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Gamry Instruments Reference 3000 Operator's Manual (106 pages)

Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA

Brand: Gamry Instruments | Category: Laboratory Equipment | Size: 7.2 MB

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Limited Warranty
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Copyrights
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Disclaimers
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Safety Considerations

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- Inspection
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- Product Safety
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- AC Mains Connection to the Power Brick
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- Grounding in the Reference 3000
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- Operation with Earth-Grounded Cells and Auxiliary Apparatus
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- Temperature and Ventilation
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- Defects and Abnormal Stresses
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- Environmental Limits
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- Cleaning
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- Service
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- RFI Warning
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- Electrical Transient Sensitivity
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- CE Compliance
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- Rohs Compliance
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Chapter 2: Introduction

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- About this Manual
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- About the Reference 3000
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- About the Auxiliary Electrometer Option
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- Notational Conventions
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Chapter 3: Instrument Circuitry

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- Reference 3000 Schematic/Block Diagrams
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Chapter 4: Installation

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- Initial Visual Inspection
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- Physical Location
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- Computer Requirements
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- Quick-Start Guide for System Installation
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- Software Installation
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- Reboot Your Computer after Software Installation
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- Power Cord and Power Connection
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- Power-Up Test
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- USB Cables
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- Front Panel USB LED
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- First-Time Device Installation in Windows
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- Running the Framework
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- Framework Device Status Bar
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- Gamry Instrument Manager
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- Changing the Label
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- Firmware Update
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Chapter 5: Calibration

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- Introduction
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- DC and AC Calibration
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- Low I Range DC Calibration
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- Cable Calibration
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  - Procedure to Calibrate the Cable
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Chapter 6: Cell Connections

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- Cell Cable Overview
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  - Ancillary Apparatus
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  - AE Connections
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- Fuses in the Cell Cable
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- Normal Cell Connections
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- ZRA Mode Cell Connections
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- Stack Mode Cell Connections
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- Membrane Cell Connections
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- Fuses in the Cell Cable
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Chapter 7: Panel Indicators and Connectors

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- Front Panel
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  - Counter/Working Connector
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  - Sense Inputs Connector
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  - Power LED
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  - Usb Led
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  - Cell on LED
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  - Overload LED
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- Rear Panel
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  - Power in Jack
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  - Power Switch
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  - Chassis Ground
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  - USB Port
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  - Thermocouple Input
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  - Misc. I/O Connector
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  - I Monitor BNC
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  - E Monitor BNC
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  - Ext. Sig. in BNC
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  - Sig Gen. out BNC
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  - Aux. in BNC
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  - Expansion Interface
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Chapter 8: Auxiliary Electrometer Option

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- Overview
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- AC Performance and CMRR
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- Experiments
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- Connections Using Standard Cables
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- Connections Using Custom Cables
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- AE Specifications
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Chapter 9: Stability in Potentiostat Mode

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- Capacitive Cells and Stability
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- Improving Potentiostat Stability
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Chapter 10: Measurement of Small-Current Signals

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- Overview
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- Description of the Problem
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- Measurement System Model and Physical Limitations
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- Hints for System and Cell Design
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  - Faraday Shield
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  - Avoid External Noise Sources
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  - Cell Cable Length and Construction
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  - Lead Placement
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  - Cell Construction
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  - Reference Electrode
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  - Instrument Settings
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  - EIS Speed
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  - Ancillary Apparatus
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- Floating Operation
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Chapter 11: EIS Measurement of Small Impedances

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- Overview
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- Why Galvanostatic Mode
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- DC Errors and Four-Terminal Measurements
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- What Is Mutual Inductance
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  - Avoid High Frequencies
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  - Minimize the Net Magnetic Field
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  - Separate the Pairs
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  - Twist the Sense Wires
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- How Should You Hook up Your Cell
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Appendix A: Reference 3000 Specifications

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- Control Amplifier
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- Differential Electrometer
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- Voltage Measurement
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- Current-To-Voltage Converter
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- Current Measurement
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- Potentiostatic Mode
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- Galvanostatic Mode
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- Auxiliary A/D Input (See
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- Auxiliary A/D Input (See Appendix D)
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- Auxiliary D/A Output
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- Environmental
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- General
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Appendix B: Reference 3000 Cell Connectors

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Appendix C: Misc. I/O Connector

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Appendix D: Auxiliary A/D Input Characteristics

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- Overview
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- Jumper Identification
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- Input Impedance Selection
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- Bandwidth Selection
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- Aux A/D Specifications
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- Function Call to Set the Aux A/D BNC Characteristics
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Appendix E: Auxiliary Electrometer Specifications

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- DC Voltage Measurement
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- Input Impedance
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- Common Mode Rejection
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- Crosstalk
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- Other AC Specifications
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Appendix F: Power LED Blink Codes

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- Normal Start-Up
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- Failure in an Electronics Module
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- Severe Problem
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Appendix G: Certifications

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Appendix H: Comprehensive Index

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Safety Considerations

Chapter 2: Introduction

Chapter 3: Instrument Circuitry

Chapter 4: Installation

Chapter 5: Calibration

Chapter 6: Cell Connections

Chapter 7: Panel Indicators and Connectors

Chapter 8: Auxiliary Electrometer Option

Chapter 9: Stability in Potentiostat Mode

Chapter 10: Measurement of Small-Current Signals

Chapter 11: EIS Measurement of Small Impedances

Appendix A: Reference 3000 Specifications

Appendix B: Reference 3000 Cell Connectors

Appendix C: Misc. I/O Connector

Appendix D: Auxiliary A/D Input Characteristics

Appendix E: Auxiliary Electrometer Specifications

Appendix F: Power LED Blink Codes

Appendix G: Certifications

Appendix H: Comprehensive Index

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