TA Instruments DSC Autosampler CE - Preparing Hermetic Pans

Preparing Samples
5–24 TA I NSTRUMENTS DSC A UTOSAMPLER CE
Preparing Hermetic Pans
Make sure your sample press is set up for
hermetic sealing (see Appendix A in the
DSC
Operator’s Manual
) before you perform the
following procedure.
1. Place the hermetic pan and cover (see
Figure 5.12) in a milligram balance (measur-
ing accuracy of the balance must be
+ 0.0001 gram), and record the weight.
Figure 5.12
TA Instruments
Hermetic Pan
2. Leave the pan and cover in the balance, and
place your sample in the pan. Record the
weight.
3. Subtract the weight you obtained in step 1
from the weight you obtained in step 2, and
enter the result in the sample weight column
of the Sample Information Chart.
NOTE:
COVER
PAN