User`s guide

AC Modes 6
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MAC III offers additional lock-in amplifiers for other more complex
modes as well). Specially coated MAC cantilevers are also required.
Standard MAC Mode
In standard MAC Mode, the coil is located in the sample plate
(Figure 76). A Contact Mode or AC Mode nose assembly can be used.
Figure 76 MAC Mode sample plate
The procedure for imaging in MAC Mode is the same as for AC Mode,
with these exceptions:
1 Connect the 6-pin (MAC) end of the EC/MAC Cable (Figure 77) to
the 6-pin connector on the sample plate. Connect the other end of the
cable to the EC/MAC socket on the bottom of the microscope stand.
Figure 77 EC/MAC cable connections