263A PowerBooster - Princeton Applied Research
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1. 801 S Illinois Avenue FAX 865 483 0396 Oak Ridge TN 37831 ATTN Customer Service D CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE OF U S A To avoid delay in customs clearance of equipment being returned please contact the factory or the nearest factory distributor for complete shipping information All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners TABLE OF CONTENTS Ta GENERAE ty eee A ea i 1 2 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 255525522525 e 3 3 INTERCONNECTIONS alti lele ea 5 3 1 Connecting the Potentiostat to the POWER BOUSICE ohn hb wit eke teed leh idee nata 5 3 2 263A Cell Cable Connections 7 33 KEFCO Fr nt Panel SY ELE ER EERE 7 3 4 External Cell Connection and Initial Check 7 iii 1 GENERAL The Model 263A Power Booster is designed for special electrochemical applications such as battery research etching plating electrosynthesis and corrosion studies Three models are available e The 263A I0A provides 10 amps nominal at 20 volts nominal compliance The 263A 20A provides 20 amps nominal at 20 volts nominal compliance The 263A 8A provides 8 amps nominal at 50 volts nominal compliance This add on system consists of the 263A 94 2A option a specially configured 20 10A 20 20A or 50 8A bipolar power supply from KEPCO Inc an internal PerkinElmer Instruments Power Booster Interface see the block d2. simplicity we discuss and illustrate only the 10 A unit in this manual CAUTION Do not use auto ranging current in Power Booster mode The 263A should be set to the 10 uA current range on the front panel or via PC software control 2 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Bandwidth 5 KHz at 3 db with 1 V applied at counter with 1 02 cell 1 W load Voltage Rise Time lt 70 us 10 90 measured at Counter 10 V 10 Hz square wave into a 1 W load high speed mode Potential Noise lt 500 uV rms at E Monitor Out Applied Potential Accuracy 0 5 of reading 2 mV nominal determined by the KEPCO Current Measurement Rise Time lt 75us 10 90 measured at I Monitor Out 10 A 10 Hz square wave Current Measurement Accuracy 1 of reading 20 mA Rated Output Current 20 A nominal for the 263A 20A system 10 A for the 263A 10A system and 8 A nominal for the 263A 8A system Rated Output Voltage 20 V at 20 A nominal for the 263A 20A and 263A 10A 50 V at 8 A nominal for the 263A 8A Overload Shutdown 20 V or 20 A nominal for the 263A 20A 20 V or 10 A nominal for the 263A 10A and 50 V or 8 A nominal for the 263 8 2 The KEPCO power supply allows you to limit the overload shutdown that is to create shutdown set points at lower than the maximum value Refer to the KEPCO manual for more information Model 263A Power Booster User s Manual 3 INTERCONNECTIONS 3 1 Connecting the Potentiostat to the
3. 263A Power Booster Hardware User s Manual gt Perkin instruments Princeton Applied Researc h WARRANTY PerkinElmer Instruments Inc warrants each instrument of its own manufacture to be free of defects in material and workmanship Obligations under this Warranty shall be limited to replacing repairing or giving credit for the purchase price at our option of any instrument returned shipment prepaid to our Service Department for that purpose within ONE year of delivery to the original purchaser provided prior authorization for such return has been given by an authorized representative of PerkinElmer Instruments Inc This Warranty shall not apply to any instrument which our inspection shall disclose to our satisfaction to have become defective or unworkable due to abuse mishandling misuse accident alteration negligence improper installation or other causes beyond our control This Warranty shall not apply to any instrument or component not manufactured by PerkinElmer Instruments Inc When products manufactured by others are included in PerkinElmer Instruments Inc equipment the original manufacturer s warranty is extended to PerkinElmer Instruments Inc customers PerkinElmer Instruments Inc reserves the right to make changes in design at any time without incurring any obligation to install same on units previously purchased THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE HEREOF THIS WARRA
4. KEPCO power supply From the front panel of the 263A select the 10 uA current range Set the 263A to high speed mode Apply 3 V potential via the front panel see the 263A User s Guide and turn the cell on The current reading on the front panel display should be 3 uA 3 uA if 3 V are applied and the E reading should be 3 V Turn the cell off Turn the 263A and KEPCO power off Disconnect the cell Part No 223119 4352 1199 Manual Revision A Printed in USA
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6. Power Booster The 263A and KEPCO are connected by 2 marked cables provided with the interface unit see also the diagram in Fig 2 CAUTION Make all connections as well as changes between Normal and Boost modes with the power off NOTE Do not use the C0345 cable the label is on a white tab in power boosted mode C0345 is for normal operation only for instructions on using it see the 263A User s Guide NOTE In 4 terminal connections where the sense lead is used the 263A must be in high speed mode Boost Mode On the 263A rear panel flip the BOOST NORMAL toggle switch to BOOST S COM Connection Connect the S COM brown wire to S COM or COM they are shorted together on the KEPCO rear panel Connect the opposite end of the wire to screw clamp connector 3 on the rear panel of the Power Booster Interface S OUT Connection Connect the S OUT red wire to S OUT on the KEPCO rear panel Connect the opposite end of the wire to screw clamp connector 4 on the rear panel of the Power Booster Interface Model 263A Power Booster User s Manual RED RED _ red clip white clip C0377 from front panel LEMO connector BROWN green clip BROWN green clip C0378 263A 94 Rear Panel KEPCO Rear Panel KEPCO Card edge Cable Fig 2 Connecting the 263A KEPCO Power Supply and Power Booster Interface KEPCO Cardedge Double BNC Cable Connect the cardedge female connector to the card edge male
7. iagram in Fig 1 and cabling The Power Booster interfaces the 263A and the external cell acts as the cell switch and provides the drive signal for the KEPCO power supply Experiments can be controlled manually from the front panel of the 263A or from a PC using the appropriate PerkinElmer Instruments software The Power Booster Interface also provides cell current scaled required by the 263A TE converter With the 263A current range set to 10 uA 1 uA reading on 263A 1 A actual cell current and 10 uA reading on 263A 10 A actual cell current The system frequency response has been modified to provide stability for the complete closed loop response for electrochemical cells with a very high capacitance and very low resistance The Power Booster Interface operates in power boosted or normal mode a simple cable connection and flip of a switch convert between modes This manual discusses boosted mode only For normal operation see the potentiostat s user manual Determined by the KEPCO Model 263A Power Booster User s Manual COMP REMOTE CKKT BOP CELL SW BOOST a NORMAL 1 i _ COUNTER REF a SENSE ELEGIR WKNG _ tea IE BOP WKNG FROM BOP SCALE RES Fig 1 Block Diagram for the 263A Power Booster System Connections and settings are identical among the three Power Booster Interface options However for
8. projecting from the KEPCO rear panel both connectors are keyed to ensure correct orientation On the double BNC end of the cable connect the E IN connector to the rear panel of the 263A at the BNC connector marked E IN Connect the BNC portion of the cable to the rear panel of the potentiostat at the BNC connector marked I OUT 3 INTERCONNECTIONS 3 2 263A Cell Cable Connections C0378 Screw Clamp Spring Clamp Cable Connect the red and brown leads to the 263A rear panel at screw clamps 1 and 2 respectively see Fig 2 The opposite end of this cable terminates in 2 spring clamp connectors for the working brown wire green spring clamp and counter red wire red spring clamp leads C0377 LEMO Spring Clamp Cable replaces CO345 during boost mode Connect this cable to the 263A front panel at the female LEMO connector The opposite end of this cable terminates in white and green spring clamp connectors for the reference and sense leads respectively 3 3 KEPCO Front Panel Setup e The MODE switch on the front panel of the KEPCO should be set to Voltage mode left position The Voltage CONTROL switch red toggle on left side should be in the OFF down position e The Current CONTROL switch red toggle on right side should be in the OFF down position e The SENSE COMMON black banana jacks at bottom center should be connected with a shorting bracket e The OUTPUT SENSE red banana jacks at bottom center sho
9. uld be connected with a shorting bracket 3 4 External Cell Connection and Initial Check Use the provided cell cables Section 3 2 to connect the electrochemical cell being tested see Fig 3 Model 263A Power Booster User s Manual 263A 94 front panel REFERENCE white clip SENSE green clip front panel LEMO connector COUNTER red clip WORKING green clip from rear panel KEPCO front panel Fig 3 Connecting the Power Booster Interface to the 263A Differential Electrometer DANGER Dangerous and possibly lethal voltages may be present on the electrometer s red lead Never touch the red lead while mains power is supplied to the electrometer For more information see the electrometer manual Once the interconnections are complete perform the following check to ensure the system is functioning properly 1 Connect a 1 Q dummy cell resistor as shown in Fig 4 WARNING The dummy cell resistor must have a power rating of at least 9 W Three 3 Q 3 W resistors linked in parallel are acceptable 2 Connect the Reference and Counter to one side of the resistor Reference connection closest to cell and Sense and Working to the other side Sense connection closest to the cell 3 Turn on the 263A power 10 11 263 94 SENSE green clip CNTR red clip WKNG green clip KEPCO C0378 Fig 4 Dummy Cell Connections Turn on the
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