Gamry Reference 3000, Reference 3000 AE Quick Start Manual

Reference 3000/3000AE

QUICK-START GUIDE

USB Potentiostat Installation

Guide #2

When possible, connect the Chassis Ground on the back of your
potentiostat to a known, good earth ground.

Connect the cell cable to the Calibration side of the UDC4 dummy cell
included with your instrument.

Place the dummy cell inside the Calibration
Shield, close the lid, and connect the black
oating-ground lead of your cell cable to the
Shield’s grounding post.

Open Gamry Framework™. Select Experiment > Utilities > Calibrate Instrument

Choose your potentiostat. Select the radio button
for calibration type Both, and click the OK button.

After you conrm several instructional
messages, the calibration proceeds
automatically, and you are notied if the
calibration is successful.

Steps 6 through 8 are for the 3000AE only.

Connect the auxiliary dummy cell AEC1. Connect the ve regular, colored leads to the top jacks, and the
multiple pairs of leads to the array of 16 jacks. Connect the other ends of the cables to the correct jacks
on the 3000AE.

Standard leads connect
in this row.

Auxiliary leads
connect from here
down.

Note: The multiple pairs of leads are
labeled with the channel numbers
and polarities. Be sure to match the
leads to the jacks.

Turn on the instrument and open Gamry
Framework™.
Select Experiment > Utilities > Aux

Electrometer Calibration

Select the radio button for the correct instrument, and click the OK button.

After you conrm several instructional
messages, the calibration proceeds
automatically, and you are notied if the
calibration is successful.

Did you receive a

CALIBRATION WARNING?

TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING A FAILED CALIBRATION

Calibration is used to check the potentiostat’s health, and to “zero” many of the measurement circuits to
your laboratory environment. A warning does not necessarily indicate a critical failure, and Gamry can
use calibration information to determine the source of the warning.

Double-check the following:

• Regular connections are to CALIBRATION side of the UDC4.

• Conrm all channels and polarities for the AEC1 calibration.

• Floating-ground cable is connected to calibration shield.

• If possible, the Chassis Ground is attached to a known, good earth ground.

Click the Retry button, and the rest of the calibration restarts. Click the Ignore button for
any other calibration warnings that may appear, and continue to Step 3.

After a failed calibration attempt:

• Find Calibration Results PC5-#####.txt in your My Gamry Data folder.*

• E-mail the le, along with complete contact information, to [e-mail]

* ##### is the serial number of your potentiostat.

Calibration QSG: USB Potentiostat 3000/3000AE - 988-00039 - Gamry Instruments © 2016