eDAQ Picostat, User Manual

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6 eDAQ Potentiostats
The Front Panel
The front panel of the Potentiostat is shown in Figure 2–1 .
The Electrode Connector
The electrode connector of the Potentiostat provides connection pins for
the Working, Auxiliary and Reference electrode lead wires. The
connector also provides connections for the lead shields which protect
the signals in the cable wiring from electrical interference (noise
pickup).
The pin assignments of the Potentiostat electrode connector are shown
in
Figure 2–2 . The Auxiliary and Reference electrode leads have
Potentiostat
Overload
Overload
indicator light
Electrode connector,
Lemo socket,
to electrodes
Online indicator light
Working Electrode
Auxiliary Electrode
Reference Electrode
Reference Electrode Shield
Working Electrode Shield
Not connected
Alignment dot
Figure 2–1
The Potentiostat front
panel.
Figure 2–2
The Potentiostat electrode
connector as seen when
looking at the front
panel.