PerkinElmer STA 8000, Installation And Hardware Manual

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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................... 7
Pyris Installation ............................................................................................... 8
Safety and Regulatory Information ........................................................... 9
Symbols Used in this Help .................................................................................10
Notes, Cautions and Warnings ....................................................................10
Symbols Used on the Instruments .....................................................................13
Electrical Warnings ...........................................................................................14
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) .................................................................16
Europe ......................................................................................................16
South Korea ..............................................................................................16
United States (FCC) ...................................................................................16
Electrical Safety ...............................................................................................17
WEEE Instructions for PerkinElmer Products ......................................................18
Prepare the Laboratory ............................................................................ 21
Prepare the Laboratory .....................................................................................22
Electrical Requirements ..............................................................................22
Environmental Requirements ......................................................................22
Purge Gas and Pneumatic Supply ...............................................................23
Space Requirements ..................................................................................23
Install Multiple Analyzers ........................................................................ 25
Install Multiple Analyzers ..................................................................................26
Install an STA 8000 .................................................................................. 29
Safety Precautions for the STA 8000 .................................................................30
Important Specifications ............................................................................32
Decontamination and Cleaning ..........................................................................33
Decontamination .......................................................................................33
Cleaning the Instrument ............................................................................33
General Laboratory Safety ..........................................................................33
STA 8000 Warning Labels .................................................................................34
Warning Labels on the Upper Ring Around the Furnace................................34
Warning Labels on the Back of the STA 8000 ..............................................35
Installing an STA 8000 .....................................................................................37
Unpacking the STA 8000 ..................................................................................38
Set Up the STA 8000 System Components .........................................................40
Connect the Purge Gas Supply to the STA 8000 ...........................................40
Connect the Purge Gas and System Purge Gas Lines to the STA 8000 ...........41
Removal of the Shipping/Alignment Tool .....................................................42
Install the Sensor ......................................................................................42
Connect the Cooling Device to the STA 8000 ...............................................44
Connect the STA 8000 Components ..................................................................48
Configure the STA 8000 ....................................................................................49
Calibration of the STA 8000 ..............................................................................51
Weight Calibration .....................................................................................51
Weight Verification ....................................................................................51
DTA Baseline Optimization .........................................................................52
TG Drift Optimization .................................................................................52
Temperature and Heat Flow Verification......................................................52
STA 8000 Hardware ................................................................................. 55
STA 8000 Hardware Overview ...........................................................................56
Sample Handling ..............................................................................................57
Sample Preparation ...................................................................................57
Sample Pans .............................................................................................58
Sample Atmosphere ...................................................................................58
Loading Samples into the STA 8000 ............................................................59
Heating ...........................................................................................................60
STA 8000 Maintenance .....................................................................................61