EL-CELL ECD-4-nano User Manual

EL-CELL ECD-4-nano User Manual

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Release 1. 34
ECD-4-nano
Elec trochemical test c ell
© 2023 EL - C ell GmbH

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  • Page 1 User Manual Release 1. 34 ECD-4-nano Elec trochemical test c ell © 2023 EL - C ell GmbH...
  • Page 2 User M anual ECD -4-nano Disclaimer E L-Cell Gmb H ma kes no a s s ura nces o r wa r ranties with r es pect to this ma nua l a nd , to the extent p er mitted b y la w, limits its lia b ility fo r vio la tion o f a ny imp lied wa rr anty to the s ub s titutio n o f this ma nua l fo r a no ther .
  • Page 3 T elephone: +49 40 79012 -734 Email: s up p o r t@el-cell.com Website: el-cell.com/sup por t/technica l-sup po rt/ Plea s e a lwa ys q uo te the s er ia l numb er o n the na mep la te when ma king cus to mer s ervice inq uir ies .
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    User M anual ECD -4-nano Content Preambl e ....................6 Pur pos e a nd tar get a ud ience ........
  • Page 5 User M anual ECD -4-nano 12 Spare parts ECD -4-nano................37 12.1 Scr ew ca p unit, E CC1 -06-0025-A........
  • Page 6: Preamble

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 1 Preamble 1.1 Purpose and target audience This ma nua l co ver s the s tr uctur e, functio n, o p eration a nd ma intena nce o f the d evice d es cr ibed. It is intend ed fo r end us er s. An end us er ca n b e d es crib ed a s a ny p er so n who inter a cts d irectly with the d evice .
  • Page 7: Obtaining Documents And Information

    A cur r ent ver s ion o f the d o cumenta tion is a va ilable o n the fo llo wing web site : http s ://el-cell.com/supp ort/manua ls/ Alter na tively, yo u ca n s ca n this QR co d e,...
  • Page 8: Product Description

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 2 Product Description The E CD-4-na no is a n electr o chemica l b a ttery tes t cell fo r d etecting thicknes s cha ng es o f the ind ivid ua l electrod e o r the entir e cell s ta ck d ur ing the electr ochemical cycle. The co nnectio n to the r eq uir ed b attery tes ter is es tab lished ca b lelessly via the PAT -So cket.
  • Page 9: Work Principle

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 3 Work principle 3.1 Half cell mode M e mb rane S e n sor t ip C u r rent collector W o rking el ectrode R e f erence electrode S e p arator (G lass frit ) C o unter electrode C u r rent collector The wo r king electr o de (WE ) a nd the co unter electrod e (CE ) a re s epar ated b y a s tiff g la ss fr it...
  • Page 10: Full Cell Mode

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 3.2 Full cell mode S e n sor t ip M e mb rane C u r rent collector U p pe r e l e ctrode C u r rent collector S e p arator Lo w er e lectrode Bo th electr o des a r e s epa rated b y a thin (a few 10 micr o ns ) s epar ator.
  • Page 11: Technical Data

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 4 Technical data Specifications Length 67 mm Width 67 mm Height 129 mm Sample diameter 10 mm Glass T-frit (separator) 12.5/10 x 3.5 mm Separator diameter (full max. 10 mm cell mode) Working (upper) electrode max.
  • Page 12: Dilation Sensor System

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 4.1 Dilation sensor system The d ila tio n s ens or s ys tem co mprises o f: E CD-4-na no s enso r unit  E CD-4-na no s enso r b o x ...
  • Page 13: Assembly

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 6 Assembly 6.1 Removing the transport lock Thes e s tep s a r e o nly necessa ry a fter unp a cking a nd b efore the ver y fir st us e o f the ins tr ument. 1.
  • Page 14: Disassembly Steps Before Insertion Into The Glovebox

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 6.2 Disassembly steps before insertion into the glovebox The fo llo wing s tep s d escribe the d is a ssembly o f the cell b a s e unit b efo r e ins erting the p a r ts into the g lo ve b o x.
  • Page 15 User M anual ECD -4-nano 4. Relea s e the cla mp ing s crew tha t ho ld s the fir t fla ng e unit in p la ce b y us ing the p r o vid ed to r q ue s cr ew d r iver .
  • Page 16 User M anual ECD -4-nano 7. Remo ve the fr it a nd the fr it s leeve fr o m the a s s embly. 8. Remo ve the s p r ing load ed p lung er . All co mp o nents o f the cell b a s e unit mus t no w b e d r ied in a va cuum o ven a t 80°C fo r a t lea s t 12 ho ur s .
  • Page 17: Assembling The Cell Inside The Glovebox (Half-Cell Mode)

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 6.3 Assembling the cell inside the glovebox (half-cell mode) NOTICE All fo llo wing a s sembly s teps will b e ca r r ied o ut in a n iner t g lo ve b o x a tmo sphere. 1.
  • Page 18 User M anual ECD -4-nano 3. Pr es s the p lung er a s sembly d o wn us ing the p r o vid ed tweezer s to o l. 4. Ins er t the fr it s leeve. 5.
  • Page 19 User M anual ECD -4-nano 6. Ad d the g la s s fr it with the na r r o w end fa cing up wa rds. 7. Scr ew in the fr it fla ng e. 8. Atta ch the a s s emb led fr it fla ng e unit to the cell b a s e.
  • Page 20 User M anual ECD -4-nano 10. Put the wo r king electr od e with a ma ximum d ia meter o f 10 mm o n to p o f the g la s s fr it. The a ctive la yer mus t p o int d o wnwa r d s.
  • Page 21 User M anual ECD -4-nano 14. Flip the lever b a ck up a nd ins er t a new PE s ea ling r ing . 15. Ins er t the memb r a ne into the s cr ew ca p . Be ca r eful to to uch the memb r a ne o nly a t the ed g e, no t in the center a r ea.
  • Page 22 User M anual ECD -4-nano 17. Put the s cr ew ca p o n a nd tig hten the center ing thr us t s cr ew with the to r q ue wr ench, until the to o l r elea ses . We r eco mmend fixing the d ila to meter in the a s s emb ly b lo ck, s o tha t the neces s a ry...
  • Page 23: Assembling The Cell Inside The Glovebox (Full Cell Mode)

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 6.4 Assembling the cell inside the glovebox (full cell mode) NOTICE All fo llo wing a s sembly s teps will b e ca r r ied o ut in a n iner t g lo ve b o x a tmo sphere. This s etup r eq uires the ECD -4 full cell ki t.
  • Page 24 User M anual ECD -4-nano 4. Ins er t the fr it s leeve. 5. Ins er t the p lung er fo r E CD -4 full cell kit. M ind the p r o p er o r ienta tion o f the p lung er .
  • Page 25 User M anual ECD -4-nano Atta ch the a s s emb led fr it fla ng e unit to the cell b a s e. Put the lo wer electr od e with a ma ximum d ia meter o f 10 mm o n to p o f the p lung er .
  • Page 26 User M anual ECD -4-nano 11. Put the up p er electr ode o n to p o f the s ep a ra tor with the a ctive s id e p o inting d o wnwa r ds. It s ho uld b e s lig htly s ma ller in d ia meter tha n the lo wer electr od e.
  • Page 27 User M anual ECD -4-nano Co ntinue to ho ld the lever in this p o s itio n while tig htening the cla mp ing s cr ew to fix the fr it fla ng e unit. Us e the to r q ue wr ench until it r elea ses to a chieve the r eq uired to r q ue.
  • Page 28 User M anual ECD -4-nano 17. Pr es s the memb r a ne d o wn s lig htly until it s na p s into p la ce. It s ho uld not fa ll o ut when yo u tur n the lid a r o und. 18.
  • Page 29: Final Assembly Steps Outside The Glovebox

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 6.5 Final assembly steps outside the glovebox NOTICE It is p o s s ib le tha t a n ind enta tio n ma y a p p ea r o n the memb r a ne a s a r es ult o f no r ma l us e. This d o es no t r ep resent a technica l d efect.
  • Page 30: Connecting The Test Cell

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 7 Connecting the test cell Co nnect a ll ca b les a s s ho wn in the p ho to b elo w. We hig hly r eco mmend o p erating the d ila to meter in a temp er a ture-contr olled envir onment.
  • Page 31: Direct Operation In A Pat-Tester-X

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 7.2 Direct operation in a PAT-Tester-x Ca b le, Sens or to E CD-4-na no Sens or Bo x , SEN9044 Ca b le, PAT -Cha nnel to E CD-4-nano Senso r Bo x , EC E1-00- 0368-A ( not included in the sc ope of delivery, av ailable as accessory) P age 31 of 40...
  • Page 32: Operation In A Pat-Stand-1 And Connected To A Third Party Potentiostat

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 7.3 Operation in a PAT-Stand-1 and connected to a third party potentiostat Ca b le, Sens or to E CD-4-na no Sens or Bo x , SEN9044 Sens o r ca b le (no t includ ed in the s co p e o f d eliver y, d ifferent o p tions a va ilable up o n r eq ues t) Cell ca b les 2/4mm b a na na p lug s (no t p r ovided) NOTICE...
  • Page 33: Electrical Connections

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 7.4 Electrical connections 7.4.1 Sensor Box Signal Out: Pin Assignment Analog Output Color Sensor Cable Signal Description brown U-OUT U OUT, (Load min. 10 kOhm) yellow I-OUT I OUT, (Load max. 500 Ohm) gray AGND Analog ground white AGND...
  • Page 34: Disassembly And Cleaning

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 8 Disassembly and Cleaning When wo r king with a p r o tic, mo isture -sens itive electr olytes s uch a s LiPF , it is b es t to a lwa ys lea ve the cell b a s e in the g lo ve b o x a nd o nly exp o s e tho s e co mp onents to r o o m a ir which need to b e clea ned o r d is po sed .
  • Page 35: Unpacking

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 9 Unpacking Check the co ntents o f the p a cka g es a ga inst the lis t g iven b elo w to ver ify tha t yo u ha ve r eceived a ll the co mp o nents. Co ntact the fa cto r y if a nything is mis s ing o r d ama ged. NOTICE Da ma g ed s hipments mus t r ema in with the o r ig ina l p a cka ging fo r fr eig ht co mpa ny ins p ectio n.
  • Page 36: Available Accessories

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 10 Available accessories The lis ted items r ep resent o nly a p a r t o f the a va ila b le a ccess ories . Plea se co nta ct us fo r fur ther info r ma tio n o r if yo u need a s p ecific co nnectio n ca ble to a thir d p a r ty b a ttery tes ter .
  • Page 37: Spare Parts Ecd-4-Nano

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 12 Spare parts ECD-4-nano P age 37 of 40 Release 1. 34...
  • Page 38: Screw Cap Unit, Ecc1-06-0025-A

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 12.1 Screw cap unit, ECC1-06-0025-A P age 38 of 40 Release 1. 34...
  • Page 39: Frit Flange Unit, Ecc1-06-0040-A

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 12.2 Frit flange unit, ECC1-06-0040-A P age 39 of 40 Release 1. 34...
  • Page 40: Warranty

    User M anual ECD -4-nano 13 Warranty Fo r a p er io d o f o ne yea r fr o m the d a te o f s hip ment, E L -Cell Gmb H (her einafter Seller) wa r rants the g o o d s to b e fr ee fr o m d efects in ma ter ial a nd wo r kmans hip to the o r ig inal p ur chaser.

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