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Glow Research Auto Glow

Source of Information
You can find an instructional video of the steps described here created by GlowResearch at: http://www.youtube.com/user/glowresearchplasma#p/a/u/1/tE8pfiYQxr4



Start

 * 1) Turn on the vacuum pump at the pump
 * 2) Press AC On
 * 3) Rotate Selector to RF Set Point
 * 4) Adjust the RF Set Point to 150 watts by rotating the knob
 * 5) Insert sample in chamber
 * 6) Place chamber lid
 * 7) Close the door properly (The RF cannot be activated unless the door is closed)
 * 8) Rotate Selector to Pressure
 * 9) Set the timer as desired (30 s recommended)
 * 10) Press Vacuum
 * 11) Press Tuning Auto/Man (Light turns on)
 * 12) Turn on gas flow
 * 13) Once the pressure reading is below 0.5 Torr, press Process Start
 * 14) You may press Abort Process if you want to terminate manually

Stop

 * 1) Push Vacuum to vent to atmosphere
 * 2) Stop gas flow
 * 3) Remove sample
 * 4) Turn off the machine
 * 5) Turn off the vacuum pump

Calibration Procedure

 * 1) Turn on the vacuum pump at the pump
 * 2) Press AC On
 * 3) Switch Selector to RF Set Point
 * 4) Set RF Set Point to zero
 * 5) Switch Selector to Pressure
 * 6) Press Vacuum
 * 7) Ensure the Tuning Auto/Man button is not pushed in so that the lamp does not turn on
 * 8) Once the pressure falls to to 0.5 Torr, press Process Start
 * 9) Turn on gas flow by flipping GAS 2 toggle switch up
 * 10) Let the pressure reading stabilize
 * 11) Set the pressure to approximately 1 Torr by adjusting the gas flow (rotating the flowmeter knob). The system can operate within the range of 0.5 to 1.2 Torr
 * 12) Press Process Abort
 * 13) Press Vacuum
 * 14) Close gas flow