TA Instruments AR 2000

AR 2000 Operator's Manual
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Table of Contents
Important: TA Instruments Manual Supplement ........................................................................................................3
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings .................................................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 1: Introducing the AR 2000
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Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Warnings ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Attention.........................................................................................................................................................................13
Safety and EMC Conformity ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Safety .......................................................................................................................................................................15
EMC ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
La sûreté et EMC Conformité ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Spécifications ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Sûreté ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
EMC ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Lifting and Carrying Instructions ........................................................................................................................17
Electrical Safety ......................................................................................................................................................17
Liquid Nitrogen Safety ..........................................................................................................................................18
Handling Liquid Nitrogen ........................................................................................................................................... 19
If a Person is Burned by Liquid Nitrogen ............................................................................................................ 19
Chemical Safety ............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Usage Instructions ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Maintenance and Repair .............................................................................................................................................. 20
Chapter 2: Description of the AR 2000 ..................................................................................................................... 21
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21
A Brief History of Controlled-Stress Rheometers ................................................................................................21
TA Instruments AR Rheometers .................................................................................................................................. 22
Schematics of the AR 2000 Rheometer ................................................................................................................ 22
Instrument Components........................................................................................................................................23