Operator's Manual
Issue 14 / Mar 2016
MercuryiPS
©2016 Oxford Instruments NanoScience. All rights reserved.
Contents
PREFACE.................................................................................................................................. 1
Use of this manual ................................................................................................................................. 1
Customer support ................................................................................................................................... 4
Health and safety information ................................................................................................................ 5
Disclaimers ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................ 6
Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Certification compliance statements ...................................................................................................... 8
About Oxford Instruments ...................................................................................................................... 9
1 HEALTH AND SAFETY ..................................................................................................... 10
1.1 Warnings ...................................................................................................................... 10
1.1.1 Protective and functional ground .......................................................................................... 10
1.1.2 High voltage hazard .............................................................................................................. 11
1.1.3 Maintenance and adjustment ................................................................................................ 11
1.1.4 Restrictions on use ............................................................................................................... 11
1.2 Cautions ....................................................................................................................... 12
1.2.1 Electrostatic caution .............................................................................................................. 12
1.2.2 Cooling caution ..................................................................................................................... 12
1.2.3 Acoustic noise caution .......................................................................................................... 13
1.3 Solid waste ................................................................................................................... 13
2 MERCURY IPS BASICS .................................................................................................... 14
2.1 MercuryiPS front and rear panels ................................................................................. 15
2.2 Electrical power supply ................................................................................................. 16
2.3 Temperature sensor circuits ......................................................................................... 17
2.4 Remote interfaces ........................................................................................................ 18
2.6 Main components ......................................................................................................... 19
2.6.1 Chassis ................................................................................................................................. 20
2.6.2 Power Supply ........................................................................................................................ 20
2.6.3 User interface ........................................................................................................................ 20