Quantum Turret 6 Manual & Product Overview Download Page 4

4

 

 

C.

  

SYSTEM

 

SETUP

 

1.

 

Install

 

the

 

Turret 

6

 

in

 

your

 

spectrometer.

  

(It

 

may

 

have

 

been

 

already

 

installed

 

by

 

the

 

manufacturer.)

 

 

2.

 

Supply

 

circulating

 

water

 

to

 

the

 

Peltier

 

unit.

  

If

 

you

 

purchased

 

the

 

BATH

 

10

,

 

then

 

attach

 

tubing

 

from

 

the

 

submersible

 

pump

 

to

 

either

 

one

 

of

 

the

 

water

 

hose

 

barbs

 

on

 

the

 

Turret 

6

.

  

Attach

 

another

 

piece

 

of

 

tubing

 

from

 

the

 

Turret 

6

 

back

 

to

 

the

 

bucket.

  

Put

 

water

 

in

 

the

 

bucket,

 

turn

 

on

 

the

 

pump

 

by

 

plugging

 

it

 

into

 

an

 

outlet

 

and

 

check

 

to

 

be

 

sure

 

that

 

water

 

is

 

flowing

 

back

 

into

 

the

 

bucket.

  

Check

 

for

 

leaks.

  

Unplug

 

the

 

pump

 

until

 

you

 

have

 

completed

 

the

 

remainder

 

of

 

the

 

system

 

set

 

up.

 

 

3.

 

If

 

you

 

plan

 

to

 

work

 

at

 

low

 

temperatures,

 

connect

 

a

 

source

 

of

 

dry

 

gas

 

(typically

 

nitrogen)

 

to

 

release

 

on

 

the

 

cuvette

 

windows.

 

Attach

 

a

 

length

 

of

 

tubing

 

with

 

1/16

inch

 

inside

 

diameter,

 

to

 

the

 

small

 

hose

 

barb

 

on

 

the

 

base

 

of

 

the

 

Turret 

6

.

  

(A

 

1/8

 

to

 

1/16

inch

 

barbed

 

reducer

 

fitting

 

is

 

included

 

with

 

the

 

Turret 

6

,

 

to

 

prevent

 

any

 

difficulty

 

connecting

 

to

 

this

 

unusually

 

small

 

size

 

tubing.)

  

Set

 

the

 

dry

 

gas

 

flow

 

rate

 

to

 

about

 

50

 

cc/min.

 

 

4.

 

The

 

Turret 

6

 

has

 

two

 

electrical

 

cables,

 

one

 

for

 

drive

 

currents

 

and

 

the

 

other

 

for

 

sensitive

 

sensor

 

signals.

  

Connect

 

them

 

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

 

TC

 

1

 

will

 

accept

 

AC

 

voltages

 

from

 

85

 

to

 

264

 

at

 

50

 

or

 

60

 

Hz.)

 

D.

  

SOFTWARE

 

INSTALLATION

 

NOTE:

 

IF

 

YOU

 

PURCHASED

 

THE

 

T

App

 

PROGRAM,

 

DO

 

NOT

 

PLUG

 

IN

 

THE

 

USB

 

CABLE

 

INTO

 

YOUR

 

COMPUTER

 

UNTIL

 

THE

 

SOFTWARE

 

IS

 

LOADED.

  

IF

 

YOU

 

DO,

 

WINDOWS

 

MAY

 

AUTOMATICALLY

 

INSTALL

 

AN

 

INCORRECT

 

DRIVER

 

THAT

 

WILL

 

BE

 

DIFFICULT

 

TO

 

REMOVE.

 

 

1.

 

If

 

you

 

purchased

 

the

 

T

App

 

program

 

for

 

external

 

control

 

of

 

the

 

Turret 

6

,

 

insert

 

the

 

CD

 

into

 

the

 

drive.

  

If

 

the

 

installation

 

does

 

not

 

start

 

automatically,

 

locate

 

the

 

Setup.exe

 

file

 

in

 

the

 

root

 

directory

 

and

 

run

 

it.

  

The

 

installation

 

process

 

starts

 

with

 

a

 

small

 

black

 

window

 

that

 

is

 

shown

 

during

 

installation

 

of

 

the

 

drivers

 

needed

 

to

 

control

 

the

 

Turret 

6

 

through

 

a

 

USB

 

connection.

  

This

 

window

 

will

 

then

 

be

 

replaced

 

by

 

the

 

software

 

installation

 

window.

  

Follow

 

the

 

onscreen

 

prompts

 

to

 

complete

 

the

 

installation.

 

 

2.

 

Connect

 

the

 

Turret 

6

 

to

 

your

 

computer

 

using

 

the

 

USB

 

cable

 

provided.

  

The

 

New

 

Hardware

 

installation

 

process

 

will

 

begin

 

automatically

 

and

 

take

 

a

 

few

 

moments

 

to

 

finish.

 

E.

  

SYSTEM

 

OPERATION

 

1.

 

Use

 

a

 

liquid

 

samples

 

in

 

standard

 

1

 

x

 

1

cm

 

square

 

cuvettes

 

and

 

place

 

the

 

cuvettes

 

in

 

the

 

Turret 

6

.

 

2.

 

Place

 

the

 

magnetic

 

stir

 

bar

 

in

 

each

 

cuvette.

 

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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