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11 2020
Melt Pressure Transducer Removal
The Melt Pressure Sensor Transducer should only be removed or replaced when the machine is at operating temperature and the polymer is in a liquid state.
Removing the Melt Pressure Sensor Transducer from a cold extruder may cause the polymer to stick to the diaphragm; it could then pull the diaphragm or damage it. A transducer should never be installed in a mounting hole with solid polymer. If the diaphragm is forced into a solid, the transducer can easily be overloaded and left with a very high zero offset - too high to be reset by the zero potentiometer of the device or severely damage the tip.