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LI-COR Tech Tips
LI-8100 Long-Term Chambers : Suggested End-of-Season Maintenance
Before beginning a new field season, some routine LI-8100 chamber maintenance should be performed by the user. A few simple procedures can be used to inspect and clean the chamber, and replace any damaged components. Most materials needed for replacement are included in the Spare Parts Kit. More...
LI-COR occasionally receives inquiries from users of the LI-6400/6400XT Portable Photosynthesis Systems who want to measure gas exchange on only one side of their leaf, due to differences in leaf morphology (e.g. different stomatal ratios on either side of the leaf). This can be done fairly easily with the LI-6400 sensor head. More...
Some users of the LI-7000 CO2/H2O Analyzer use modems to transfer data over large distances (e.g. the Short Range Modem SRM-3A, which can transfer signals up to a distance of approximately 2.5 miles). When using modems of this type with the LI-7000, data does not travel through the modem to the computer. More...
Corrosion Protection for the LI-8100 Connectors
Some users of the LI-8100 Automated Soil CO2 Flux System have experienced corrosion problems with the pins on the 8100-104 Long-Term Chamber and the 8150-661 Chamber Sensor Interface connectors. This tech tip offers some solutions. More...
LI-6400 Operational Tip – A Sticky Solution for a Tricky Problem
A simple solution for aligning small blades of grass or needles into position for gas exchange measurements on the LI-6400 standard leaf chamber. More...
Is My Soda Lime Working? A Simple Method to Test the Efficacy of Your Soda Lime
LI-COR often receives support calls relating to the use of soda lime scrubber with the LI-6400/6400XT Portable Photosynthesis Systems, or LI-COR gas analyzers. This tech tip provides a method for scrubbing CO2 effectively. More...
Appropriate Sky Conditions for Using the LAI 2000
For users of the LAI-2000 Plant Canopy Analyzers, just a reminder that an overcast sky is the best condition in which to use the instrument. More...
New Procedures for Filling Internal Chemical Scrubber Bottles in the LI-7500, LI-7000, and LI-6400/XT
LI-COR gas analyzers (including the analyzers in the LI-6400/LI-6400XT) require the use of internal chemical scrubbers for keeping absorbing gases out of internal spaces that are part of the optical path. These scrubbers should be serviced (recharged) annually. More... |