Perkin-Elmer STA 6000, Installation And Hardware Manual

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– Move the X markers on the chart into position at the beginning and end of the
melt peak and click
Calculate
.
If the peak does not show a straight leading edge (which makes it difficult to
accurately measure the onset temperature), rerun the method after equilibrating
at the start temperature.
– Record the results for each standard.
The indium sample should still be in the analyzer and the indium method still resident in
the method editor.
6. Verify that the indium melting temperature is 156.6 °C ± 1.0 °C and the heat flow is
28.45 J/g ± 5.0 J/g.
7. Remove the indium sample for future use.
If the results for the standards give values for temperature or heat flow that are not within
the limits above, then a new calibration must be performed. Refer to the Pyris software Help
for further details.
The STA 6000 installation is complete.