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Connecting the ECP water pump

We recommend the use of an ECP  at all times. 

The ECP outlet pipe should be connected to the  stage inlet connector ( marked "IN" and is the lower of the two). The water will then flow out through
the outlet port (marked "OUT") and back into the ECP system. 

Take care to ensure that ECP system is connected the right way round. The direction of water flow is important to the functionality of the DSC stage. 

Summary of Contents for DSC450

Page 1: ...DSC Dual Pan User Guide Linkam Scientific Instruments USER GUIDE 1 1 0...

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Page 3: ...Stage Anatomy 9 Loading your sample into the stage 10 Mounting the stage onto a microscope 11 Connecting the liquid Nitrogen cooling 12 Controlling the DSC450 in LINK 12 Main Control Screen 12 Sample...

Page 4: ...n Thank you for purchasing your Linkam equipment please take a moment to read this manual before setting up the equipment Ifyou have purchased control software please install the software first See yo...

Page 5: ...ical questions or queries should be addressed to the Technical Support Department at the address shown below and on the back ofthis manual Tel 44 0 1737 363 476 Email support linkam co uk Equipment Ma...

Page 6: ...pose the equipment to water Iffor any reason it gets wet then unplug it from the mains and contact Linkam Scientific Technical Support 6 The equipment is not intended to be used outdoors 7 Ifany probl...

Page 7: ...m heating rate 30 C min DCS450 System The system consists ofa DSC450 stage a T96 System Controller and optional LNP liquid nitrogen cooling pump LINK System control software and digital video capture...

Page 8: ...Lid 5 DSC sensor cable 6 Stage lead cable 7 Lid locator pin 8 Cooling water inlet 9 Gas purge port 10 Liquid Nitrogen inlet connects to Dewar 11 Lid O Ring seal 12 Lid locator magnets 13 DSC reference...

Page 9: ...nace 2 Remove the furnace lid This is a 22mm x1mm sapphire window 3 Place your reference crucible on the 13 sensor plate position labeled R 4 Place your sample crucible on the 14 sensor plate position...

Page 10: ...the base plate 2 Adjust the two positioning screws so that approximately 5mm ofthread is exposed on the inside edge ofthe clamp This will roughly position the stage in the centre ofthe dovetail 3 Pla...

Page 11: ...cooling pump ends in a white PTFEconnector this is pushed over the end ofthe other stainless steel connector marked LNP as seen in the image The short tube branching from the side ofthis white connect...

Page 12: ...g up temperature profiles and ramps please see your LINK user guide or the help section in the LINK software Main Control Screen Main Control Screen When the DSC450 stage is connected to LINK the only...

Page 13: ...are synchronised DSC Chart By default two charts are displayed on the screen 1 DSC power images and temperature plotted against time and 2 DSC power against temperature The ratios ofthese charts can...

Page 14: ...ure is particularly useful for comparing plots where the same temperature profile was used This can be done using the following procedure 1 Open a DSC data file by selecting Open Data File from the FI...

Page 15: ...traces visible Exporting Data Excel DSC data can be exported as a tab delimited txt file This format is compatible with Excel To do this right click on the Chart and select Export Set the Save as type...

Page 16: ...which indicate transition phases on the DSC data chart can be measured using the following procedure Right click on the data chart and select DSC Toolbox Select the Peak measurement tab and the below...

Page 17: ...nd can be just before the line starts to dip toward the peak Left click to select the base line start point and the system will ask you to select the base line end point which is usually the point jus...

Page 18: ...ill request the extrapolation line end point This is a point further down the peak line that enables the software to make an extrapolation to the baseline Left click to finalise the peak measurement a...

Page 19: ...ng the Peak options tab Unchecking the Lines box will remove the black lines showing the base and extrapolation lines from the chart This defaults to on when a peak is measured Checking the Fill box w...

Page 20: ...C Indium calibration Values button Enter the Indium sample mass and measured transition enthalpy Then click apply The stage may also need to be adjusted for temperature accuracy To set this click on t...

Page 21: ...t pipe should be connected to the stage inlet connector marked IN and is the lower ofthe two The water will then flow out through the outlet port marked OUT and back into the ECP system Take care to e...

Page 22: ...Linkam Scientific Instruments Ltd Tel 44 0 1737 363 476 Fax 44 0 1737 363 480 Email support linkam co uk Unit 8 Epsom Downs Metro Centre Waterfield Tadworth Surrey KT20 5LR UK www linkam co uk...

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