Multichannel Systems TC01-TC02 Manual - Manual (Page 20)

Temperature Controller TC01/02 Manual
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These values can be saved to an ASCII file by pressing "Export diagnostics". The default settings
for P and I coefficients and maximum power for the different devices can be modified under
Device configuration.
Use of the OP Table
The OP Table consist of a heating plate for keeping the animal warm, and a rectal thermometer
for measuring the body temperature of the animal. Both elements are equipped with a thermo
sensor. The heating plate has a Pt100 sensor together with a resistance heating element.
The rectal thermometer has a thermocouple sensor. Connect the heating plate via the D-Sub 9
connector to channel 1 of the TCX. Connect the rectal thermometer via the thermocouple
connector to channel 1 socket. Please read chapter “Setting up and Connecting the TCX”.
Enable the check box “Enable Heater Temperature Limit”, and select a temperature limit from
the “Heater Temp Limit” drop down menu. This way you make sure that the temperature of the
heating plate will not increase too much during the heating phase, and the animal will not suffer.
Enable the check box “Use Thermocouple as Temperature Senor” if you want to use the
thermocouple sensor of the rectal thermometer. If the check box is disabled, the sensor of
the heating plate is used for temperature control. To control the settings of both parameters,
they are displayed in the “Extended Information” menu.