Quantum Turret 6 Manual & Product Overview Download Page 12

12

 

 

E6

 

 

cell

 

out

 

of

 

range

 

warnings:

 

loose

 

cable,

 

check

 

cable

 

The

 

temperature

 

controller

 

is

 

not

 

receiving

 

reasonable

 

responses

 

from

 

either

 

the

 

cell

 

tower

 

or

 

heat

 

exchanger

 

sensors.

  

Since

 

it

 

is

 

very

 

unlikely

 

for

 

both

 

to

 

fail,

 

probably

 

a

 

cable

 

is

 

loose.

 

E7

 

 

heat

 

exchanger

 

error

 

warnings:

 

loose

 

cable,

 

sensor

 

failure

 

The

 

temperature

 

controller

 

is

 

not

 

receiving

 

a

 

reasonable

 

response

 

from

 

the

 

sensor

 

on

 

the

 

heat

 

exchanger.

  

Either

 

the

 

sensor

 

has

 

failed

 

or

 

a

 

cable

 

is

 

not

 

making

 

a

 

good

 

connection.

 

E8

 

 

inadequate

 

coolant

 

warnings:

 

inadequate

 

coolant,

 

water

 

temperature

 

The

 

sensor

 

on

 

the

 

heat

 

exchanger

 

is

 

reading

 

a

 

temperature

 

above

 

60

 

°C.

  

Temperature

 

control

 

has

 

been

 

shut

 

down

 

to

 

prevent

 

damage

 

to

 

the

 

Peltier

 

element.

  

Either

 

the

 

water

 

was

 

too

 

warm

 

or

 

the

 

rate

 

of

 

flow

 

was

 

inadequate

 

to

 

draw

 

sufficient

 

heat

 

from

 

the

 

heat

 

exchanger.

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Turret 6

Page 1: ...19 8606 Tel 509 624 9290 Fax 509 624 9488 E mail quantum qnw com Web www qnw com Turret 6 6 Position Temperature Controlled Cuvette Turret for UV Vis Spectrophotometry Manual Product Overview 3 18 201...

Page 2: ...g the MenU BUTTON 6 3 Features of the Turret 6 8 A GENERAL DESCRIPTION 8 B CUVETTE HOLDER 9 C CUVETTE Z HEIGHT 9 E COOLING WATER FOR THE PELTIER 10 F DRY GAS TO MINIMIZE CONDENSATION 11 G EXTERNAL TEM...

Page 3: ...spectrophotometer 2 TC 1 Temperature Controller 3 power cable 4 USB cable 5 6 magnetic stir bars 6 vinyl tubing to connect water and gas B DEPENDING ON YOUR ORDER THE SHIPMENT MAY ALSO CONTAIN BATH 1...

Page 4: ...to the back of the TC 1 Temperature Controller on the 15 pin connectors labeled Sample and reference 5 Plug the power cable into the back of the TC 1 Temperature Controller and into a wall socket The...

Page 5: ...age push the left arrow once to get to the Set Position page Once there use the top and bottom arrows to choose a position e g position 5 Press the SET button The cuvette holder will move to position...

Page 6: ...lowly When it has locked onto a new target temperature the green LED will remain lit A rapidly flashing red LED usually means a loose electrical cable or inadequate water flow for the Peltier unit Not...

Page 7: ...own arrows and press SET The page will update to show the Current rate in min to be the same as the Ramp rate With ramping set turning on temperature control will generate a linear ramp to the target...

Page 8: ...to six cuvettes The center of the tower is hollow permitting light to pass into the entrance hole through the tower through a cuvette and exit the opposite side from the entrance A plastic cover enclo...

Page 9: ...be light tight CAUTION Accidently attaching a water line to the dry gas barb will severely damage the instrument Attach the lines with care B CUVETTE HOLDER The Turret 6 holds standard 10 x 10 mm cuve...

Page 10: ...tap for brief use You will need a flow of 100 300 ml minute This flow should require a pressure of about 3 5 psi 0 2 0 3 bar Do not exceed an input water pressure of 25 psi 1 7 bar as damage may occu...

Page 11: ...to temperature changes Also the fine coiled wires of the YSI 423 conduct very little ambient heat to the thermistor at the end Excellent Series 500 probes can be obtained with diameters less than a mm...

Page 12: ...he temperature controller is not receiving a reasonable response from the sensor on the heat exchanger Either the sensor has failed or a cable is not making a good connection E8 inadequate coolant war...

Page 13: ...10 C temperature precision 0 05 C cuvette size outside dimensions 12 5 x 12 5 mm minimum cuvette height 30 mm magnetic stirring speed 0 to 1700 rpm cuvette z height 8 5 or 15 mm specified when orderin...

Page 14: ...be established through a USB connection between the computer and the controller In this case the controller includes electronics which convert the USB connection to a serial communications port Howeve...

Page 15: ...stirrer speed F1 MS 300 The lowest stirrer speed is 300 rpm F1 SS S 1000 Set stirrer speed to 1000 rpm F1 SS S 0 Turn stirrer off and set the speed to zero F1 SS Turn stirrer on and set it to the most...

Page 16: ...us F1 IS R The controller has been powered off and back on again 7 Current Sample Temperature F1 CT What is the current temperature of the holder F1 CT 22 84 The current temperature is 22 84 C F1 CT 3...

Page 17: ...n F1 PA Start automatic reporting of probe temperature every temperature increment set by the command above F1 PT 30 5 The current probe temperature is 30 5 degrees F1 PA Stop automatic reporting of p...

Page 18: ...l send a response of the form F1 TT as a notification of the end of the ramp This response can be blocked at any time by previously sending the command F1 TT see command class 5 11 Heat Exchanger Temp...

Page 19: ...buttons and the display on the front When a computer program is in use the TC 1 will automatically send reports to the program whenever a manual change has been made The commands in this section are i...

Page 20: ...20 R1 TT R Stop reporting manual changes for the reference target temperature R1 RR R Stop reporting manual changes for the reference ramp...

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