Accessory : Ottawa Cell (A/OTC) Blank Watertight Base plate Liquid Catchment Tray (XT/LCT)
Sample Preparation : The cereal samples are removed from place of storage just prior to testing and weighed into equal portions. It is important that this weighed amount i enough to approximately fill the Ottawa cell by 50% of its capacity e.g. 30g
Test Set-up : Place the Liquid Catchment Tray on the machine base over the screw holes and then position the empty Ottawa
Cell on top of the tray. Loosely fix the Ottawa Cell using thumb screws threw the tray into the machine base. Insert the blank base plate into the Ottawa Cell and turn the screw attached under the plate as far as it can go to create a water tight seal (for calibration and testing). Attach the plunger to the load cell carrier and lower it slowly into the Ottawa Cell. Next manoever the Ottawa Cell unit clearance is visible between the plunger and all sides of the cell. Raise the plunger above the cell to allow fir placement of the test sample. Finally place a suitably sized vessel under the drainage hole in the corner of the liquid catchment tray