TA Instruments DSC Q Series

DSC Q Series Getting Started Guide
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Thermal Safety
Thecellsurfacescanbehotenoughtoburntheskinduringasamplerun.Ifyouareconductingasubambient
testontheDSC,coldcouldalsocauseinjury.Afterrunninganytypeofexperiment,youmustallowtheDSC
celltoreturntoroomtemperaturebefore youtouchtheinnercellsu
rfaces.
Lifting the Instrument
TheDSCisafairlyheavyinstrument.Inordertoavoidinjury,particularlytotheback,pleasefollowthisadvice:
WARNING: Use two people to lift and/or carry the instrument. The instrument is too
heavy for one person to handle safely.