Teledyne IGE 3000 User Manual
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3. Installation
3.1. INSTALLATION
3.2. Receiving Inspection
Your instrument has been manufactured, calibrated and carefully packed so that upon receiving your
order it is ready for operation. However, when you unpack, please inspect all items for any obvious signs of
damage due to shipment. Immediately advise Teledyne Hastings and the carrier if any damage is
suspected.
suspected.
Use the packing slip as a check list and insure all parts are present including any optional equipment and
that the options are correct (i.e. output, range, gas, pin out)
If a return is necessary, obtain an RMA (Return Material Authorization) number from our Customer
Service Department at 1-800-950-2468.
3.3. Mounting
The IGE-3000 is an “indoor use only” instrument. The IGE-3000 can be mounted in any attitude or
position. Reasonable care should be taken to install the IGE-3000 where it will be protected from physical
damage. To facilitate ease of reading the LED readout, the connector “keyway” of the B/A tube should be
damage. To facilitate ease of reading the LED readout, the connector “keyway” of the B/A tube should be
mounted at the 3 o-clock position.
3.4. Grounding
For safety reasons the case of the IGE-3000 must be grounded to the vacuum chamber.
This is normally accomplished mechanically through the vacuum chamber base flange via the
B/A tube physical connection. The electronics module is grounded through a pin in the
connector plug once the IGE-3000 module is plugged into the B/A tube. To ensure the best grounding
possible, ensure that the tube to base set screw is fully tightened once the IGE-3000 is installed.
DANGER
Ion producing equipment such as the IGE-3000, from any manufacturer, may, under some conditions provide
sufficient conduction via plasma to couple a high voltage electrode to the vacuum chamber. If conductive parts of the
chamber are not grounded, they may attain a potential near that of the high voltage electrodes during this coupling.
chamber are not grounded, they may attain a potential near that of the high voltage electrodes during this coupling.
Potentially fatal electrical shock could then occur because of the high voltage between these vacuum chamber parts
and ground. Grounding, though simple, is imperative! Ensure that the ground circuits are correctly utilized, both on
and ground. Grounding, though simple, is imperative! Ensure that the ground circuits are correctly utilized, both on
your IGE-3000 power supplies and your vacuum chambers, regardless of the manufacturer, for this phenomenon is
not peculiar to the IGE-3000.
not peculiar to the IGE-3000.