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MKS 937B Operation Manu
al
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Figure 8-4 Buffered anal
og output for hot cathod
e gauges; same as the lo
garithmic analog
output.
Buffered Hot Cathode Analog Output
Pressure, Torr
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Package Contents
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Safety Information
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Symbols Used in this Manual and Their Definitions
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Safety Precautions
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Safety Procedures and Precautions
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Specifications
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Controller
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Sensors
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Controller Display Messages
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Feature, Control Locations and Dimensions
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Figure 3-1 937B Front Panel
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Figure 3-2 937B Rear Panel
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Figure 3-3 937B External Dimensions (Inches)
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Typical Applications for the Series 937B Controller
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HPS Products Series 937B Multi-Sensor High Vacuum System
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Figure 5-1 937B Front View
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Operating the Series 937B Controller
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Power
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Front Panel Control Lock
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Front Panel Display
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Standard Front Panel Display
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Figure 6-1 Standard 937B LCD Front Panel Display for Pressure Measurement under Leak Detection Mode
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Large Font Displays
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System Setup
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Overview of 937B System Setup
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Figure 6-2 a Comparison between Standard Display Mode and Large Font Display Mode for the 937B LCD Display During Pressure Measurement
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Figure 6-3 937B System Setup Parameters, Their Default Values and Ranges
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Display System Setup Parameters
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Change and Save a Parameter Value
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Figure 6-4 System Setup Information Displayed on 937B LCD Screen
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Description of the System Setup Parameters
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Figure 6-5 Setting DAC Logarithmic and Linear Analog Output
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Table 6-1 Valid Gauges for Autozeroing Capacitance Manometers of Different Ranges
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Figure 6-6 System Firmware and Serial Number Information Displayed on 937B LCD Screen
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Channel Setup for Pressure Measurement
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Overview of 937B Channel Setup
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Setup for a Capacitance Manometer
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Setup for a PR (Pirani)/Cp (Convection Pirani) Sensor
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Setup a Cold Cathode Sensor
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Setup a Hot Cathode Sensor
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Figure 6-11 Hot Cathode Setup Information Displayed on 937B LCD Screen
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Table 6-2 Relative Ionization Correction Factor to N2 for Different Gases
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Power Control of a Pressure Sensor
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Power (Including Degas) Control of a Sensor Using Front Panel Control Button
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Power (Including Degas) Control of a Sensor Via 37 Pin AIO Dsub Connector
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Power (Including Degas) Control of a Sensor Using Serial Communication Commands.45
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Leak Test Using the 937B Controller
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Leak Test Principle Applied for the 937B
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Table 6-3 Pin out for Ion Gauge Remote Control
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Procedures for a Leak Test with the 937B
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Installing Vacuum Sensors
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Installing Cold Cathode Sensors
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Locating a Cold Cathode Sensor
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Orienting a Cold Cathode Sensor
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Managing Contamination in a Cold Cathode Sensor
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Connecting the Series 421/422 Sensor
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Connecting the 423 I-MAG Sensor
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Installing Hot Cathode Sensors
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Locating a Hot Cathode Sensor
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Preventing Contamination in a Hot Cathode Sensor
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Orienting a Hot Cathode Sensor
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Connecting a Hot Cathode Sensor to the Vacuum System
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Connecting a Hot Cathode Sensor to the 937B Controller
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Figure 7-1 13 Pin D-Sub Connector on the Back of 937B HC Board
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Table 7-1 Hot Cathode Connector Pin out
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Figure 7-2 LPN Gauge Cable Diagram
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Figure 7-3 Mini BA Gauge Cable Diagram
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Table 7-2 Pin Assignment for HC Sensor Type Identification
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Installing Pirani Sensors
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Locating a Pirani Sensor
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Preventing Contamination in a Pirani Sensor
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Orienting the Series 317 Pirani Sensor
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Orienting the Series 345 Pirani Sensor
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Connecting the Series 317/345 Sensors
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Figure 7-4 317/345 Cable Diagram
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Table 7-3 Pin out for 317/345 Cables
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Preparing the 317 Sensor for Bakeout
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Capacitance Manometers - MKS Baratron
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Installing a Baratron Capacitance Manometer
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Connecting a Baratron™ Capacitance Manometer
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Table 7-4 Pin out of the 9 Pin D-Sub Connector on CM Module
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Figure 7-5 the Wiring Diagram for the Capacitance Manometer Cable
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Connecting Relay and Analog Outputs
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Connecting 937B Relay Outputs
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Pin out for the 937B Relay Output
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Table 8-1 Pin out for the 937B Relay Output
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Proper Setting of a Relay
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Figure 8-1 Definition of the Parameters Used for Relay Control
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Relay Inductive Loads and Arc Suppression
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Connecting the 937B Analog Output
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Figure 8-2 the Relay Arc Suppression Network
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Buffered Analog Output
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Table 8-2 Pin out for 937B Analog Output
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Table 8-3 Buffered Analog Output When Sensor Power Is off
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Figure 8-3 Buffered Analog Output for Cold Cathode Gauges (421/422/423) in N
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Table 8-4 Buffered Analog Output for the Cold Cathode Gauges (421/422/423) in N
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Table 8-5 Equations for Cold Cathode Gauges (N ) Raw Analog Output
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Figure 8-4 Buffered Analog Output for Hot Cathode Gauges; same as the Logarithmic Analog Output
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Figure 8-5 Buffered Analog Output for a 345 Pirani Gauge
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Table 8-6 Buffered Analog Output for the 315/345 Pirani Sensors
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Table 8-7 Equations for the 315/345 Pirani Sensors
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Figure 8-6 Buffered Analog Output for the 317 Convection Pirani Gauge
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Table 8-8 Buffered Analog Output for the 317 Convection Pirani Sensor
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Table 8-9 Equations for the 317 Convection Pirani Sensor
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Logarithmic/Linear and Combination Analog Output
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Figure 8-7 Buffered Analog Output for Capacitance Manometers
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Logarithmic/Linear Analog Output
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Combination Analog Output
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Figure 8-8 Setup Screen for Setting Combination Channel Parameters
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Logarithmic/Linear Analog Output When the Gauge Power Is Turned off
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RS232/485 Serial Communication Commands
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Communication Protocols
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Table 9-1 937B Serial Communication Wiring Diagram
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Table 9-2 937B Serial Communication Command Protocol
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Pressure Reading Commands
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Table 9-3 937B Pressure Reading Commands
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Relay and Control Setting Commands
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Table 9-4 937B Relay and Control Serial Setting Commands
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Capacitance Manometer Control Commands
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Pirani and Convection Pirani Control Commands
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Table 9-5 937B Capacitance Manometer Serial Commands
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Table 9-6 937B Pirani and Convection Pirani Control Commands
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Cold Cathode Control Commands
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Table 9-7 937B Cold and Hot Cathode Control Commands
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Hot Cathode Control Commands
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Table 9-8 937B Cold and Hot Cathode Control Commands
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System Commands
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Error Code
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Table 9-13 937B System Commands
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Table 9-14 937B Serial Communication Error Codes
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Profibus Communication Protocol and Commands
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Electrical Connections
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Profibus GSD Protocol
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Table 9-15 937B Profibus Electrical Connections
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Table 9-16 937B Profibus Command List
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Profibus Output Buffer Map
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Table 9-17 937B Profibus Output Buffer Map
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Profibus Input Buffer Map
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Table 9-18 937B Profibus Input Buffer Map
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Emulated Operation and RS232/485 Serial Communication Commands
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Operating the 937B Controller in 937A Emulated Operation Mode
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Table 10-1 Description of Pin Assignment for Adapting 937A 15 Pin Connector to 937B 25 Pin Connector for Relay Output
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Table 10-2 a Description of the Pin Assignments for Adapting the 937A 25 Pin Connector to the 937B
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Communication Protocols
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Table 10-4 937B Serial Communication Wire Diagram
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Table 10-5 the 937A Serial Communication Command Protocol
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Pressure Reading Commands
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Table 10-6 937A Pressure Reading Serial Commands
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Relay and Control Setting Commands
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Cold Cathode Control Commands
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Table 10-7 the 937A Relay and Control Setting Commands
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Table 10-8 the 937A Cold Cathode Control Commands
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User Calibration Commands
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System Commands
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Table 10-9 937A User Calibration Commands
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Table 10-10 937A System Commands
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ASCII Character Table
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Table 10-11 ASCII Character Table
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Maintenance of Series 937B Controller Modules
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Removing and Installing a Sensor Module
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Removing and Installing AIO Module
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Figure 11-1 Instructions for Removing AIO Module
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Communication Module
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Power Supply
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Figure 11-2 Instruction for Connecting Wire on the Back of the Power Cord Receptor
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Mounting the 937B Controller
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Figure 11-3 the 937B Controller Power Supply
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AC Power Cord
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Maintenance and Service of HPS Vacuum Sensors
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Cold Cathode Sensor
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Cold Cathode Theory
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Figure 12-1 a Comparison of Inverted Magnetron (Left) and Penning (Right) Cold Cathode Gauges
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Maintenance of Series 421/422 Cold Cathode Sensor
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Figure 12-2 Electron Orbits and Ion Production in an Inverted Magnetron
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Figure 12-3 an Exploded View of the 421/422 Cold Cathode Gauge Assembly
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Maintenance of Series 423 I-MAG Cold Cathode Sensor
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Connecting the I-MAG Sensor
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Disassembling the I-MAG Sensor
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Figure 12-4 an Exploded View of the Series 423 I-MAG Cold Cathode Gauge Sensor
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Cleaning the I-MAG Sensor
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Assembling the I-MAG Sensor
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Preparing the Sensor for Bakeout
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Maintenance of Low Power Nude and Mini BA Hot Cathode Sensors
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Hot Cathode Theory
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Cleaning the Hot Cathode Sensor
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Figure 12-5 BA Gauge Structure and Electron Process Inside the Gauge
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Testing the Hot Cathode Sensor
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Maintenance of Pirani Sensors
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Theory of a Pirani Pressure Sensor
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Figure 12-6 Filament Pin Locator for LPN and Mini BA Gauges
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Table 12-1 Resistance Readings of a Normal HC Sensor
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Cleaning the Series 345 Sensor
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Figure 12-7 Schematic of a Pirani Thermal Conductivity Sensor
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Figure 12-8 Natural Convection Heater Transfer in Horizontal (Left) and Vertical (Right) Sensor Tubes
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Cleaning the Series 317 Sensor
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Table 12-2 Bridge Resistance Value for a Normal 345 Pirani Sensor
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Maintenance of Capacitance Manometer
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Theory of a Capacitance Manometer
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Figure 12-9 Exploded View of a MKS Capacitance Manometer Sensor
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Table 12-3 Resistance Values for a Normal 317 Convection Enhanced Pirani Sensor
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Repairing the Baratron™ Capacitance Manometer
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Spare Parts and Accessories
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Appendix
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Hot Cathode Gauge Gas Correction Factors
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Product Warranty
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Model
937B Series
Category
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Language
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