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Using Your Nicolet iN10 FT-IR Microscope 

 

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Page 1: ...Using Your Nicolet iN10 FT IR Microscope...

Page 2: ...o the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Customers are ultimately responsible for validation of their systems 2008 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc All rights reser...

Page 3: ...1 Turning the power on and off 11 Aligning your instrument 11 Positioning a manual stage 11 Positioning a motorized stage 12 Setting the purge gas controls 12 Cooling a detector 14 Installing a slide...

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Page 5: ...e a Nicolet iZ 10 Module connected to your microscope please refer to the Nicolet iZ10 help system for information about using the module Questions and concerns In case of emergency follow the procedu...

Page 6: ...installation or 30 days from the date of invoice whichever is sooner The system warranty period for products sold outside the U S A and Canada is 12 months from the date of installation or 14 months f...

Page 7: ...uestions about this requirement please contact us Finding PDF documents PDF files of your instrument documentation are installed on the hard drive of the system computer when the software is installed...

Page 8: ...n result in permanent damage to the instrument and may create a safety hazard Caution The instrument may contain an automated stage that is controlled by the software There are several places on and a...

Page 9: ...Safety labels The safety labels on your instrument are shown below To order new labels contact us 7...

Page 10: ...all be stopped White graphical symbol inside a blue circle This is a mandatory action symbol It is used to indicate that an action shall be taken to avoid a hazard Black graphical symbol inside a yell...

Page 11: ...our skin Wear protective gloves and splash proof goggles and follow standard laboratory safety practices Warning To avoid hazardous equipment damage or contact with liquid nitrogen make sure any dewar...

Page 12: ...ing caused by laser absorption may produce hydrochloric acid HCl hydrofluoric acid HF phosgene COCl2 or other hazardous compounds Warning Materials such as hydrochloric acid hydrofluoric acid and phos...

Page 13: ...on the power supply Aligning your instrument Your instrument can be aligned automatically using OMNIC Picta For information about aligning your instrument please refer to the software help for OMNIC P...

Page 14: ...can open by clicking the Help button in OMNIC Picta Setting the purge gas controls You must connect a source of purge gas dry air or nitrogen to purge your instrument of moisture and other environmen...

Page 15: ...e is 20 psig Adjust the pressure regulator for the instrument purge line until the gauge indicates that the pressure is 15 psig Notice Flow rates greater than 10 scfh can cause vibration that can affe...

Page 16: ...cold and can be hazardous When you use liquid nitrogen always follow standard laboratory safety practices and make sure your dewar is made to use with liquid nitrogen Wear protective clothing and eye...

Page 17: ...repeat until the dewar is filled 4 Remove the funnel 5 Wait until the vapor plume disappears and then replace the plastic stopper and close the dewar cover 6 Wait 20 minutes and then repeat the preced...

Page 18: ...instrument You must use OMNIC Picta to collect data OMNIC Picta can be started by using the OMNIC Picta shortcut on your system desktop For additional information please see the OMNIC Picta help which...

Page 19: ...the internal components from moisture and other environmental contaminants by maintaining an internal atmosphere of dry air or nitrogen If your instrument is not already equipped to purge you must in...

Page 20: ...4 inch male fitting or a 3 8 inch female fitting on the purge gas source Choose a shutoff valve and fittings that are appropriate for the purge gas source 2 If you used a 1 4 inch male fitting procee...

Page 21: ...o the pressure coupling Note Make sure you set the purge gas controls appropriately for the Interferometer purge line and the Instrument purge line 5 Connect one purge line to the Interferometer purge...

Page 22: ...locking ring on the power supply connector until you feel it snap into place 3 Connect the new power supply Simply reverse the order that you disconnected the power cords in the previous step 4 Turn...

Page 23: ...gentle stream of clean dry air or nitrogen Never allow any liquid to come into contact with a window or optical component in the instrument Maintaining detector dewars If your instrument has a cooled...

Page 24: ...or white This means you must replace the desiccant cartridge and you may need to replace the humidity indicator as well Notice You should check the humidity indicator every time you use your instrumen...

Page 25: ...tact us 1 Loosen the thumbscrews on the cover of the iN10 desiccant compartment and then remove the cover 2 Remove the old humidity indicator Save the old indicator for reference when you install the...

Page 26: ...ain cover is blue the desiccant canister is not saturated and does not need to be replaced When the desiccant canister becomes saturated the humidity indicator turns pink or white This means you must...

Page 27: ...ve the cover 2 Loosen the thumbscrews on the desiccant holder and then slide the holder out of the desiccant compartment Caution The contents of the desiccant canister could be harmful if ingested If...

Page 28: ...the following instructions Time needed 3 hours Tools needed Vented oven Insulated cloth or hot pad Note If you need to replace the humidity indicator you must order a new desiccant canister A new hum...

Page 29: ...again Checking and changing the purge gas filter Note Your instrument uses two purge lines so there are two purge assemblies with filters for your instrument The following procedure shows only one pur...

Page 30: ...1 Turn off the purge gas at the main valve Do not turn down the flowmeter or the pressure regulator 2 Remove the plastic bowl that houses the filter You can unscrew the bowl by hand 28...

Page 31: ...3 Remove the filter You can unscrew the filter by hand 4 Install the new filter 29...

Page 32: ...your instrument Note You may notice increased levels of water and carbon dioxide in spectra collected immediately after you have had the purge gas turned off If this interferes with your data wait 15...

Page 33: ...cing 23 I infectious agents 9 installing 15 17 purge kit 17 slide on ATR attachment 15 L lables 7 liquid nitrogen precautions 9 M microscope controls 11 12 O ordering parts 5 P PDF documents 5 power s...

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