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CAUTION

To prevent damage to ports or fittings, do not use any tools to remove or install port
fittings. Fittings are designed to seal when finger-tight.

Figure 3.9 Port Fittings

IMPORTANT

Excess grease on O-rings will be deposited on sample tubes, causing weighing and
analysis errors.

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Page 2: ...WARNINGS CAUTIONS and IMPORTANTS alert you as follows WARNING Might cause injury CAUTION Might cause damage to the instrument IMPORTANT Might cause misleading results ...

Page 3: ...ber 2011 iii Updated trademark information Updated all instances of Coulter Corporation or Coulter Electronics to Beckman Coulter Inc Revised the address to the Beckman Coulter address Deleted the Coulter Care Symbol CC ...

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Page 26: ...3 4 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Vacuum Pump CAUTION Use only Balzers P3 pump oil in the vacuum pump Use of other oil may damage the pump and will void the pump warranty ...

Page 27: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 3 5 Figure 3 3 lnstalling Oil Mist Filter CAUTION Do not attach the vacuum line to the oil mist filter connector Doing so may damage the pump and the SA 3100 analyzer ...

Page 28: ...3 6 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 3 4 Connecting Vacuum Line to the Vacuum Pump ...

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Page 30: ...3 8 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 3 6 Placing Vacuum Pump into Pump Shelf ...

Page 31: ...tion WARNING The regulator supplied is designed for only nitrogen helium and other inert gases The regulator must not be used for any corrosive or hazardous gas WARNING To prevent valve damage and potential personal injury never use a nonstandard wrench or tool on any cylinder valve ...

Page 32: ...onal injury do not force the regulator cylinder connection If the regulator does not screw into the cylinder valve outlet easily check for cross threading or contamination CAUTION Never use oil grease orTeflon7 tape on any cylinder or regulator valve or connection threads ...

Page 33: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 3 11 IMPORTANT The cylinder pressure must be at least 100 psig ...

Page 34: ...3 12 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 3 8 Gas Line Connections to the Analyzer ...

Page 35: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 3 13 IMPORTANT The cylinder pressure must be at least 100 psig ...

Page 36: ...e to ports or fittings do not use any tools to remove or install port fittings Fittings are designed to seal when finger tight Figure 3 9 Port Fittings IMPORTANT Excess grease on O rings will be deposited on sample tubes causing weighing and analysis errors ...

Page 37: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 3 15 Figure 3 1 0 Seating the O ring ...

Page 38: ...A October 2011 CAUTION Do not use any tools to remove or install saturation port adsorption port or outgas port fittings Fittings are designed to seal when finger tight Figure 3 1 1 Saturation Tube lnsert and Heat Sink ...

Page 39: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 3 17 Figure 3 1 2 Saturation Tube Installation 7 Analysis ...

Page 40: ...3 18 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 3 1 3 Analyzer Power up Figure 3 1 4 Analysis Screen ...

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Page 42: ...3 20 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 3 1 5 Printer Installation Analysis Setup Configuration Configuration Printers Configuration Analysis Advanced Setup ...

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Page 48: ...4 6 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 4 3 Analysis Screen Analysis ...

Page 49: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 4 7 Figure 4 4 Example of Nurneric Keypad on the Touch Screen Figure 4 5 Example of Alphanumeric QWERTY Keypad on the Touch Screen ...

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Page 51: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 4 9 Outgas Figure 4 6 Outgas Screen Outgas Outgas Analysis Analysis ...

Page 52: ...4 10 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Profile Figure 4 7 Profile Screen Sample Information ...

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Page 54: ...5 2 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 5 1 Sample Tube Assembly ...

Page 55: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 5 3 Figure 5 2 Weighing the Sample Tube Assembly ...

Page 56: ...5 4 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 5 3 Adding Sarnple to the Sarnple Tube Analysis Outgas Outgas Outgas ...

Page 57: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 5 5 Figure 5 4 Analysis Screen Analysis Outgas Figure 5 5 Outgas Screen Outgas Outgas Sample Information Sample Information screen ...

Page 58: ...5 6 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Profiles Figure 5 6 Sample lnformation Screen ...

Page 59: ...October 2011 5 7 CAUTION Do not use any tools to remove or install saturation tube or adsorption tube fittings Fittings are designed to seal when finger tight Figure 5 7 Connecting the Sample Tube to an Outgas Port ...

Page 60: ...5 8 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Outgas Outgas Outgas Outgas 1 Outgas ...

Page 61: ...Sample Tube Assembly with Sample after Outgassing IMPORTANT Do not load the sample tube onto the analysis port until instructed to do so by a message on the touch screen Doing so may compromise analysis results Analysis Outgassed Samples Sample Information ...

Page 62: ...5 10 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 5 9 Outgassed Samples Screen Sample Information Analysis ...

Page 63: ...oper safety equipment when handling liquid nitrogen including but not limited to safety glasses and low temperature thermal gloves WARNING Always temper new dewars by adding a small quantity of cryogen and swirling the liquid in the dewar before filling This reduces the risk of implosion and injury ...

Page 64: ... Figure 5 1 1 Adding Liquid Nitrogen to Dewar IMPORTANT Do not load dewar into the dewer rack until instructed to do so by a message on the touchscreen Doing so will condense nitrogen onto the sample causing low surface area results ...

Page 65: ...ctober 2011 5 13 CAUTION To avoid breaking glassware do not force a dewar into the dewar rack if it is difficult to install Make sure the top of the dewar is free of ice and try again Figure 5 12 lnstalling the Dewar ...

Page 66: ...October 2011 IMPORTANT Do not fill the dewar above 2 cm from the top Doing so will cause temperature changes due to rapid evaporation and may cause inaccurate results Figure 5 13 Filling the Dewar Using the Dewar Funnel ...

Page 67: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 5 15 Figure 5 14 lnstalling Dewar Lid ...

Page 68: ...nstructed to do so by a message on the touch screen Doing so may cause explosive pressures to develop in the sample tube CAUTION Do not remove the sample tube until instructed to do so by a message on the touch screen Doing so may reduce the lifetime of the vacuum system ...

Page 69: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 5 17 Figure 5 1 5 Specific Surface Area Result Screen ...

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Page 86: ...7 4 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Analysis Outgas Setup and Print Figure 7 1 Setup and Print Screen Configuration Figure 7 2 Configuration Screen Key Click ...

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Page 91: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 9 Profile Analysis Outgas Setup and Print Profile Outgas Analysis Figure 7 3 Profile Screen ...

Page 92: ...7 10 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Profiles Figure 7 4 Profiles Screen Profile Outgas Analysis Profiles Profiles Profiles New Profile ...

Page 93: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 11 Figure 7 5 New Profile Screen Profiles Profiles Setup and Print Outgas Analysis Profiles Setup Outgas Analysis Profile New Profile ...

Page 94: ...7 12 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Profile New Profile Profile Profiles New Profile Adsorbate Sensitivity Category ...

Page 95: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 13 Figure 7 6 Category Screen Printer Output Calculations Calculation ...

Page 96: ...7 14 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 7 7 Calculations Screen Calculation Calculations Calculation Figure 7 8 BET Calculation Screen ...

Page 97: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 15 Calculation Calculations Calculation Figure 7 9 BJH Calculations Screen Calculation Calculations Calculation Calculation ...

Page 98: ...7 16 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Calculations Calculation Calculation Calculations Calculation ...

Page 99: ... Table 7 1 Optimal Sample Quantity Estimated Specific Surface Area Mass of Sample for Analysis 30 m 2 g 0 1 g 0 2 g 10 m 2 g 30 m 2 g 0 3 g 3 m 2 g 9 9 m 2 g 1 g 2 m 2 g 2 9 m 2 g 1 5 g 1 5 m 2 g 1 9 m 2 g 2 g 1 m 2 g 1 4 m 2 g 3 g ...

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Page 101: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 19 Figure 7 1 1 Sample Tube Assembly ...

Page 102: ...7 20 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 7 12 Weighing the Sample Tube Assembly Using an Analytical Balance ...

Page 103: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 21 Figure 7 1 3 Adding Sample to the Sample Tube ...

Page 104: ...7 22 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Sample Information Outgassed Samples Sample Information ...

Page 105: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 23 Profile List Outgas Outgas Analysis Outgas Outgas Outgas Figure 7 14 Outgas Screen Outgas Sample Information ...

Page 106: ...7 24 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 7 1 5 Sample lnformation Screen Sample Information Profile List Outgas ...

Page 107: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 25 CAUTION Do not use any tools to remove or install port fittings Fittings are designed to seal when finger tight ...

Page 108: ...7 26 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 7 16 Connecting the Sample Tube to an Outgas Port Outgas Analysis Outgas Outgas ...

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Page 110: ...7 28 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 7 17 Weighing the Sample Tube Assembly and Sample after Outgassing ...

Page 111: ... IMPORTANT Do not load the sample tube onto the analysis port until instructed to do so by a message on the touch screen Doing so may compromise analysis results Outgassed Samples Outgas Analysis Figure 7 18 Outgassed Samples Screen Outgassed Samples ...

Page 112: ...11 Sample Information New Sample New Sample Sample Information Outgassed Samples Sample Information Analysis Analysis CAUTION Do not use any tools to remove or install port fittings Fittings are designed to seal when finger tight ...

Page 113: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 31 Figure 7 19 Connecting the Sample Tube to the Analysis Port ...

Page 114: ...emper new dewars by adding a small quantity of liquid nitrogen and swirling the liquid in the dewar before filling This reduces the risk of implosion and injury IMPORTANT Do not load the dewar onto the dewar rack until instructed to do so by a message on the touch screen Doing so will condense nitrogen on the sample causing low surface area results Figure 7 20 Adding Liquid Nitrogen to Dewar ...

Page 115: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 33 Figure 7 21 Loading the Dewar into Dewar Rack ...

Page 116: ...October 2011 IMPORTANT Do not fill the dewar above 2 cm from the top Doing so will cause temperature changes due to rapid evaporation and may cause inaccurate results Figure 7 22 Using the Dewar Funnel to Fill the Dewar ...

Page 117: ...re 7 23 Installing Dewar Lid Analysis Analysis Screen Outputs Screen Outputs WARNING Do not remove the dewar until instructed to do so by a message on the touch screen Doing so may cause explosive pressures to develop in the sample tube ...

Page 118: ...7 36 PN 4237215AA October 2011 CAUTION Do not remove the sample tube until instructed to do so by a message on the touch screen Doing so may reduce the lifetime of the vacuum system ...

Page 119: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 7 37 Screen Outputs Analysis Outgas Setup and Print ...

Page 120: ...7 38 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Setup Advanced Setup Advanced Setup ...

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Page 122: ...7 40 PN 4237215AA October 2011 Analysis Figure 7 24 Advanced Setup Screen CAUTION Do not press the key Changes should be made only by or when directed by Beckman Coulter personnel Analysis ...

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Page 124: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 CAUTION Do not use any tools to remove or install port fittings Fittings are designed to seal when finger tight ...

Page 125: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 8 1 Port Fittings IMPORTANT Excess grease on O rings will be deposited on sample tubes causing weighing and analysis errors ...

Page 126: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 8 2 Seating the O ring ...

Page 127: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 CAUTION Use only Balzers P3 pump oil in the vacuum pump Use of other oil may damage the pump and will void the pump warranty ...

Page 128: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 8 4 Draining Vacuum Pump Oil ...

Page 129: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 CAUTION Use only Balzers P3 pump oil in the vacuum pump Use of other oil may damage the pump and will void the pump warranty ...

Page 130: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 8 5 Rinsing the Fan Filter ...

Page 131: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 Figure 8 6 Oil Mist Filter Installation ...

Page 132: ...PN 4237215AA October 2011 WARNING This procedure is NOT to be used for replacement or installation of gas cylinders containing corrosive or hazardous gases Figure 8 7 Gas Cylinder and Pressure Regulator ...

Page 133: ...gulator cylinder connection If the regulator does not screw into the cylinder valve outlet easily check for cross threading or contamination CAUTION Never use oil grease or Teflon tape on any cylinder or regulator valve or connection threads IMPORTANT The cylinder pressure must be at least 100 psig ...

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Page 153: ...ctober 2011 CAUTION If a sample is melted it will probably sublime within the instrument and vacuum pump This will cause severe operational problems if this happens contact your Beckman Coulter Service Representative ...

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Page 165: ... stylized logo and COULTER are trademarks of Beckman Coulter Inc and are registered in the USPTO All other trademarks service marks products or services are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders ...

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