Table Of Contents - Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS10 Using Manual

Welcome .................................................................................................................... 1
Questions and concerns ............................................................................................. 1
Conventions used in this help system .......................................................................... 1
Warranty information ................................................................................................ 2
Purge/desiccation requirement ................................................................................... 2
Finding PDF documents ............................................................................................. 3
Ordering parts.......................................................................................................... 3
Safety ....................................................................................................................... 4
Safety precautions .................................................................................................... 4
Safety labels ............................................................................................................ 4
Safety and electrical symbols ..................................................................................... 5
Indicators and buttons .............................................................................................. 6
Dangerous contaminants ........................................................................................... 7
Using liquid nitrogen ................................................................................................. 7
Using corrosives and solvents ..................................................................................... 7
Checking the power supply ........................................................................................ 8
Operation................................................................................................................... 9
Turning the power on and off ..................................................................................... 9
Installing a Smart Accessory ...................................................................................... 9
Collecting data with the instrument ............................................................................. 9
Collecting data with the module .................................................................................. 9
Setting the purge gas controls .................................................................................. 10
Aligning your spectrometer ...................................................................................... 11
Cooling a detector .................................................................................................. 11
Service .................................................................................................................... 14
Installing or replacing hardware................................................................................ 14
Installing a purge kit ............................................................................................ 14
Installing a sample compartment extension kit ......................................................... 17
Installing baseplate-mounted accessories ................................................................ 18
Installing slide-mounted accessories ....................................................................... 18
Installing other accessories ................................................................................... 19
Replacing the power supply ................................................................................... 20
Replacing or changing the source ........................................................................... 21
Installing sidewall adapters ................................................................................... 23
Maintaining your instrument..................................................................................... 24
Cleaning your instrument ...................................................................................... 24
Static electricity precautions .................................................................................. 24
Maintaining detector dewars .................................................................................. 25
Checking the humidity indicator ............................................................................. 25
Replacing the humidity indicator ............................................................................ 26
Replacing the desiccant ........................................................................................ 27
Regenerating the desiccant ................................................................................... 28
Checking and changing the purge gas filter.............................................................. 29
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 33
Using the troubleshooting topics ............................................................................... 33
Hardware problems................................................................................................. 33
The status indicators do not light when you turn on your instrument ........................... 33
The Scan indicator flashes intermittently ................................................................. 34
The Scan indicator does not flash (the instrument is not scanning).............................. 34
The system scans normally but the signal intensity is very low ................................... 35
The baseline is not stable ...................................................................................... 35
The alignment fails............................................................................................... 36
There is a problem selecting an external detector in a microscope............................... 36
Data cannot be collected (or other software problems) .............................................. 36

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