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    15 Discovery Way, Acton, MA 01720 Phone: (978)263-3584, Fax: (978)263-5086 Web Site: www.piacton.com Instructions for Mounting and Operation of Princeton Instruments Model TS-428 250 Watt Tungsten-Halogen Light Source Ver 2. 1 1[...]

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    2 Description: The Princeton Instruments Model TS-428 is a 250 watt tungst en-halog en light source system des igned for use with Acton series spectrom eters. It cons ists of a 250 watt lam p as specified on the enclosed drawing, a housing with lig ht coll ection mirror, and po wer supply wit h variable bright ness co ntr ol (250 w atts to a pproxi[...]

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    3 Install ation In structi on s TS-428 and TS-428 -DC Impor tant : These instruction s are valid for TS-428 and TS-428-DC Light Sources b earing certain serial numbers. If the digits of the serial number that imm ediat ely follow 428 are 26 1 or greater pleas e use these instructions. If the digits of the serial num ber that imm ediately follow 428[...]

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    4 Light Source Installation (With Filter Wheel ) 1) Be sure that th ere are no cable connect ions made t o the TS-428 / TS-4 28-DC Light Source a nd that is has ha d s ufficie nt tim e to cool. 2) Insert the three 8-32 x 1 ¼” blac k alloy screws into the recesse d holes of the ¼” Space r as shown in st ep on e. 3) Lay the ¼” Spac er a gain[...]

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    5 Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Tighten the s e Remove Cover Screws[...]

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    6 Step 5. Step 6. Light Source Installation (No Fil ter Wheel) Perform all the a bove steps exce pt substitute the ¾” Spacer for the Filter Whee l. ¾” Spacer Mounting (for ser ial numbers fo ll ow ing 4 28 th at are less th an 261 ONLY ): Tighten ½”[...]

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    7 For proper operation, the lam p housing should be mount ed to the en trance sli t of the spect rometer. The light collectio n mirror, located in the lamp housi ng, is design ed to focu s light fr om the lam p onto th e entrance sl it of the s pectrom eter. To m ount the lam p housi ng to entrance slit, use the following pr ocedure: 1. Locate t he[...]

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    8 the lig ht sourc e mount ing fla nge align properly with the two tappe d hole s al ong the u pper edge of the adapter pla te. 9. Insert the (2) 8- 32 x ½” cap screw s from the plastic ba g in the in ner pair of clear ance holes in the light source mounting flange and tigh ten. 10. Replace the light s ource cover. The FA-448 Filter A ssembly an[...]

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    9 Supplemental In structions for TS-428D C Tungsten-Halogen Li ght Source The TS-4 28DC is a 25 0 watt tungste n-halogen light so urc e powere d by an adj ustable regulated DC po wer supply. The la m p is rated fo r 250 watts at 24 volts. Refer to the TS- 428 in structi o n manual f or moun ting the s ource hou sing int o the Acton monoc hrom ator.[...]

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    15 DISCOVERY WAY ACTON, MA 01720 THIS DRAWING REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF PRINCETON INSTRUMENTS AND CONTAINS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WHICH SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION.[...]