ftirinih - 5-7-2009 at 11:17
I've acquired an FTIR, a Bio-Rad FTS-40 with the attached computer. It needs compressed air to float the air bearing. I would like to check it out
to see if it works, what is a cheap, quick and dirty way to hook up air to this?
I found a note for the FTS-7000 which says the air flow needed will be about 10-15 liters/min, can I get this from a compressed gas cylinder?
It appears to have a regulator inside and a sticker that says 'Keep to less than 20 PSI'.
Does anyone out there have experience with this spectrometer?
I looks like it needs water to keep something cool also, how critical is this?
undead_alchemist - 5-7-2009 at 15:03
Best would be dry filtered air, so no oils and or water vapor can get in and gum things up.