TA DISCOVERY DSC25 - User Manual

Getting Started Guide for
DSC2500, DSC250, DSC25
Revision C Issued December 2016
DISCOVERY DSC™
DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETER

Summary

Safety

Electrical Safety

Thermal Safety

Chemical Safety

Introducing the Discovery DSC System

Discovery DSC User Interface

Primary Function Buttons

Details buttons for main instrument functions like Start, Stop, Lid Open/Close, Reset, Back, and Home.

Installing the Discovery DSC System

Use, Maintenance, & Diagnostics

Using the Discovery DSC

Outlines the general procedure for DSC experiments using instrument control software.

Calibrating the Discovery DSC

T1 Baseline Calibration

Involves heating an empty cell to establish baseline slope and offset for flatness.

Tzero Calibration

Running a Discovery DSC Experiment

Maintaining the Instrument

TA DISCOVERY DSC25 Specifications

General

Technique	Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Temperature Range	-90 °C to 550 °C
Temperature Accuracy	±0.1 °C
Temperature Precision	±0.01 °C
Atmosphere	Inert, Oxidizing, Reducing
Data Sampling Rate	Up to 100 points per second
Power Requirements	100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz