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TA DISCOVERY DSC250 User Manual

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

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TA DISCOVERY DSC250 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Temperature Range-180 °C to 725 °C
Modulated DSC CapabilityYes
AtmosphereInert, Oxidizing, Reducing, Static, Dynamic
Sample Pan Typeplatinum
Cooling SystemIntracooler

Summary

Introduction

Safety

General safety information and instrument symbols.

Electrical Safety

Safety precautions regarding electrical connections and maintenance.

Handling Liquid Nitrogen

Precautions for working with liquid nitrogen cooling systems.

Thermal Safety

Warnings about hot and cold surfaces of the DSC cell.

Chemical Safety

Safety guidelines for using gases and samples with the DSC.

Lifting the Instrument

Safety advice for lifting and moving the instrument.

Introducing the Discovery DSC™ 2500, DSC250, DSC25

Discovery DSC Cell

Explanation of the DSC cell module and its function.

Installing the Discovery DSC™ System

Starting the Discovery DSC System

Procedure for powering on the DSC system.

Shutting Down the Discovery DSC System

Procedure for safely powering down the instrument.

Use, Maintenance, & Diagnostics

Calibrating the Discovery DSC™

Importance and types of calibration for accurate results.

T1 Baseline Calibration (Discovery DSC2500, DSC250, DSC25)

Procedure for baseline slope and offset calibration.

Tzero® Calibration

Two-experiment calibration for sensor thermal capacitance and resistance.

Enthalpy (Cell) Constant Calibration

Calibration using a reference material's melting transition.

Temperature Calibration

Calibrating temperature using reference materials.

Heat Capacity Calibration (Discovery DSC2500 only)

Optimizing heat capacity accuracy using a sapphire standard.

Heat Capacity (MDSC®) Calibration

Calibrating MDSC heat capacity for accuracy.

Starting an Experiment

How to start a DSC experiment.

Stopping an Experiment

How to stop a running DSC experiment.

Maintaining the Instrument

Customer responsibility for instrument maintenance.

Replacing Fuses

Procedure for replacing customer-replaceable fuses.

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