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Chapter 2: Introduction - About this manual
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Chapter 2
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Introduction
About this manual
This manual covers the installation, safety, and use of the Gamry Instruments Faraday Shield.
About the Faraday Shield
The Faraday Shield is a Faraday cage, designed to be as flexible and convenient as possible for a wide range of
electrochemical experiments.
Faraday Shield features include:
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Pass-throughs for cables, feed gas, thermostatic control (water)
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Electrical isolation from earth ground
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Adjustable plastic shelf for reducing capacitive effects
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Ring stand rod for mounting clamps, various connectors, or adapters to hold glassware, cables, or any
other laboratory equipment
Notational conventions
To make this manual more readable we have adopted some notational conventions. These are used throughout
this manual and all other Gamry Instruments manuals:
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Numbered lists. A numbered list is reserved for step-by-step procedures, with the steps always performed
sequentially.
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Bulleted list. The items in a bulleted list, such as this one, are grouped together because they represent
similar items. The order of items in the list is not critical.