Perkin-Elmer STA 6000, Installation And Hardware Manual

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68 . STA 6000 Installation and Hardware GuideSTA 6000 Installation and Hardware Guide
3. The gripper retrieves the sample pan and places it in the furnace.
4. The lower lid is placed within the furnace.
5. The upper lid is placed on the furnace.
6. The gripper returns to the home position.
7. The method runs.
8. At the end of the run, the system removes the upper lid and places it on the ring.
9. The system removes the lower lid and places it on the ring.
10. The sample pan is removed from the furnace and returned to its place in the tray.
11. The system places the lower lid back into the furnace.
12. The upper lid is placed back on the lid holder.
13. The gripper goes to the home position.
14. The data analysis list for the sample is performed.
15. If there is another sample in the list, the work cycle, starting with step 1, begins again.
To remove the last sample from the furnace, set “Prepare Sample -Return Sample # #”
as the last Play list step, where # # is the last sample loaded.
A typical work cycle for the autosampler on a TGA 4000 or an STA 6000 and used with a play
list is as follows:
NOTE: Before the start of a play list, the gripper should be over the home position and there
should be no sample pan in the furnace. The lower furnace lid and the upper lid
should be in place.
1. Start the play list. Your play list may have an explicit Load Sample command, or, if
using a Sample Group, the entry Sample List implies Load Sample. Upon reaching this
line in the list, the gripper swings around to remove the furnace lid and place it on the
ring.
2. The gripper retrieves the specified sample pan and places it in the furnace.
3. The furnace lid is placed on the lid holder.
4. The gripper returns to the home position.
5. The method runs.
6. At the end of the run, and after the end condition temperature is achieved, the system
removes the furnace lid and places it on the ring.
7. The sample pan is removed from the furnace and returned to its place in the tray.
8. The furnace lid is placed back on the lid holder.
9. The gripper goes to the home position.