Troubleshooting
Hard disk power supply connection
Problem
There is no spare hard disk power supply connector in the computer
to connect to the Cary 50 PCI card.
Solution
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Figure 6. Y connector supplied with the Cary 50
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Absorbance is 10 and fluctuates wildly during a scan
Problem
The Cary 50 is reporting 10 Abs and a scan like that shown in Figure
7 is displayed on the screen:
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With the disposable grounding wrist strap (supplied with the
Cary 50) fitted, plug the appropriate end of the supplied Y
connector (refer Figure 6) into the connector at the end of the
Cary 50 PCI card.
Unplug a hard disk power supply connector and connect it to the
Y connector.
Connect the free end of the Y connector to the hard disk.
Cary 50 Spectrophotometer Hardware Manual