Frequently Asked Questions

 

Touch Screen LCD panel provides easy control and functionality at the same time. 128x240 pixels graphics display the measurements of humidity and temperature with set values. Curve Plotting and History Pane monitor the humidity inside the cabinet for a period of time at a glance.

A very air tight design with thermally isolated double wall body, thermal glass of 22mm thickness and and magnetic gaskets on doors. This brings low operating costs and better performance.
Smart microcontroller software provides reliable control with access codes and easy-to-use menus. All user settings can be done in seconds.

Remote Monitoring with RS 232 interface. Data Logging and Monitoring Software logs the real time data in external memory of the cabinet to PC and displays Curve Plotting of the logged data on PC monitor. Memory Dump to PC Software transfers the data recorded in external memory of the cabinet to  PC. Curve plotting display of the logged data on PC monitor.
For more details, please have a look at    X-Treme Series Brochure and Software.

What are the defects and damages caused by moisture?
The most common defect caused by moisture is the oxidation of the metals which can be seen as rust on the surfaces. However the damages to many things by moisture are not limited to this.
Micro cracking, delamination, popcorning and corrosion due to ionic contaminants of MSDs are defects in electronic industry caused by moisture and which result in component failures. PCBs and pins of the electronic components are also sensitive to oxidation caused by high humidity.
Cameras and lenses have great sensitivity against moisture and mould. Mould corrodes lenses and makes them not suitable to be used.
Some evidences on clothes or furniture in forensic applications can be spoiled at humid ambients.
Medicines, physical and chemical laboratory material may be damaged at high humidity.
High humidity causes to loss of taste of foods like coffee, potato, frozen fish and drained food.
Video and sound tapes lose image and sound quality in high humidity.
Lost of data may occur on CDs, DVDs and microfilms caused by high humidity.
Loss of color, corruption, mould and worms may become at cultural assets like arts, books, antiques and musical instruments because of high humidity.

Which material/devices/equipment should be stored in a drying cabinet?
Especially the MSDs and partially populated double sided boards.
Besides, lenses and cameras, evidences, medicines, humidity sensitive foods like coffee,tea, potato, frozen fish and drained foods, video and sound tapes, digital media and films, cultural assets and any kind of valuable that can be damaged by high humidity. Check applications page.

What is the benefit of access codes?
Access codes prevents X-Treme Series cabinets from unauthorized use.
After the doors have been locked with entering access code, there is no means of opening the doors unless the proper access code was entered. The valuables inside the cabinet are secured without carrying keys and lost key problems.
All user settings can be made via entering access codes. This feature eliminates the faulty changes possibly made by unauthorized persons.
Three different levels of access as factory, service technician and user helps to organize and control the system parameters and information.

How can I learn the suitable storage humidity level for my application?
Storage humidity levels for some material is given below for reference:

* Depends on medium term or long term storage and temperature conditions according to ISO 5466.

** According to IPC JEDEC J-STD-033B.1 Standart.

What is Regeneration?
Desiccant material used to dehumidify the air in a drying cabinet saturates to moisture after a period of usage. It comes to an end point of adsorbing water molecules and cannot perform its drying function at this saturation level.
In order to use the desiccant again, the moisture it has collected should be removed away. This is made by ventilating the desiccant with mildly heated air and called Regeneration.
Dehumidification and regeneration processes follow each other in cabinet’s operating cycle. Regeneration should be made in a little time when compared to the dehumidification period and humidity level shouldn’t rise more than 1% - 2% RH during regeneration in a well designed cabinet. Otherwise, a reliable operation cannot be mentioned.

What is recovery time?
Recovery time is the period needed by a drying cabinet to return the set humidity level again after moisture exposure to inside with a door opening. This is a very important criterion of cabinet’s performance. Of course, cabinets with lower recovery time is better at identical conditions. Pls check Ultra Fast Dehumidification Rate of X-Treme Series.

Do X-Treme Series drying cabinets satisfy requirements of IPC JEDEC J-STD-033B.1 Standard?
Yes. According to last the last revision (2005) of this standard, drying cabinets at 10% and 5% RH are required.

X-Treme Series Auto Dry Cabinets can maintain 1% RH continiously. For details please refer to Standards page.

What happens to X-Treme Series cabinet when the power goes off?

X-Treme Series Auto Dry Cabinets are designed and manufactured to be able to maintain an environment of <5% RH for a period of 1 days, and <10% RH for a period of appx 2 days if the cabinets remain closed and no new moisture is introduced.

Do X-Treme Series cabinets use heat to dissipate moisture?
Yes. But this only occurs during regeneration. No heat is used at dehumidification process of X-Treme Series cabinets.
Besides, a temperature controlled heating feature is added to X-Treme Series cabinet which generates up to 45-60°C to provide a low temp bake at 1% RH. Cabinets with setting the heater to higher temperatures can be made on request.

Do X-Treme Series cabinets require calibration?
No. X-Treme Series use fully calibrated humidity and temperature sensors. These sensors are interchangeable without recalibration at the operation site. Additionally, If there is a necessity it is possible to use on board - built in multipoint calibration function.
Besides, optional Calibration Software is available for even hard to please customers. This software is used at factory calibration stage normally.

Do X-Treme Series cabinets require nitrogen / Have X-Treme Series cabinets got nitrogen purging system?
X-Treme Series cabinets do not require a nitrogen system to have their superior performance. However, they are ready to add a Nitrogen Injection and Flow System in case of a request.

Do X-Treme Series cabinets require any maintenance?
No. X-Treme Series do not require any frequent regular maintenance.

What are the benefits of LCD backlight and cabinet light automation?
Both LCD backlight and cabinet light are automated by door opening, display touch or motion sensor activations and user defined timers to determine how long the light will stay on after each activation.
LCD backlight automation is supplied to make the life of touch-screen panel longer. Unnecessary lighting of LCD backlight is prevented this way.
Cabinet light automation provides comfort for the user and saving energy and cost.

What is curve plotting?
X-Treme Series cabinets have a graphics LCD Touch Screen control panel. The relative humidity and the temperature values measured inside the cabinet during operation are recorded periodically in the memory. Standard built in memory is for last 60 min. (240 data point x 15 sec) .You can see all 60 min past data for Rh and learn the Rh amount just touching anywhere on the curve. More is possible with optional add on Datalogger cards.The recorded values of Rh in respect of time are shown with a curve plotting on graphics LCD.

Curve Plotting monitors the humidity inside the cabinet for a period of time at a glance.

Do X-Treme Series have data logging feature?
Yes. The relative humidity and the temperature values measured inside the cabinet during operation are recorded periodically in the memory. Standard built in memory is for last 60 min. (240 data point x 15 sec) .For much more data points we have optional add on data logger card with extra memory options which are 32k, 128k, 512k and 1024k. The optional PC Data Logging & Monitoring Software logs the real time data on PC and displays curve plotting of the logged data on PC monitor. It is possible to dump datalogger data to PC and archieve by this software.

Do X-Treme Series cabinets have remote monitoring?
Yes. They can be remotely monitored with RS 232 interface. PC Data Logging & Monitoring Software displays the real time data including humidity and temperature values measured, operating status, alarm and event records on PC. It also displays Curve Plotting of the humidity and temperature values on PC monitor.

What is history pane?
History Pane is a useful type of display which enables to scroll throughout the X-Axis (time) of the curve plotting at control panel of X-Treme Series cabinets configured with addon Datalogger Card.You can see all past data for Rh, Temperature, Date and Time values with one touch anywhere on the graph.

Curve plotting can show the values of relative humidity recorded so far in the total logging time period. By using tape player type five buttons the user can easily travel in the past and observe the data recorded throughout the history.

Why do X-Treme Series cabinets have four door?
Because four door is an optimum choice to obtain a practical use while ensuring less exposure to condition outside when any of the doors opens. More doors limit the area reached when just a door opened requiring two or three to open for bigger materials. Less doors exposes the condition outside more with one opened.

Should I replace the desiccant of my X-Treme Series cabinet?
No. The desiccant of X-Treme Series is does not require to be replaced. It performs well dehumidification at normal operating conditions for more than 5 years.

Are X-Treme Series cabinets safe for ESD?
Although precautions for ESD safety like wrist snap connections, EPA label, stainless steel shelves and grounded body lower the risk for an electrostatic discharge, actually this depends on how serious the user acts about ESD. Wrist snap connections on front and back panels and ESD protective carriers should be used properly when storing electrostatically sensitive material in the cabinet.

Can different shelf combinations be made on X-Treme Series cabinets?
Yes. All shelves are placed via small holder parts and can be replaced easily by user. Additional shelves up to 42 (2 in a row) can be placed inside the cabinet. Shelf seperator parts help to organize different materials in one shelf. Half size shelves let you design different partitioning in left and right columns.

What are the necessary things to install an X-Treme Series cabinet?
Just wall socket for electrical power and a suitable place to operate which is defined in user manual.

 

 

 

 

 

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