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Glovebox
The Glovebox is located on the 7th floor of the Huygens in HL713a.
The manual can be found here: ilab_user_manual_final_6-7-13.pdf
The glovebox is capable of keeping O2 and H2O levels below 1ppm. O2 and H2O levels can be read out on the display on the top right. The system is equipped with a large and small antechamber, a gas purification system and vacuum pump to minimize concentrations of O2 and H2O inside.
The box is kept at a 5mbar N2 over pressure to prevent leakage from the outside into the box. (If the gloves are not pointing horizontally this indicates there is no proper over pressure inside).
General rules
Clean your items before bringing them in the glovebox.
Discuss your experiments with other glovebox users to avoid cross contamination.
Flush the antechamber 3 times when loading and unloading to prevent O2 and H2O contamination and unwanted chemical release respectively.
Clean up when done, bring in new white solid waste trash can old is full and remove old.
At all times it should be prevented that sharp objects are lying around, there's a high risk of piercing the gloves.