Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS50 User Manual page 10

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iS50 ATR Module
Removing and Installing the Sampling Plate
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Table 4. Tip styles
Tip style
Flat
Concave
The extra tip can be stored on the pressure arm.
Figure 5. Sampling plate features
Move the pressure arm to the sampling position (shown above) before you remove the
sampling plate.
To release the sampling plate, lift the back edge. To reinstall it, gently press down on the plate
until it seals against the O-ring around the crystal plate.
NOTICE
• Make sure the sampling plate is installed before you place a sample on the ATR
crystal.
• Avoid damaging or contaminating the ATR internal optics. Keep samples and other
lab materials away from the ATR module when the sampling plate has been removed.
Use with...
The end of this tip is flat, which makes it ideal for measuring films
and flat plastics as well as tiny shavings and fibers. This is a general
purpose tip style.
The end of this tip is slightly concave to allow good contact with
powders and curved solids such as a tablet or polymer bead.
Sampling plate
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