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Table of Contents
Limited Warranty ........................................................................................................................... 1
If You Have Problems .................................................................................................................... 2
Disclaimers .................................................................................................................................... 3
Copyrights and Trademarks ............................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 1: Safety Considerations .................................................................................................... 7
Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 7
Inspection ......................................................................................................................... 7
Line Voltages .................................................................................................................... 8
Switched AC Outlet Fuses ................................................................................................. 8
TDC5 Electrical Outlet Safety ............................................................................................ 8
Heater Safety .................................................................................................................... 9
RFI Warning...................................................................................................................... 9
Electrical Transient Sensitivity ............................................................................................ 9
Chapter 2
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Installation ................................................................................................................... 11
Initial Visual Inspection ..................................................................................................... 11
Unpacking Your TDC5 ...................................................................................................... 11
Physical Location .............................................................................................................. 11
Differences Between an Omega CS8DPT and a TDC5 ....................................................... 12
Power-up Check ............................................................................................................... 13
USB Cable ........................................................................................................................ 14
Using Device Manager to Install TDC5 .............................................................................. 14
Connecting the TDC5 to a Heater or Cooler ...................................................................... 16
Connecting the TDC5 to an RTD Probe ............................................................................. 17
Cell Cables from the Potentiostat ....................................................................................... 17
Setting up the TDC5 Operating Modes .............................................................................. 17
Checking TDC5 Operation ................................................................................................ 18
Chapter 3
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Use ............................................................................................................................. 19
Using Framework Scripts to Set Up and Control Your TDC5 ............................................... 19
Thermal Design of Your Experiment .................................................................................. 19
Tuning the TDC5 Temperature Controller: Overview ......................................................... 20
When to Tune .................................................................................................................. 20
Restoring Factory Settings .................................................................................................. 21
Automatic versus Manual Tuning ....................................................................................... 22
Auto Tuning the TDC5 ...................................................................................................... 22
Appendix A: Default Controller Configuration ................................................................................. 23
Initialization Mode Menu .................................................................................................. 23
Programming Mode Menu ................................................................................................ 27
Changes that Gamry Instruments Has Made to Default Settings .......................................... 31
Index ............................................................................................................................................. 33
