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Vacuum Gauges are of following types:1. U Tube Manometer: - This is the most basic vacuum gauge where
height of liquid column of mercury is used to measure vacuum.
General precautions with vacuum gauge:In order to get accurate reading of vacuum many precautions have been
listed below which are based on experience.
1. Position of the gauge is very important for accurate reading. For
example- If a gauge is positioned in line with gas input it is bound to
give a false high reading.
2. Using good quality vacuum pump oils like High Vacuum Silicone
Diffusion Pump Oil: SV-SIGMA and Triple Molecular Synthetic Rotary
Pump Oil: SV-77 helps extend life of vacuum gauges as well as reduces
the requirement of maintenance in vacuum system.
3. Gauge should, as far as possible, be in the center of vacuum chamber.
A gauge at a far corner will not respond quickly to change of vacuum.
4. Proper maintenance of gauge which is primarily cleaning of Head
must be periodically done to get accurate reading and long life of
gauges.
5. Keeping a few spare gauges helps a lot. Before going for a vacuum
leak-hunting sometimes change of gauge itself solves the problem.
6. Vacuum gauge should always be tightly screwed to vacuum line. Also
high vacuum silicone grease like SV-G9 High Vacuum Silicone Grease
should be used at the junction of vacuum gauge and vacuum line. This
helps prevent any leakage at the junction.
7. To facilitate leakage hunting, vacuum system must have many gauges
at different locations of the system so that isolation and vacuum
checking becomes easier.
Conclusion:Gauges are most important part of vacuum system. If engineers choose the
correct gauge for specific application (as described above) and follow
practical guidelines then this can go a long way in saving production time
which otherwise would be wasted in false leakage hunting. Accuracy of the
gauges will also ensure proper product quality and enhancement of the life of
vacuum system.