[labnetwork] Thermocouple for JIPELEC JetFirst RTP system

[Lino Eugene, Dr]

Thanks for your answers.

I found some manuals for the JetFirst in Google and noticed that old versions of the software give access to the thermocouple calibration table.

There is no way to access to the thermocouple calibration table in the software provided with our system. I guess that now the company doesn't want the customers to use other TCs than its.

Lino
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Lino EUGENE, Ph.D., Jr. Eng.
Research assistant
McGill Nanotools - Microfab

Mcgill University
Rutherford Physics Building - Room 016
3600 University Street
Montreal (Quebec) Canada
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Phone : 514 398 7329
Fax : 514 398 8434
E-mail : lino.eugene at mcgill.ca<mailto:lino.eugene at mcgill.ca>
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From: DeRose, Guy A. [mailto:derose at caltech.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 13:31
To: Matthew Oonk; Lino Eugene, Dr
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Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Thermocouple for JIPELEC JetFirst RTP system

This is pretty good advice.  Our Jetfirst 150 goes through the TC's as well, but at least my users are using the pyrometer for the high temp processes. We need to replace our TC's now in order to recalibrate the pyrometer that has been removed for maintenance, so I'm stuck with the vendor on those.  I suspect the larger portion of the cost is for the calibration.

Guy

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From: <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> on behalf of Matthew Oonk <mwoonk at umich.edu<mailto:mwoonk at umich.edu>>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 6:29 AM
To: "Lino Eugene, Dr" <lino.eugene at mcgill.ca<mailto:lino.eugene at mcgill.ca>>
Cc: "labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>" <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Thermocouple for JIPELEC JetFirst RTP system

We had the same problem with out TCs on our Jetfirst 100 and 150.       It's mainly due to the fact that we have users who run high temperature recipes using the TC (our users don't use the pyrometer due to different substrate coatings causing it to vary.)

The problem with Omega is that the TC is a strange length and it's hard to have confidence in the calibration adjustments in the software.    The Jupilec TCs are a somehow callibrated by the vendors - I think that is half the expense.

The only hack I can suggest is from Axic - if you have a glass blower on campus and the break is at the tip of the TC (usually where it is since it fuses with the Si and snaps,) you can have them re-bonded in a hot torch.

   -Matt

Matthew Oonk
Research Engineer
Lurie Nanofabrication Facility
University of Michigan
734-646-1275
mwoonk at umich.edu<mailto:mwoonk at umich.edu>

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Lino Eugene, Dr <lino.eugene at mcgill.ca<mailto:lino.eugene at mcgill.ca>> wrote:
Dear colleagues,

We have a JIPELEC JetFirst 200 rapid thermal processor.

The spare thermocouples from the manufacturer are expensive and it seems that their lifetime is short. We are looking for a second source. We are thinking about replacing the damaged TC wire only. A bare wire TC can be purchased from Omega.

Has anyone ever done that for their JetFirst system? Do you know thermocouple suppliers other than Omega?

Thanks,
_______________________________________________________________________________
Lino EUGENE, Ph.D., Jr. Eng.
Research assistant
McGill Nanotools - Microfab

Mcgill University
Rutherford Physics Building - Room 016
3600 University Street
Montreal (Quebec) Canada
H3A 2T8

Phone : 514 398 7329<tel:514%20398%207329>
Fax : 514 398 8434<tel:514%20398%208434>
E-mail : lino.eugene at mcgill.ca<mailto:lino.eugene at mcgill.ca>
Website : www.mcgill.ca/microfab/<http://www.mcgill.ca/microfab/>


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