PerkinElmer Lambda 650, Hardware Manual

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Lambda 650/850/950 Hardware Guide . 3
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................... 3
Introduction......................................................................................5
Overview ............................................................................................... 6
Conventions Used in this Manual.............................................................. 7
Notes, Cautions and Warnings .......................................................... 7
Safety Practices ..............................................................................11
Overview ............................................................................................. 12
Precautions.......................................................................................... 13
General Operating Conditions ................................................................ 14
Environmental Conditions...................................................................... 15
Other Environmental Conditions ...................................................... 15
Electrical Safety.................................................................................... 17
Electrical Protection........................................................................ 17
Electrical Safety Issues ................................................................... 17
EMC Compliance................................................................................... 18
Warning Labels .................................................................................... 19
Fuses .................................................................................................. 21
Moving the Instrument.......................................................................... 22
System Description .........................................................................23
Overview ............................................................................................. 24
Optical System ..................................................................................... 25
Specifications ....................................................................................... 28
Lambda 650 Installation.................................................................33
Overview ............................................................................................. 34
Requirements ................................................................................ 34
Unpacking ........................................................................................... 35
Connecting to the Line Power Supply ..................................................... 37
Connecting the System Components ...................................................... 38
Connecting to the PC...................................................................... 38
Setting up the Instrument in the Software .............................................. 39
Calibrating the Instrument .............................................................. 42
Using the Instrument......................................................................45
Startup procedure ................................................................................ 46
The Single Cell Holder........................................................................... 47
Description.................................................................................... 47
Installing the Cell Holder ................................................................ 47
Aligning the Single-cell Holder......................................................... 48
Fine Alignment .............................................................................. 49
Minimum Volume Applications......................................................... 50
Instrument Purging (Lambda 850 and 950 only) ..................................... 52
Maintenance....................................................................................55
Overview ............................................................................................. 56
Daily Checks ........................................................................................ 57
Cleaning the Sample Compartment.................................................. 57
Sample Compartment Windows....................................................... 58
Use and Care of Cells ..................................................................... 58
Replacing a Lamp................................................................................. 60
Halogen Lamp Replacement............................................................ 61
Deuterium Lamp Replacement ........................................................ 62
Replacement Parts................................................................................ 64
Accessory Installation ........................................................................... 65
Removing the parts of the Sample Compartment .............................. 65