Dimension Icon Heater/Cooler Setup

1. Verify that the Thermal Applications Controller (TAC) is set to the appropriate voltage configuration for the regional power supply (see Figure 1).

2. Set the TAC power switch to Off.
3. Plug the power cord into the rear panel of the TAC and into the power supply.
4. Connect one end of the 9-pin connector into the Serial Port on the back of the TAC and the other into one of the COM ports of the computer.

Figure 1: Thermal Applications Controller (Rear Panel)

5. Verify that the power disconnect device is readily accessible.
6. Set the TAC power switch to On (see Figure 1), and verify that the controller has power.
7. Place the Heater/Cooler base against the Dimension Icon chuck base so that the lip overlaps the shelf in the chuck base. See Figure 2.

Figure 2: Heater/Cooler attached to the Dimension Icon chuck base.

Although the magnets in the Heater/Cooler base will hold the heater/cooler base, firmly secure the Heater/Cooler base using the supplied cap and Phillips head screws, with a standoff on the Phillips head screw. This standoff will be used to support the Heater/Cooler hoses and cable.

8. Using two cap screws, bolt the gas/water manifold to the air table on the left side of the microscope. See Figure 3.

Figure 3: Manifold attached to the air table of the Dimension Icon.

9. Plug the 7-pin Lemo connector on the cable from the Heater/Cooler magnetic base into the 7-pin receptacle of the heater extension cable.
10. Plug the 7-pin Lemo connector on the heater extension cable into the 7-pin Scanner receptacle on the front panel of the TAC (see Figure 4).
11. Connect the tip heater cable to the 4-pin Lemo connector labeled Tip Heater on the front panel of the TAC, shown in Figure 4, and the other end into the 9-pin D-sub connector labeled Heater/Cooler on the top of the Dimension Icon electronics box, shown in Figure 5.

Figure 4: Thermal Applications Controller (Front Panel)

Figure 5: Electronics Box with Heater/Cooler Connector

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