Portable Conditioning Units (Remote Conditioners)

Our portable conditioning units provide innovative, practical solutions for our customers. Offering a robust range of temperature only or temperature and humidity capabilities, these units will condition existing environmental test chambers and predesigned and custom remote enclosures. Available in single stage or cascade refrigeration, with optional LN2 cooling, virtually every environment is attainable with our portable conditioning units.

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Russells PCU-810 Mechanically Cooled Temperature or Temperature/Humidity Portable Conditioning Units give you robust environmental testing flexibility for your remote testing needs.

  • Single stage or cascade mechanical refrigeration system
  • Air or water cooled condensing systems
  • Maintenance free powder coated exterior
  • 230v, 208v or 460v operation
  • UL 508A compliant control panel
  • Heavy duty casters swivel for portability, with incorporated leveling pads
  • Watlow F4T controller
  • Product safeguard
  • 6” duct ports
  • Temperature range (single stage): -30˚C to +180˚C (-22˚F to +356˚F)
  • Temperature range (cascade): -70˚C to +180˚C (-94˚F to +356˚F)
  • Humidity models offering 20%RH to 95%RH
  • Air delivery from 686 to 372 CFM
  • Insulated flexible air ducts
  • Air or water cooled condenser
  • LN2 or CO2 boost cooling
  • Running timer meter
  • Electrical disconnect switch
  • Humidity water demineralizer on humidity models
  • Circular or electronic chart recorders
  • GN2 purge system purges dry nitrogen into the chamber  to mitigate
  • RussellsOne touchscreen controller
  • External keypad
  • Boost heating provides additional heating to decrease heat up by up to 50%
  • Dry air purge minimizes migrating moisture and condensation to control humidity
  • Additional LN2 nozzles for variable flow rate
  • Can be equipped with battery testing safety features according to EUCAR hazard safety level
  • Low or zero ozone depletion refrigerants
  • Cascade or single stage refrigeration system
  • Energy saving refrigeration bypass capacity control
  • Low stage desuperheater on cascade models
  • Oil pressure switches
  • Compressor suction and discharge pressure switches
  • Vapor tank and condenser ASME certified
  • Compressor overload protection
  • High stage compressor crankcase heater
  • Compressor head fans
  • Low stage oil separator
  • All piping joints silfos or silver soldered
  • Stainless steel compressor condensate pans
  • Quick response vapor generator with replaceable Inconel® sheath immersion heater
  • Vapor generator failsafe overtemp protection
  • Humidity water demineralizer
  • Humidity range: 10% RH to 95% RH
  • UL 508A compliant control panel
  • All wiring meets National Electric Code (NEC) standards
  • System branch circuits individually fused
  • 115v control circuitry
  • Full system function switches and indicator lights
  • System fault status indicators
  • All wiring color coded and labeled
  • High temperature failsafe limit

Russells PCU-810-LN2 Temperature or Temperature/Humidity Portable Conditioning Units offers users a wider cooling range with dramatically decreased temperature pull down times.

  • Direct inject LN2 cooling
  • Maintenance free powder coated exterior
  • 230v, 208v or 460v operation
  • UL 508A compliant control panel
  • Heavy duty casters swivel for portability, with incorporated leveling pads
  • Watlow F4T controller
  • Product safeguard
  • 6” duct ports
  • Temperature range: -85˚C to +180˚C (-120˚F to +356˚F)
  • Air delivery from 686 to 372 CFM
  • Insulated flexible air ducts
  • LN2 or CO2 boost cooling
  • Running timer meter
  • Electrical disconnect switch
  • Circular or electronic chart recorders
  • GN2 purge system purges dry nitrogen into the chamber  to mitigate
  • RussellsOne touchscreen controller
  • External keypad
  • Boost heating provides additional heating to decrease heat up by up to 50%
  • Dry air purge minimizes migrating moisture and condensation to control humidity
  • Additional LN2 nozzles for variable flow rate
  • Can be equipped with battery testing safety features according to EUCAR hazard safety level
  • Direct injection liquid nitrogen cooling
  • Cryogenic service control solenoid valve
  • All piping joints silfos or silver soldered
  • Humidity capability NOT available on LN2 only models
  • UL 508A compliant control panel
  • All wiring meets National Electric Code (NEC) standards
  • System branch circuits individually fused
  • 115v control circuitry
  • Full system function switches and indicator lights
  • System fault status indicators
  • All wiring color coded and labeled
  • High temperature failsafe limit