TA Instruments TGA 2950 - Loading the Sample

TA I NSTRUMENTS TGA 2950 3–11
Loading the Sample
After taring the sample pan, load the sample into
the TGA furnace as follows:
1. Place the sample in the sample pan, and
position the pan on the sample platform
(Figure 3.1).
The wire on the bottom of the sample pan
should align with the groove in the panhole, so
that the sample pan can be picked up by the
sample hang-down wire.
Always use brass tweezers to handle the sample
pans.
Manually loading the sample pan onto the hang-
down wire may damage the balance mechanism.
Figure 3.1
Sample Pan
Ready to Load
NOTE:
t CAUTION:
Running a TGA Experiment
Thermocouple
Sample
Hook
Furnace
Housing
Sample
Pan
Sample
Pan
Holder
Sample
Platform