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Table of Contents
(continued)
Temperature Calibration....................... 3-5
Weight Calibration ................................ 3-6
Running a TGA Experiment ....................... 3-6
Experimental Procedure ....................... 3-6
Preparing the Sample .......................... 3-7
Selecting Sample
and Tare Pans................................ 3-7
Taring the Sample Pan ................... 3-8
Automatic Tare ....................... 3-9
Manual Tare ............................ 3-9
Loading the Sample............................ 3-10
Setting Up an Experiment .................. 3-14
Setting Up Accessories ..................... 3-15
Using a Purge Gas....................... 3-15
Using the Air Cool Option.......... 3-18
Using the Gas Switching
Accessory .................................... 3-18
Starting an Experiment....................... 3-20
Stopping an Experiment ..................... 3-21
Unloading the Sample ................. 3-22
Use in an Oxygen-Free Atmosphere......... 3-23