Ossila Spin Coater, User Manual

Page 1: ...USERMANUAL Manual Version 3 0 E Product Code L2001A3 Product Version 3 0 Software Version 3 0 SPIN COATER ...

Page 2: ...eration 10 3 8HealthandSafety Servicing 10 4 Unpacking 10 4 1PackingList 10 4 2DamageInspection 11 5 Specifications 11 6 SystemComponents 12 7 Installation 13 8 Operation 14 8 1Overview 14 8 2UserInterface 15 8 3ProgrammingandUsage 16 9 Maintenance 20 9 1Cleaning 20 9 2RepairandService 20 9 3StorageConditions 21 10 Troubleshooting 21 11 Relatedproducts 22 11 1CompatibleSubstrates 22 11 2RelatedEqu...

Page 3: ...Substratesareheldfirmlyonthechuckwithouttheneedforavacuum Thisproducesabetteruniformthin filmcoatingacrossthesubstrate TheOssilaSpinCoaterisoperatedviaabuilt ininteractiveuserinterface Duringacycle theproductrecipenumber spinningspeed andremainingtimearedisplayedonthefull colourdisplayscreen soyoudonotneedanexternalPCconnection TheOssilaSolarCellPrototypingPlatformisacomplementarycollectionofsubst...

Page 4: ...2001A3 SpinCoater Serialnumber L2001A 3000 3000 3001 xxxx Objectofdeclaration L2001A3 SpinCoater Theobjectofdeclarationdescribedaboveisinconformity withtherelevantUnionharmonisationlegislation MachineryDirective2006 42 EC EMCDirective2014 30 EU RoHSDirective2011 65 EU Thefollowingharmonisedstandardsandtechnicalspecifications havebeenapplied BSENISO12100 2010Safetyofmachinery Generalprinciplesfor d...

Page 5: ...τότηταςΕΕ Κατασκευαστής OssilaLtd SolproBusinessPark WindsorStreet S47WD ΗνωμένοΒασίλειο ΔηλώνουμευπεύθυναόnοαναφερόμενοςεξοπλισμόςσυμμορφώνεταιμετησχεnκήνομοθεσίαεναρμόνισηςτηςΕΕπουυπάρχει σnςπροηγούμενεςσελίδεςτουπαρόντοςεγγράφου Español DeclaracióndeconformidadUE Fabricante OssilaLtd SolproBusinessPark WindsorStreet S47WD ReinoUnido Declaramosbajonuestraúnicaresponsabilidadqueelsiguienteproduct...

Page 6: ...sorStreet S47WD ReinoUnido Declarasobsuaexclusivaresponsabilidadequeoequipamentoindicadoestáemconformidadecomalegislaçãodeharmonização relevantedaUEmencionadana s página s anterior es destedocumento Română DeclaraţiedeconformitateUE Producător OssilaLtd SolproBusinessPark WindsorStreet S47WD RegatulUnit DeclarăpeproprierăspunderecăechipamentulprezentatesteînconformitatecuprevederilelegislaţieiUEde...

Page 7: ...csubstances 3 2UseofEquipment ThisSpinCoaterisdesignedtobeusedasinstructed andinthefollowingenvironmentalconditions Indoorsinalaboratoryenvironment pollutiondegree2 Altitudesupto2000m Temperaturesof5 Cto40 C maximumrelativehumidityof80 upto31 C TheSpinCoaterissuppliedwithapoweradapterandapowercordforthecountryofpurchase in accordancewithEuropeanCommissionregulationsandBritishStandards Useofanyothe...

Page 8: ...nstallationandoperation WARNING Improperhandlingwhenoperatingorservicingthisequipmentcanresultinserious injury Readthismanualbeforeoperatingorservicingthisequipment I DANGER DONOTusetheSpinCoaterinthepresenceofanexplosiveatmosphere II WARNING EmergencyPowerDisconnectoptions Usethepowercordasa disconnectmethod Ensurethatthepoweroutletforthiscordiseasilyaccessibleby theuser III CAUTION Openingthelid...

Page 9: ...ranexhausthoodwhenflammableor harmfulsolventsarebeingused II CAUTION Openingthelidwillcausetherotatingchucktostop However dueto inertia itwilltakeafewsecondsfortherotatingchucktocometoacompletestopat thehighestspeeds Thereisariskofsubstancesflyingoutofthebowl ServicingshouldonlybeperformedbyanOssilaengineer Anymodificationoralteration maydamagetheequipment causeinjury ordeath Itwillalsovoidyourequ...

Page 10: ...oaterspecifications 5 Specifications SpinCoater Specifications Programs 10programswithupto50stepseach Speedstability 2 Speed 120RPMto6000RPM Spintime 1sec 1000sec Powersupply DC24V2A Interlock Software hardwareinterlock Casedimensions Width 170mm Height 140mm Depth 225mm Materials Centralpolypropyleneunit steelframe sidesandbase PETdisplayandkeypad andtemperedglasslid Fuses 1Aslowblow Weight 3kg ...

Page 11: ...sspecifiedbythecustomer Thechucksaredesignedwithclose tolerancesandprovideaflat rigidsurfaceformountingsubstratesofdifferentsizes weightsandshapes Properchuckselectionshouldbebasedonsubstratesize Thechuckhasapush fitconnectiontothemotor couplinginthebowloftheSpinCoater andiseasilyremovableforcleaningorintechangingwithother chucks Thechuckismadefromahigh densitycopolymerofpolypropylene whichhasahig...

Page 12: ...inthespincoater ensurethepowerswitchontheunitisswitchedtothe 0 position off 3 ConnectthepoweradaptertothepowerjackonthebackpaneloftheSpinCoaterunit seeFigure7 1 4 Refertothelabelonthepoweradapterforelectricalrequirements 5 SwitchtheSpinCoaterpowerswitchtothe I positiontoturntheuniton Figure6 3 TheOssilaSpinCoaterchuck Figure7 1 Connectingthepoweradaptertothepowerjackonthebackpaneloftheunit ...

Page 13: ...leveltoensureuseonflatsurface forevensubstratecoverage Cleardisplayshowssettingsandcurrent readings Easy to usekeypadforprogramming optionsiscoveredinsolvent resistant FEPfilm 8 Operation 8 1Overview Atop downviewoftheSpinCoaterisshowninFigure8 1 withalltherelevantcomponentshighlighted Figure8 1SpinCoatertop downimage ...

Page 14: ...ndifferentuserprofiles These buttonsareusedtonavigatebetweenthechangeableparameterswithina program Whilenavigating thecursoriconwillindicatewhichparameterisselected These buttonsareusedtonavigatebetweenthechangeableparameterswithinaprogram While navigating thecursoriconwillindicatewhichparameterisselected Thesebuttonsareusedtochangethevalueswherethecursorislocated Thebuttonsare dividedintothreecol...

Page 15: ...amstogetyoustarted I SelectingaUserProfile User 1 Toselecttheuserprofileofyourchoice presseithertheleftorright User buttons Themaximum numberofuserprofilesis10 Userno ProgramNo StepNo RPM TIME sec User01 Program01 1 2000 30 Program02 1 2 2000 5000 30 5 Table8 1 Pre setprograms ...

Page 16: ...erprofilecanstoreupto10programs Tochoosebetweenprogramnumbers navigateto the Program lineandpresstheup ordown buttons 3 Toedittheprogram youcanalterthenumberofstepsinaprogrambyusingthefollowingbuttons Themaximumnumberofstepsis50steps ...

Page 17: ...dbyusingthefollowingkeys or 5 Navigatetothe Speed linetochangethespeedofthecurrentstep Usethe Value buttonstoincreaseordecreasethevalue Themaximumvalueis6000rpm 6 Navigatetothe Time linetospecifythetimedurationforthecurrentstep Usethe Value buttons toincreaseordecreasethevalue Themaximumtimedurationis1000seconds ...

Page 18: ...sor Then increasethenumberofstepstosettheSpeed andTime III StartProgram 8 Onceeverythingissetandready press Start toruntheprogram Atthebottomofthedisplay the currentelapsedtimeandcurrentspeedwillbeshown 9 Toaborttheoperation pressthe STOP button ...

Page 19: ...dchuck useasolventthatisappropriatetodissolvethematerialsthathave beenspincoated Useasoftclothortowelinordertoavoiddamagetothepolypropylene Takecarewhencleaningaroundthekeypadanddisplayarea becauseorganicsolventsmay damage removethelabel Theonlyuser serviceablepartinthisunitisthefuse accessibleexternally Iftheunitisfaulty pleasereturn ittoOssila Wewillpromptlyquotetorepairanyfaultsthatoccuroutside...

Page 20: ...recipe Openandclosethelidproperly Cyclestarts but immediatelystops Recipeproblem Review editandre enterrecipe asneeded DisplaytimeorRPM appearsincorrect Issuewiththeprogram TurnOFFtheSpinCoaterfor5 seconds andthenrestart Coatingissues a Ifthechuckisremoved for cleaningetc itmaynothave beenre insertedproperly causinganimbalance b TheSpinCoaterisnotlevel c Iftheabovedoesnotsolve theissue a Ensurethe...

Page 21: ...syringe pumps for the automatic dispensing of solutions Source voltage measure current get data Simplify and acclerate your data collection Our range of 15 x 20 mm ITO substrates for OPV OLED and sensing applications Silicon substrates with thermal oxide layer pre cut to fit the Ossila OFET fabrication systems For removing contamination on the surface of samples providing you with ultraclean surfa...

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