Quantum Turret 6 Manual & Product Overview Download Page 5

5

 

 

3.

 

If

 

you

 

wish

 

to

 

monitor

 

the

 

temperature

 

inside

 

a

 

cuvette,

 

plug

 

a

 

standard

 

Series

 

400

 

or

 

Series

 

500

 

thermistor

 

probe

 

(not

 

provided)

 

into

 

the

 

¼

 ‐ 

inch

 

phone

 

jack

 

labeled

 

“probe”

 

in

 

the

 

back

 

panel

 

of

 

the

 

TC

 

1

.

  

Place

 

the

 

end

 

of

 

the

 

probe

 

in

 

a

 

region

 

of

 

the

 

solution,

 

where

 

it

 

will

 

not

 

occlude

 

the

 

spectrometer

 

light

 

beam.

 

4.

 

Turn

 

on

 

the

 

circulating

 

water.

 

5.

 

Turn

 

on

 

the

 

TC

 

1

 

controller

 

using

 

the

 

switch

 

on

 

the

 

back

 

panel.

 

 

 

 

 

                    

Menu

 

Button

 

6.

 

Brief

 

Instructions:

 

The

 

controller

 

display

 

begins

 

on

 

the

 

Display

 

page.

  

Use

 

the

 

left

 

or

 

right

 

arrows

 

on

 

the

 

Menu

 

Button

 

to

 

cycle

 

through

 

the

 

five

 

pages

 

of

 

options,

 

Display

 

(the

 

default

 

screen),

 

Set

 

Temperature

,

 

Set

 

Stirring

,

 

Set

 

Ramping

,

 

and

 

Set

 

Position

.

  

For

 

example,

 

from

 

the

 

Display

 

page,

 

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

 

5

 

and

 

the

 

menu

 

will

 

return

 

to

 

the

 

Display

 

page.

 

To

 

set

 

a

 

temperature,

 

press

 

the

 

right

 

arrow

 

once

 

to

 

go

 

to

 

the

 

Set

 

Temperature

 

page.

 

Once

 

there,

 

use

 

the

 

up

 

and

 

down

 

arrows

 

to

 

set

 

a

 

target

 

temperature,

 

e.g.

 

37.0

 

°C.

  

Press

 

SET

 

to

 

initiate

 

temperature

 

control.

  

The

 

temperature

 

will

 

rise

 

and

 

stabilize,

 

indicated

 

by

 

the

 

change

 

in

 

the

 

green

 

LED

 

light

 

on

 

the

 

front

 

panel

 

from

 

flashing

 

to

 

steady.

  

To

 

control

 

stirring,

 

go

 

to

 

the

 

Set

 

Stirring

 

page.

  

Use

 

the

 

up

 

and

 

down

 

arrows

 

to

 

set

 

a

 

speed,

 

e.g.

 

1200

 

rpm,

 

and

 

press

 

SET

 

to

 

start

 

the

 

stirrer.

  

More

 

details

 

on

 

the

 

Menu

 

Button

 

are

 

provided

 

in

 

Section

 

2

 

below.

    

 

7.

 

After

 

measurements

 

are

 

completed,

 

turn

 

off

 

power

 

on

 

the

 

back

 

of

 

the

 

TC

 

1

 

controller

 

and

 

turn

 

off

 

the

 

water

 

source.

 

 

 

 

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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