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2009 TGA Basic Service-Training
2009 TGA Basic Service-Training
2009 TGA Basic Service-Training
Basic Service
Training
2010
QTGA 50/500 Session
2010
Basic Thermal Service Training for Qseries
Instruments
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Installation checklist
Unpacking Unit
Balance
Cables and purge connections
Installing Hang down wires
Aligning balance
Calibrations
Weight
Temperature
Sample Platform
Agenda
Service Procedures
Replacing the Balance
Replacing the Thermocouple
Installing the EGA Furnace
Rebuilding the EGA Furnace
Q50/500 TGA
Q50/500 Cabinet
Q50/500 Cabinet
Balance Housing
Balance Housing
Balance Housing
Balance & Standard Low mass Furnace
EGA Furnace
Auto Sampler
Heat Exchanger
Electrical Interconnect Diagram - 1
Electrical Interconnect Diagram - 2
Q50/500 Installation Checklist
Q50/500 Installation Checklist
Unpacking Instructions
Removing Shipping Foam from the Balance
Cables and purge line Connections
240 Volt A.C. Configuration
240 Volt A.C. Configuration
Installing the Hang-down Wires
Installing the Hang-down Wires
Aligning the Sample Hang-down Wire
Aligning the Sample Hang-down Wire
Sample Platform Calibration - QNX
Sample Platform Calibration - QNX
Sample Platform Calibration - QNX
Sample Platform Calibration - VRTX
Sample Platform Calibration - VRTX
Weight Calibration - 1
Weight Calibration - 2
Weight Calibration - 3
Weight Calibration - 4
Weight Calibration - 5
Sample Temperature Calibration - 1
Sample Temperature Calibration - 2
Sample Temperature Calibration - 3
Sample Temperature Calibration - 4
Sample Temperature Calibration - 5
Service Procedures
Remove the connector in the upper right corner of the balance housing
With a 7/64 Allen wrench from the Accessory kit Turn the balance
positioning screw counter clockwise until the balance can be pulled out
from the two mounting pins that it rests on.
Installing a New Balance
Install the new balance by aligning the two mounting hole in the balance
to the two mounting shafts in the enclosure
Installing a New Balance
Turn the 7/64 Allen head screw clockwise to align the de-coupler loop
over the opening in the balance housing bottom for the hang down wire
Install the platinum Hang down wires as instructed in the on line help.
Aligning a New Balance
Place a clean empty sample pan on the sample and the tare side
Turn the balance adjusting screw to bring the sample Platinum hang
down wire a close to the center of the opening in the bottom of the
balance housing
Aligning a New Balance
Adjust the feet to center the sample pan in the furnace opening
Replacing the Sample Thermocouple
Remove the nine pin connector with the 4 green and white wires
attached to it
Replacing the Sample Thermocouple -2
Use tweezers to grab the ceramic shield of the thermocouple wires and
pull it straight up
Installing New Thermocouple
Grab the lower part of the ceramic cover near the end of the
thermocouple and carefully insert it into the hole in the balance housing
next to the sample hang down wire
Replacing the Sample Thermocouple - 2
Feed the thermocouple slowly down until you reach the ceramic collar
Replacing the Sample Thermocouple - 3
Position the thermocouple tip with in 2 mm of the edge of the sample pan
Be sure it will not touch the sample pan
Replacing the Sample Thermocouple - 4
Dress the 4 thermocouple wires away from the sample hang down wire
Installing the EGA Furnace - 1
Installing the EGA Furnace - 2
Installing the EGA Furnace - 3
Disassembly of the EGA Furnace For QTGA - 1
Disassembly of the EGA Furnace For QTGA - 2
Disassembly of the EGA Furnace For QTGA - 3
Disassembly of the EGA Furnace For QTGA - 4
Reassembly Of the EGA Furnace for QTGA - 1
Reassembly Of the EGA Furnace for QTGA - 2
Reassembly Of the EGA Furnace for QTGA - 3
Reassembly Of the EGA Furnace for QTGA - 4
Reassembly Of the EGA Furnace for QTGA - 5
Reassembly Of the EGA Furnace for QTGA - 6
Reassembly Of the EGA Furnace for QTGA - 7
Thank You