS REDUCED
FROM ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE DOWN TO……………..

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE OPERATING VALVE
… SAFE LEVEL (APPROXIMATELY 100 MILLITORR) AS
INDICATED BY THERMOCOUPLE GAUGE ,THE OPERATING
HANDLE CAN BE MOVED TO TEST POSITION.
IN THIS CASE TEST VALVE IS OPENED & THE
MECHANICALPUMP IS AGAIN RESTORED TO ITS PRIMARY
FUNCTION AS AFOREPUMP WHILE CONTINUING TO PUMP
THE TEST OBJECT.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE OPERATING PROCEDURE
START-UP PROCEDURE
THIS PROCEDURE IS USED WHEN FIRST STARTING UP
THE
LEAK DETECTOR (AFTER INSTALLATION OR
TRANSPORTATION).
1) CHECK THE MECHANICAL PUMP CONNECTION TO THE
LEAK DETECTOR. BE SURE THERE IS A VACCUM-TIGHT
SEAL AT BOTH ENDS.
2) PLACE A PLUG IN THE TEST PORT OR “VALVE OFF”
THE
INPUT SO THAT NO AIR OR OTHER GAS CAN ENTER
THE
INLET MANIFOLD.
3) VERIFY THAT THE OPERATING HANDLE IS IN THE
START POSITION, THE MAIN POWER SWITCH & THE
ELECT. SWITCH ARE BOTH IN THE OFF POSITION
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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE OPERATING PROCEDURE
….THE D.P CONTROL KNOB IS FULL
COUNTERCLOCKWISE (HIGH POWER
SETTING), THE NO.1 FILAMENT IS SELECTED
AND THE SERVICE VALVE AT THE BACK OF
THE CABINET IS CLOSED (FULL
COUNTERCLOCKWISE). ALSO VERIFY THAT
THE RESIDUAL BACKGROUND SWITCH IS IN
THE RUN POSITION. (THIS IS THE “AS-
SWITCHED” CONDITION).

4)TURN ON THE MECHANICAL PUMP BY CLOSING

ITS ASSOCIATED POWER SWITCH OR CIRCUIT
BREAKER. (IN THE CASE OF THE CART-MOUNTED
UNIT,CLOSE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE CART).THE MECHANICAL PUMP
WILL GURGLE MOMENTARILY.
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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE OPERATING PROCEDURE
5) PLACE THE MAIN POWER SWITCH ON THE
LEAK DETECTOR IN THE ON POSITION.

6) WITH MAIN POWER APPLIED TO THE LEAK

DETECTOR , ALL OF THE SEGMENTS ON THE
BAR-GRAPH DISPLAYS SHOULD LIGHT
APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS AND THEN GO
OUT , INDICATING THAT THEY ARE
OPERATIONAL.RANDOM READINGS WILL
APPEAR ON THE LEAK RATE BAR GRAPH AND
CAN BE IGNORED . AT THIS TIME, THE
DIFFUSION PUMP WILL START TO WARM UP.

7)WITH THE OPERATING HANDLE STILL IN THE

START POSITION...

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE OPERATING PROCEDURE
OBSERVE THE TEST PORT
PRESSURE WHEN THE PRESSURE DROPS DOWN
FROM ATMOSPHERE TO WITHIN 10 TO 20
MILLITORR (IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS), MOVE THE
OPERATING HANDLE TO THE TEST POSITION.

8 )CAREFULLY TURN THE SERVICE VALVE (AT

THE BACK OF THE CABINET) ALL THE WAY IN
(CLOCKWISE ABOUT 7 FULL TURNS), THEN BACK
OFF 1/8 TURN (ABOUT 45°). THIS ALLOWS THE
VALVE SHAFT TO “FLOAT” INSIDE THE O-RING
FOR OPTIMUM SEALING.

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HELIUM LEAK TEST MACHINE OPERATING PROCEDURE
9) WAIT 30 MINUTES FOR THE DIFFUSION PUMP TO
HEAT UP AND REACH OPERATING TEMPERATURE,
AND THEN PLACE THE ELECT. SWITCH IN THE ON

POSITION. IF THE DIFFUSION PUMP IS READY FOR

OPERATION, THE POINTER ON THE SPECTROMETER

TUBE PRESSURE METER WILL BE LESS THAN 0.2

MILLITORR (IN GREEN BAND).(IF NOT LESS THAN
0.2 MILLITOR OR NOT NOT WITHIN THE GREEN
BAND, PLACE THE ELECT. SWITCH IN THE OFF
POSITION, WAIT 10 MORE MINUTES, THEN TRY
AGAIN. IF THE PRESSURE INDICATION IS STILL
WELL ABOVE THE GREEN BAND, SEE SECTION V,
TROUBLESHOOTING.)

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10) FLIP THE FIL. SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION
AND RELEASE IT. THEN THE GREEN FIL.
IDICATOR ON THE THE FRONT PANEL SHOULD
LIGHT, INDICATING THAT THE FILAMENT IS
ENERGIZED AND EMMITING ELECTRONS. ( IF THE
SPECTROMETER TUBE METER POINTER GOES
OUT OF THE GREEEN BAND AND THE
FIL.INDICATOR GOES OUT, BECAUSE OF
FILAMENT OUTGASSING, WAIT 2 TO 5 MINUTES,
THEN TRY AGAIN. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO
REPEAT THIS STEP SEVERAL TIMES.)
11) WITH THE SPECTROMETER TUBE METER
POINTER WITHIN THE GREEN BAND AND WITH
THE FIL. INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE
INSTRUMENT IS READY , TO BE TUNED AND
CALIBRATED PRIOR TO LEAK TESTING.

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