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Table of Contents
Limited Warranty...........................................................................................................................1
If You Have Problems ....................................................................................................................2
Disclaimers ....................................................................................................................................3
Copyrights and Trademarks ............................................................................................................3
Chapter 1: Safety Considerations....................................................................................................7
Introduction......................................................................................................................7
Inspection.........................................................................................................................7
Line Voltages ....................................................................................................................8
Switched AC Outlet Fuses .................................................................................................8
TDC5 Electrical Outlet Safety ............................................................................................8
Heater Safety....................................................................................................................9
RFI Warning......................................................................................................................9
Electrical Transient Sensitivity ............................................................................................9
Chapter 2:Installation...................................................................................................................11
Initial Visual Inspection .....................................................................................................11
Unpacking Your TDC5 ......................................................................................................11
Physical Location ..............................................................................................................11
Differences Between an Omega CS8DPT and a TDC5.......................................................12
Power-up Check ...............................................................................................................13
USB Cable ........................................................................................................................14
Using Device Manager to Install TDC5 ..............................................................................14
Connecting the TDC5 to a Heater or Cooler......................................................................16
Connecting the TDC5 to an RTD Probe.............................................................................17
Cell Cables from the Potentiostat.......................................................................................17
Setting up the TDC5 Operating Modes..............................................................................17
Checking TDC5 Operation................................................................................................18
Chapter 3:Use .............................................................................................................................19
Using Framework Scripts to Set Up and Control Your TDC5...............................................19
Thermal Design of Your Experiment ..................................................................................19
Tuning the TDC5 Temperature Controller: Overview.........................................................20
When to Tune ..................................................................................................................20
Restoring Factory Settings..................................................................................................21
Automatic versus Manual Tuning.......................................................................................22
Auto Tuning the TDC5......................................................................................................22
Appendix A: Default Controller Configuration.................................................................................23
Initialization Mode Menu ..................................................................................................23
Programming Mode Menu ................................................................................................27
Changes that Gamry Instruments Has Made to Default Settings..........................................31
Index.............................................................................................................................................33
