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ITS-90 Isothermal Towers Iss.07 – 05/14
CONTENTS
EMC INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
ELECTRICAL SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Environmental Ratings .................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Fire Safety Information ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
GUARANTEE...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
CAUTIONARY NOTE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
HEALTH AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 6
‘DO’S AND DON’TS’ ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
UNPACKING AND INITIAL INSPECTION ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Electricity Supply .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
USING YOUR ISOTOWER ................................................................................................................................................................ 9
COMMISSIONING YOUR ISOTOWER ........................................................................................................................................... 12
THE IMMERSION COMPENSATOR ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Changing the Length of the Melt Plateau ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Getting a Freeze ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Certification .................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
A BASIC CONCERN ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
LEARNING MORE ABOUT YOUR ISOTOWER ............................................................................................................................. 16
Note: How the thermal profile along the cell can affect or even destroy it .............................................................................. 16
Note: Putting numbers to the theory ........................................................................................................................................ 17
USING THE CONTROLLER ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
Front Panel Layout ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18
The Temperature Controller ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Altering the Setpoint .................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Advanced Controller Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Setpoint Ramp Rate .................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Instrument Address .................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Monitoring the Controller Status ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Units ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Using the zone controller .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
USING THE PC INTERFACE ........................................................................................................................................................... 20
Connections .................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Using the Interface ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20
CAL NOTEPAD ................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21
HOW TO INSTALL CAL NOTEPAD .......................................................................................................................................... 22
PROTOCOL ................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
