BA-01X User Manual
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version 1.9
page 3
About this Manual
This manual should help to setup and use the BA-01X system correctly and to perform
reliable experiments.
If you are not familiar with the use of instruments for intracellular recording of electrical
signals please read the manual completely. The experienced user should read at least chapters,
1, 3, 3.3, 0 and 7.
Important: Please read chapter 1 carefully! It contains general information about the safety
regulations and how to handle highly sensitive electronic instruments.
Signs and conventions
In this manual all elements of the front panel are written in capital letters as they appear on
the front panel.
System components that are shipped in the standard configuration are marked with
3
, optional
components with
ê
. In some chapters the user is guided step by step through a certain
procedure. These steps are marked with
o
.
Important information and special precautions are highlighted in gray.
Abbreviations
C
m
:
cell membrane capacitance
C
stray
: electrode stray capacitance
GND: ground
I
max
:
maximal current
R
m
:
cell membrane resistance
R
EL
:
electrode resistance
τ
Cm
: time constant of the cell membrane
V
REL
: potential drop at R
EL
