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DRU10002 (REV 004 / JAN 2017)
Table of Contents
1 Preface 1
1.1 Scope 1
1.2 Copyright 1
1.3 Trademarks 1
1.4 Use Limitation 1
1.5 Service and Warranty Information 2
1.6 Instrument Markings 3
1.6.1 Certifications and Listings 3
1.6.2 Serial Number 3
1.6.3 Model Numbers 3
1.7 Specifications 4
1.8 Icons (Icônes) 5
1.9 Safety Labels (Étiquettes de sécurité) 8
1.10 General Safety Warnings (Avertissements de sécurité généraux) 8
1.11 Hazardous Material Disclosures 14
2 Description 16
2.1 Major System Components 19
2.2 Enclosure Variations 21
2.3 Control Unit Components 22
2.4 Motor Unit Components 24
2.5 Typical Rotating Disk Electrode Design 26
2.6 Typical Rotating Ring-Disk Electrode Design 27
3 Installation 28
3.1 Site Preparation 28
3.2 Unpacking and Setting Up the Rotator 28
4 Operation 33
4.1 The Rotating Shaft 33
4.1.1 Installing a Shaft 35
4.1.2 Changing the Tip on a Shaft 40
4.2 Mounting the Cell 44
4.3 The Enclosure 46
4.4 Cell Connections 47
4.4.1 RDE and RCE Wiring 48
4.4.2 RRDE Wiring 49
4.4.3 Routing Cables and Tubing 51
4.5 Proper Grounding 52
4.5.1 Terminology 52
4.5.2 The Earth Ground Connection 52
4.5.3 A Typical Grounding Strategy 53
4.6 Using the Rotator in a Glove Box 56
4.7 Rotation Rate Control 57
4.7.1 Manual Control of Rotation 57
4.7.2 Monitoring the Rotation Rate 57
4.7.3 External Control of the Rotation Rate 58