GLOVEBOX

Small Antechamber

The smaller antechamber is operated manually: 

• Fill slowly Antechamber With Nitrogen (Turn Slowly The Valve Knob From EVACUATE To REFILL).
• Place Your Material Into Antechamber.

• Cycle EVACUATE/REFILL3 Times (At least 10 min per cycle). Depending on what is being moved into Glovebox, different levels of precaution are required when evacuating and refilling the antechamber.
  • POWDERS: Gently evacuate and refill the chamber to avoid losing fine or fluffy powders.
  • LIQUIDS:* *If packed under vacuum, or packed under a dry gas such as Nitrogen, can be moved in the glovebox As Is. If packed under air, when bringing bottled chemicals; First loosen the cap and remove th etape, then evacuate the antechamber as soon as they are in the Glovebox, thighten the cap.
  • LIGHT FLYABLE MATERIALS: should be clipped during the transfer in the antechamber.
  • ALL METAL TOOLS AND GLASSWARES should be heated in an oven prior to enter the Glovebox in order to remove all the adsorbed moisture. Put them in th eantechamber while they are still warm.

• • POROUS MATERIALS (Weight paper, Kimwipes, etc.) Should be evacuated for extended periods of time (Overnight to a day in the main antechamber).

• Once materials has been cycled appropriately, fill antechamber with Nitrogen then isolate antechambers from glovebox (Close position for the small antechamber).
• Wear left hand glove and stick your hand in the glovebox; Open the antechamber door by rotating the lid; unload your material, then close the door.
•  With the right hand turn the valve knob to evacuate so that the antechamber stays under vacuum. 

Main Antechamber

Handmode Operation: The antechamber evacuation and refilling are started manualy from the panel screen.

Automatic control: The evacuation and refilling cycles are completely automatic. That's the default mode.

• Place your material into antechamber.
• Make sure the automatic mode is selected for the EVACUATE/REFILL.
• Press EVACUATE/START AUTOM button to start the cycle (the button will turn from red to green once the process is finished).
• Depending on what is being moved into glovebox, different levels of precaution are required when evacuating and refilling the antechamber.

ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT ANTECHAMBER HAS BEEN EVACUATED FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOU REFILL.

Rules:

• Workspace: The workspace is the floor of the GLOVEBOX-SPINCOATER; it is a common space for all users. It has to be maintained clean and empty at the end of the user reservation time. Each research group can have one basket to keep some samples and tools. (No More than one basket per GROUP)
• Users should not leave their samples in the probe station without reservation, it is his responsibility to judge the necessary time for his experiment and reserve the system accordingly. A sample left in the Probe station prevents other users interested from using the probe station.
• The space at the left of the evaporator of the GLOVEBOX-EVAP is a private space belonging to Richard Martel’s group.
• Transfer chamber between GLOVEBOX-SPINCOATER and GLOVEBOX-EVAP:** Users should avoid using the L shape transfer chamber to transfer small samples (It take 35 minutes to purge this chamber), use the small antechamber located in the GLOVEBOX-SPINCOATER.** Users should leave the door between the GLOVEBOX-EVAP and the transfer chamber open all the time it is the only way to know that the atmosphere in the transfer chamber is clean.** If somebody uses the transfer chamber, he needs to purge after taking out his stuff, and make sure to reopen the door between the GLOVEBOX-EVAP and the transfer chamber.
• Long-term bookings are subject to approval by the glove box manager.
• Agreements between users to find common ground for time management experience and highly recommended to avoid misunderstandings.
   
  Penalties: User who fail to comply with the rules will be blocked all access to the glove box.

Rates: 5 $ / h, 40 $ / day and 200 $ / week.

L'ensemble des règlements est:

• Espace de travail : L’espace de travail de la GLOVEBOX-SPINCOATER, est un espace commun qui doit être maintenu propre et vide de tout objet  après chaque fin d’expérience (ou de période de réservation). Chaque groupe pourra avoir droit à un panier pour stocker ces échantillons.
• Un usager ne peut laisser ces échantillons sur la ProbeStation sans réservation, il doit juger du temps que son expérience prendra et réserver en conséquence. Un échantillon sur la ProbeStation empêche les autres utilisateurs intéresser à l’utiliser.
• L ‘espace de gauche de la GLOVEBOX-EVAP est privé (réservé à l’usage du groupe Richard Martel).
• Utilisation de la chambre de transfert en L entre la GLOVEBOX-SPINCOATER et GLOVEBOX-EVAP :
  • Il faut éviter d’utiliser la chambre de transfert pour des échantillons.
  • Il faut laisser en tout temps les deux portes entre les GLOVEBOX-SPINCOATER et GLOVEBOX-EVAP ouvertes.
  • La personne qui utilise le transfert doit s’assurer une fois le transfert finis de remettre le cycle de purge en marche, et de ré-ouvrir les portes une fois la purge finie.
  • Les réservations de longue durée sont assujetties à approbation par les responsables.
  • Les ententes entre utilisateurs pour trouver des terrains d’entente pour la gestion du temps des expériences et fortement  recommandé pour éviter les malentendus.
      

Les pénalités : Tout usager qui ne se conformera pas aux règles, sera privé d’utilisation des boîtes.

Tarification : 5 $ / heure. 40 $ / jour. 200 $ / semaine.