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5.2 TEC Safety Features________________________________________________ 53
5.2.1
Conditions Which Will Automatically Shut Off the TEC Output _________________ 53
5.3 The TEC Connectors________________________________________________ 53
5.3.1
TEC Grounding Consideration ___________________________________________ 54
5.4 TEC Module Operation _____________________________________________ 54
5.4.1
Quick Start___________________________________________________________ 54
5.4.2
TEC Main Screen______________________________________________________ 54
5.4.3
TEC Setup Screen _____________________________________________________ 55
5.4.3.1 Sensor ____________________________________________________________ 56
5.4.3.2 Mode _____________________________________________________________ 56
5.4.3.2.1 Constant Temperature Mode (Const T) _______________________________ 56
5.4.3.2.2 Constant Resistance/Reference Mode (Const R/Const v/Const i)____________ 56
5.4.3.2.3 Constant Current Mode (Const ITE) __________________________________ 57
5.4.3.2.4 Effects of Calibration on TEC modes_________________________________ 57
5.4.3.3 Gain ______________________________________________________________ 57
5.4.3.4 Limits_____________________________________________________________ 58
5.4.3.4.1 TE Current Limit (Limit ITE) _______________________________________ 58
5.4.3.4.2 Temperature Limits (Limit THI and Limit TLO) _________________________ 58
5.4.3.4.3 Resistance/Reference Limits (Limit RHI/vHI/iHI and Limit RLO/vLO/iLO)______ 58
5.4.3.5 Tolerances (Tol Time and Tol Temp) ____________________________________ 58
5.4.3.6 C1, C2, C3, and Ro __________________________________________________ 59
5.4.3.7 The and Soft Keys ______________________________________________ 59
5.4.4
Link Conditions _______________________________________________________ 59
5.4.4.1 Thermistor and Thermistor Current Selection ______________________________ 60
5.4.4.1.1 Introduction_____________________________________________________ 60
5.4.4.1.2 Thermistor Range ________________________________________________ 60
5.4.4.1.3 Temperature Resolution ___________________________________________ 61
5.4.4.1.4 Selecting Thermistor Current _______________________________________ 62
5.4.4.1.5 Selecting Thermistors _____________________________________________ 62
5.4.4.1.6 The Steinhart-Hart Equation________________________________________ 63
5.4.4.1.7 Table of Constants _______________________________________________ 65
5.4.4.2 AD590 and LM335 __________________________________________________ 66
5.4.4.2.1 General ________________________________________________________ 66
5.4.4.2.2 AD590 Sensor___________________________________________________ 66
5.4.4.2.3 LM335 Sensor___________________________________________________ 67
5.4.4.2.4 Determining C1 and C2 for the AD590 and LM335______________________ 68
5.4.4.3 RTD Sensors _______________________________________________________ 69
5.4.4.3.1 RTD Constants __________________________________________________ 70
6.
Maintenance__________________________________________________71
6.1 Introduction_______________________________________________________71
6.2 Fuse Replacement __________________________________________________ 71
6.3 Cleaning __________________________________________________________ 71
7.
Calibration ___________________________________________________73