TA Q Series - Page 5

TMA Q Series Getting Started Guide
5
Connecting Cables and Lines ............................................................................................................................... 26
Ports .................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Purge Line ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
Connecting the Cooling Gas Line ................................................................................................................. 28
Installing the Stage................................................................................................................................................. 29
Installing the Expansion/Penetration Probes .................................................................................................... 30
Installing a Probe ............................................................................................................................................ 30
Removing a Probe ........................................................................................................................................... 30
Ethernet Switch Setup .................................................................................................................................... 31
Connecting the Instrument to the Switch ..............................................................................................31
Connecting the Controller to the Switch ............................................................................................... 31
Connecting the Controller to a LAN ...................................................................................................... 32
Power Switch .......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Power Cable ............................................................................................................................................................ 33
Starting the TMA ........................................................................................................................................................... 34
Shutting Down the TMA .............................................................................................................................................. 34
Chapter 3: Use, Maintenance, & Diagnostics ..........................................................................................................
35
Using the TMA .............................................................................................................................................................. 35
Before You Begin .................................................................................................................................................... 35
Calibrating the TMA ..................................................................................................................................................... 36
Force Calibration .................................................................................................................................................... 36
Probe Calibration ................................................................................................................................................... 36
Temperature Calibration ....................................................................................................................................... 36
Cell Constant .......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Running a TMA Experiment ........................................................................................................................................ 38
Selecting a Probe .................................................................................................................................................... 38
Zeroing the Auto Measure System ....................................................................................................................... 39
Guidelines for Handling Samples ....................................................................................................................... 40
Sample Preparation ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Sample Loading .............................................................................................................................................. 40
Starting an Experiment ..........................................................................................................................................41
Stopping an Experiment ........................................................................................................................................ 41
Maintaining the Instrument ......................................................................................................................................... 42
Cleaning the Touch Screen .................................................................................................................................... 42
Cleaning the Probe Assembly ............................................................................................................................... 42
Cleaning the Stage ................................................................................................................................................. 43
Cleaning the Thermocouple .................................................................................................................................. 44
Replacements ................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Replacing the Thermocouple ................................................................................................................................ 45
Removing the Existing Thermocouple ......................................................................................................... 45
Installing a New Thermocouple ................................................................................................................... 45
Replacing Fuses ..................................................................................................................................................... 47
Replacing the TMA Fuses .............................................................................................................................. 47
Replacement Parts ......................................................................................................................................................... 48
Index............................................................................................................................................................................... 51