<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>True, but for our purposes I figure a dollar store DVM and a photocopy of the lookup table (I think I've seen an XY graph of the function and perhaps a formula as well) should do for now. The embedded setpoint function should serve as a good HV interlock for the coater, and for the diff pump heater for the SEM as well.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I've never heard of carbon coating for an SEM, isn't that more of a TEM thing? I do have a few carbon coaters.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
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    <div class="yiv26828345moz-cite-prefix">Looked at the user manual in a little
      more detail.  These are the analog ones, we will have to come up
      with a separate display.  It might be a lot more convenient to
      spend a little more and get a gauge matched with a display. 
      Multimeter, arduino + LCD, etc can work but we will have to do
      something to make it readable<br>
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      On 07/10/2013 12:29 AM, Jeff Miller wrote:<br>
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        <div><span>Actually, here's a pair of Mini Convectrons for about
            $40 shipping included. We really could use 2 or 3. The one
            pictured has 1/8" npt fittings, which are probably the most
            practical for us at this point. </span></div>
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font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;
background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br>
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font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;
background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>Ebay item # </span><br>
          231013652852</div>
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font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;
background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br>
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        <div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;
font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;
background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>I'm short on cash, but
            I could clean, test, and calibrate them. Anyone feeling
            flush with $40? </span></div>
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font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;
background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>-Jeff<br>
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              <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jeff
                Miller <a rel="nofollow" class="yiv26828345moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" ymailto="mailto:mysterylectricity@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:mysterylectricity@yahoo.com"><mysterylectricity@yahoo.com></a><br>
                <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b>
                <a rel="nofollow" class="yiv26828345moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" ymailto="mailto:sem@lists.noisebridge.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:sem@lists.noisebridge.net">"sem@lists.noisebridge.net"</a>
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                <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b>
                Tuesday, July 9, 2013 11:59 PM<br>
                <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b>
                Re: [Sem] Retaining the SEM and building a sputter
                coater<br>
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                    <div><span>Oh BTW how big is that diff pump? Water
                        cooled I bet?</span></div>
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                      0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br>
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                      0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>I've
                        been reading about how silver is a practical
                        alternative to gold for sputtering specimens.
                        Looks promising. <br>
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                      0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>-Jeff</span></div>
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                          <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b>
                            John McMaster
                            <a rel="nofollow" class="yiv26828345moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" ymailto="mailto:johndmcmaster@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:johndmcmaster@gmail.com"><johndmcmaster@gmail.com></a><br>
                            <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b>
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                            <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b>
                            Tuesday, July 9, 2013 11:26 PM<br>
                            <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b>
                            Re: [Sem] Retaining the SEM and building a
                            sputter coater<br>
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                              <div class="yiv26828345moz-cite-prefix">FWIW
                                I am converting my vacuum system from
                                diffusion to turbo pumped.  Assuming it
                                works (they are really expensive working
                                so I had to piece it together from eBay
                                after doing a bunch of research) I may
                                have a Varian diffusion pump to donate
                                to NB for SEM / sputter system use.  I
                                will try to play around with coating on
                                my setup in the near future.<br>
                                <br>
                                Let me know if there is interest for
                                people to discuss and plan things out. 
                                I can usually only meet on weekends
                                though.<br>
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                                On 07/09/2013 12:08 AM, Jeff Miller
                                wrote:<br>
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                                <div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;">Well it's a bit
                                  of a catch-22. As long as there's
                                  ongoing interest in the SEM and we can
                                  keep it and the space free from decay,
                                  the SEM can stay. If it's
                                  underutilized and falls into
                                  disrepair, it should go somewhere it
                                  might be better appreciated.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  I haven't seen the space lately but it
                                  sounds finished enough.<br>
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                                  I think we should put the priority on
                                  building a sputter coater. It should
                                  be fairly simple to do. I've seen some
                                  pretty poor designs on YouTube that
                                  still sort of work. I think we could
                                  build a pretty nice one over 2 or 3
                                  months of weekends, tops.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  Probably <$100 in parts that we
                                  can't scrounge or make for something
                                  quite nice.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  I'll be looking at commercial designs
                                  this week and try to come up with some
                                  plans this week and next.<br>
                                  <br>
                                  -Jeff<br>
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