Model 600, 610, 615, 670, 1000 (Nitrogen gas operated instruments)

• Hooking up the instrument
• What it should look like when it's all hooked up
• Preparation of Instrument (Flow Chart)
• Filling the Portable Tank
• Filling the Model 610 internal Portable Tank
• Filling the Model 615 Portable Tank
• Testing the safety features of the instrument
• Using the Compression Gland Cover

•  Installing the Grass Compression Gland  (Watch the video) 
•  Using the Grass Compression Gland to seal bladed grass (Watch the video) 
•  Using the Grass Compression Gland to seal corn/maize   (Watch the video)
  
• Almond Compression Gland Insert/Gasket (installing it)
• Using insertion tools & inserts
• Pressure Regulators - Do I need one?
  
• Using a Pressure Regulator with an instrument
• Using a Pressure Regulator to fill a Portable Tank
  

Maintenance and Trouble Shooting Nitrogen Gas units

• Cleaning the O-Ring of the Lid - (Watch the video)
• Video * General Cleaning of the instrument and inside of chamber * Video
  
• Testing the safety features of the instrument
• Video* - Cleaning the Safety Valve - *Video
  
• Instrument maintenance
• Control Valve adjustment  - (Watch the video)
  
• Maintenance of Portable Tank
• Maintenance for Compression Gland Lid
  

Making the measurements - Plant Moisture Stress

• Measurement of Plant Samples (Flow Chart)
• What is Plant Moisture Stress?
• What kind of plants can be measured?
• When to make measurements
• Interpreting the data
• Measuring Leaf Water Potential (LWP) in Wine Grapes.   (Watch Video)
• Measuring Stem Water Potential (SWP) in Almond Trees.    (Watch Video)
• How does a Pressure Chamber work? - Dr. Ken Shackel - Video
  

Pump-Up Chamber

• How to take a measurement
• Stem Water Potential (SWP)
• Leaf Water Potential (LWP)
• Dr. Ken Shackel (University of California Davis) - Using the Pressure Bomb
• Dr. Ken Shackel (The Pine and the Pressure Chamber) - How does a Pressure Chamber work? (Video)
  
• Maintenance of the Pump-Up Chamber
• Basic instrument maintenance
• Lubricating the piston
• Replacing the piston
• Changing O-ring on the lid
• Trouble shooting problems with Pump-Up Chamber
• Chamber is leaking (not holding pressure)
• Instrument will not increase pressure (even when pumping)
• Basic information about the Pump-Up Chamber