PerkinElmer TGA 4000, Installation And Hardware Manual

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Install a TGA 4000 . 53
Weight Calibration
To perform a weight calibration of the TGA 4000:
1. While in Instrument Viewer or the Method Editor in the Pyris software, select
Calibrate
from the View menu.
2. Select the Weight tab in the Calibration window.
3. Enter the weight of the reference material in the
Ref. Weight
box.
A 100 mg calibration weight is supplied with the instrument.
4. Click
Begin Calibration
.
5. To prepare for a zero weight reading, place a clean sample pan in the sample holder
and then replace the furnace cover.
6. Click
OK
in the dialog box.
7. When the zero weight reading is stable in the Read Zero field, click
OK
in the dialog
box.
8. Place the reference weight into the crucible. You can either first remove the crucible
from the furnace and place the weight in it or place the weight with the crucible in
place. Replace the furnace cover. Click
OK
in the dialog box.
9. When the weight reading is stable in the Read Value field, click
OK
in the dialog box.
The calibration is complete.
10. Click
Save and Apply
to send the new calibration value to the analyzer and save the
calibration file.
The TGA 4000 calibration is complete.
This completes the installation of the TGA 4000.