Vernier Spectrum Tube Carousel Power Supply User Manual
Spectrum Tube—Carousel Power Supply
(Order Code ST-CAR)
Introduction
The Vernier Spectrum Tube Carousel Power Supply offers a considerable improvement in safety, convenience, and
tube life over conventional systems. It consists of a power supply and tube storage unit and a series of spectrum tubes
filled with various gases for spectral inspection and measurement.
The system is available in two versions, differing in the style of the power supply and storage unit. In the Single Tube
version, the power supply accommodates one tube and provision is made in the base for storage of up to six tubes. In
the Carousel version, up to eight tubes are loaded into the power supply’s tube carousel and the tube to be energized is
selected by rotating the carousel until the required tube reaches the energizing station.
The spectrum tubes in the Spectrum Tube System offer extended life by having no internal electrodes and are
protected against accidental breakage by a hard polymer shell. Both the Single Tube Power Supply and Carousel
Power Supply’s electrical parts are enclosed and a magnetic interlock system prevents application of the energizing
voltage to the tube contacts unless a tube is correctly inserted. In the Single Tube version, the height of the tube above
the bench can be adjusted to accommodate the differing heights of the inlet slits of the various models of spectrometer
in current use.
NOTE: Vernier products are designed for educational use. Our products are not designed nor recommended for any
industrial, medical, or commercial process such as life support, patient diagnosis, control of a manufacturing process,
or industrial testing of any kind.
System Parts
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Power Supply & Storage Unit
1. Wall mount power supply
2. Power supply base and electronics
3. Carousel with eight tube stations
4. Fixed cap
5. Tube insertion aperture
6. Fiber holder (pictured below)
Tube
a. Tube
b. Hard polymer shell
c. Spring-loaded contacts
d. Gas species label
e. Safety interlock magnet
Specifications
Wall mount power supply input: 100-240 VAC, 50/60Hz; output: 15VDC,
1 A, UL listed
dimensions: 7 × 4.5 × 4 cm plus contact blades,
1.6 m cord length
weight: 100 g
Tube energizing supply: 1.8 kV AC (internal)
Power Suppl
weight: 1.55 kg
Fuse: T1AL 250V, 5 × 20 mm miniature time
Height of center of light-emitting
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ion above bench:
Length of ligh
Tube dimensions (in shell): 15.5 × 4.0 × 3.0 c
weight: 88 g
& Storage Unit dimensions: 23 cm diameter× 23 cm high
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13.3 cm
-emitting region: 4.75 c
Accessory
The Fiber Holder for the Spectrum Tube Carousel Power Supply securely holds an optical
fiber in the proper position to carry light from the discharge tube to the spectrometer.
Compatible with both Ocean Optics fibers and Vernier SpectroVis series fibers. The
position of the fiber can be adjusted to optimize the light intensity. The Spectrum Tube
Carousel Power Supply ships with one Fiber Holder. Additional holders can be purchased.
Order code: ST-FHC
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