TA DISCOVERY DSC25 - Introducing the Discovery DSC System

Discovery DSC™ Getting Started Guide Page 10
Setting Up System Communication .....................................................................................................29
Connecting Lines to the Gas Delivery Module ....................................................................................29
Purge Gas Lines .............................................................................................................................29
Cooling Gas Line ...........................................................................................................................30
Connecting the Power Cable ................................................................................................................31
Starting the Discovery DSC System........................................................................................................... 31
Shutting Down the Discovery DSC System............................................................................................... 32
Installing the DSC Cooling Accessories..................................................................................................... 33
Installing the Finned Air Cooling System (FACS) ..............................................................................33
Installing the Refrigerated Cooling System (RCS) ..............................................................................35
Installing the Quench Coolers ..............................................................................................................38
Quench Cool Accessory for FACS ................................................................................................38
Stand-Alone Quench Cooler ..........................................................................................................38
Installing the Liquid Nitrogen Pump (LN Pump) ................................................................................39
Installing the Transfer Line ...........................................................................................................40
Installing the LN Pump to the Tank ..............................................................................................42
Installing the LN Pump on the Discovery DSC ............................................................................43
Installation of Additional Items.................................................................................................................. 49
Installing the Autosampler Tray ...........................................................................................................49
Installing the Lid (DSC2500 only) ................................................................................................49
Use, Maintenance, & Diagnostics ............................................................................................................51
Using the Discovery DSC™....................................................................................................................... 51
Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................51
Calibrating the Discovery DSC™ .............................................................................................................. 52
T1 Baseline Calibration (Discovery DSC2500, DSC250, DSC25) .....................................................52
Tzero
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Calibration ...............................................................................................................................52
Enthalpy (Cell) Constant Calibration ................................................................................................... 53
Temperature Calibration ......................................................................................................................53
Heat Capacity Calibration (Discovery DSC2500 only) ....................................................................... 53
Heat Capacity (MDSC
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) Calibration ...................................................................................................53
Autosampler Calibration ...................................................................................................................... 54
Running a Discovery DSC™ Experiment.................................................................................................. 54
Experimental Procedure .......................................................................................................................54
Loading the Sample .............................................................................................................................. 54
Starting an Experiment .........................................................................................................................55
Stopping an Experiment .......................................................................................................................55
Maintaining the Instrument......................................................................................................................... 55
Cleaning the User Interface Screen ...................................................................................................... 55
Replacing Fuses ...................................................................................................................................56
Replacement Parts ...................................................................................................................................... 57