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Application notes, tech tips, and other documents related to the LI-6400/XT.
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| Using the Flash Analysis Application | Note describing how to compare and optimize flash data from the LI-6800, LI-600, and the LI-6400/XT. | application note |
| Measuring Canopy Gas Exchange | This note describes how to measure gas exchange at the canopy level with the LI-6400/XT. | application note |
| Modification of LI-6400/XT to Control Low CO2 Concentrations | This note describes how to control low CO2 concentrations in the LI-6400/XT. | application note |
| Interfacing Custom Chambers with the LI-6400/XT Sensor Head | This note describes how to interface custom chambers to the LI-6400/XT sensor head. | application note |
| Using the Whole Plant Arabidopsis Chamber | This note describes how to use the 6400-17 Whole Plant Arabidopsis Chamber with the LI-6400/XT, including installation tips and experimental validation. | application note |
| Using the RGB Light Source | This note describes how to use the 6400-18A RGB Light Source. | application note |
| Understanding and Correcting Diffusion Leaks in the Opaque Conifer Chamber and Clear Conifer Chamber | This application note describes ways to address diffusion leaks in the Clear Conifer Chamber and the Opaque Conifer Chamber. | application note |
| Estimating Light Absorptance in the Leaf Chamber Fluorometer Using an External Quantum Sensor | This note describes how to estimate light used for photosynthesis using the fluorometer and a light sensor. | application note |
| Battery Data Sheet | A data sheet for the LI-6400/XT and LI-8100A batteries | data sheet |
| 6400-01 CO2 Source Assembly Installation | Instructions for installing the CO2 source assembly. | install guide |
| 6400-02B LED Light Source installation instructions for the LI-6400/XT | Instructions for installing the 6400-02B LED Light Source onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-05 Conifer Chamber installation instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-05 Conifer Chamber onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-06 PAM-2000 and 6400-10 MiniPam Adapter installation instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-06 PAM-2000 and 6400-10 MiniPAM Adapters from Walz onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-07 Needle Chamber installation instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-07 Needle Chamber onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-08 Standard Clear Chamber Bottom installation instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-08 Clear Chamber Bottom onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-11 Narrow Leaf Chamber | Installation instructions for the LI-6400/XT narrow leaf chamber. | install guide |
| 6400-12 Coprocesser Installation | Installation instructions for the coprocesser. | install guide |
| 6400-13 Thermcouple Adapter | Installation instructions for the LI-6400/XT thermocouple adapter. | install guide |
| 6400-14 Opti-Sciences Fluorescence Probe Adapter installation instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-14 Opti-Sciences Probe Adapter onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-15 Arabidopsis Chamber Installation and Operational Instructions for the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System | Installation instructions for the 6400-15 Arabidopsis Chamber, for use with the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-17 Whole Plant Arabidopsis Chamber installation and operational instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-17 Whole Plant Arabidopsis Chamber onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-18 RGB Light Source installation and operational instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-18 RGB Light Source onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-22 Opaque Conifer Chamber installation instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-22 Opaque Conifer Chamber onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-24 Bryophyte Chamber installation and operational instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-24 Bryophyte Chamber onto the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-34 Needle Holder Kit | The 6400-34 Needle Holder Kit can be used with LI-6400/XT leaf chambers to measure conifer needles. The needle holders can be used with the Needle chamber and Clear Bottom chamber. | install guide |
| 6400-37 Thick Gasket Kit | Instructions for the LI-6400/XT thick gasket kit. | install guide |
| 6400-88 Expanded Temperature Control Kit installation instructions | Instructions for installing the 6400-88 Expanded Temperature Kit onto the LI-6400/XT sensor head to expand the range of temperature control. | install guide |
| 6400-89 Insect Respiration Chamber installation and operational instructions | Instructions for using the 6400-89 Insect Respiration Chamber with the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-903 Catch Rod Repair Kit installation instructions | Instructions for replacing the catch rod in the LI-6400/XT sensor head handle. | install guide |
| 6400-904 Log Switch replacement instructions | Instructions for replacing the log switch on the LI-6400/XT sensor head handle. | install guide |
| 6400-906 Memory Board upgrade | Instructions for replacing the 6400-906 Memory Board in the LI-6400/XT console. | install guide |
| 6400-907 Air Pump Replacement Instructions | Instructions for replacing the air pump. | install guide |
| 6400-915 Digital Board Upgrade | Instructions for replacing the digital board in the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | install guide |
| 6400-926 Digital Board Upgrade | Instructions for replacing the digital board in the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System, converting the instrument to an LI-6400/XT. | install guide |
| 6400-928 Flow Restrictor Field Kit installation instructions | Instructions for replacing the flow restrictor in the 6400-01 CO2 Injector. | install guide |
| 9964-102 Air Passage Spacer | Installation instructions for the 9964-102 Air Passage Spacer, which is required on older instruments (serial numbers less than PPS-1961) to ensure a good seal on the sensor head bottom leaf chamber. | install guide |
| Air Pump Replacement Instructions | Instructions for replacing the 6400-931 air pump in the LI-6400/XT console. | install guide |
| CO2 Tank Connector Block | Installation instructions for the 9964-033 CO2 Tank Connector Block, for situations where a CO2 source of longer duration than can be provided by the CO2 mini-cartridges is needed. | install guide |
| Dark Adapting Clip Kit | Installation instructions for the LI-6400/XT dark adapting clip. | install guide |
| Mixing Fan Replacement Instructions | Instructions for replacing the LI-6400/XT Mixing Fan. | install guide |
| Propafilm Leaf Chamber Covering | Installation guide to replace the propafilm on the leaf chamber. | install guide |
| Sample Cell Outlet Manifold Kit | Installation instructions for the LI-6400/XT sample cell outlet kit. | install guide |
| Scrubber/Desiccant Tube Assembly Tubing Replacement instructions | Instructions for replacing the flow tubing (p/n 222-00302) in the scrubber and desiccant tube if it becomes pinched or clogged with debris. | install guide |
| CO2 Source Assembly Replacement | Instructions for installing the CO2 source assembly. | install guide |
| Using the 8100-664 Trace Gas Sampling Kit | Instructions for assembling the Trace Gas Sampling Kit for use with the LI-6400/XT. Measurement instructions are included in the full PDF app note. | install guide |
| Peltier Cooler Kit | Installation instructions for the Peltier cooler kit. | install guide |
| Thermocouple Adapter | Installation guide for the thermocouple adapter. | install guide |
| Using the LI-6400/XT, Instruction manual for OPEN software version 6.2.x | Instruction manual for the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System, software version 6.2.x and above. | manual |
| Using the LI-6400/XT, Instruction manual for OPEN software version 5 | Instruction manual for the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System, software version 5.3. | manual |
| Using the LI-6400/XT, Instruction manual for OPEN software version 4 | Instruction manual for the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System, software version 4. | manual |
| Comparison of Two Systems for Measuring Soil CO2 Flux: The LI-6400/XT and LI-8100A | Poster describing differences between the LI-8100A and LI-6400/XT for measuring CO2 flux from soils. | poster |
| Correcting for Changes in O2 Concentration in the LI-6400/XT Photosynthesis System | Poster describing how to address changes in O2 concentrations. | poster |
| Determination of Maximal Chlorophyll Fluorescence Using a Multiphase Single Flash of Sub-Saturating Intensity | Poster describing multiphase flash to measure maximum fluorescence yield. | poster |
| Determination of Maximal Chlorophyll Fluorescence Using a Multiphase Single Flash of Sub-Saturating Intensity | Poster entitled "Determination of Maximal Chlorophyll Fluorescence Using a Multiphase Single Flash of Sub-Saturating Intensity". | poster |
| Measurements of Soil CO2 Flux | Poster describing how to measure soil CO2 flux with the LI-6400/XT system. | poster |
| Novel Red, Green, Blue LED Light Source and Whole Plant Arabidopsis Chamber to Asses Small Plants | Poster describing the red, green, and blue light source and whole-plant Arabidopsis chamber. | poster |
| Photosynthetic Assessment of Small Plants Using Red, Green, Blue LED Light Source and Whole Plant Arabidopsis Chamber | Poster describing the red, green, and blue light source and whole-plant Arabidopsis chamber. | poster |
| Soil CO2 Flux Measurements: Theory and Comparison Between the LI-6400/XT and LI-8100A | Poster describing differences between soil gas flux measurements made with the LI-8100 and LI-6400/XT. | poster |
| Effects of temperature and pressure on CO2 infrared absorption with special emphasis on problems resulting from operation at high flow rates | Article describing the effects of temperature and pressure on absorption of infrared energy by carbon dioxide. | publication |
| Effects of Temperature, Pressure, and Water Vapor on Gas Phase Infrared Absorption by CO2 | Article that describes the effects of temperature, pressure, and water vapor on absorption of infrared energy by carbon dioxide. | publication |
| Using the Sable Systems DG-4 to set the H2O span for LI-COR gas analyzers | You can adjust the H2O span in many LI-COR gas analyzers with a dewpoint generated by the Sable Systems DG-4 Dewpoint Generator. This tech tip provides some details. | tech tip |
| Clearing Storage Space from the File System | If the file system gets too full, you may have trouble working with files. This tip presents some solutions to the problem. | tech tip |
| Downloading Data Using an RS-232 Serial Connection | This Tech Tip describes how to download data from the LI-6400/XT using serial a connection. | tech tip |
| Checking the Leaf Fan | There are several ways to test for a failed or stuck mixing fan. This tech tip goes through the steps of diagnosing fan issues. | tech tip |
| ‘Drieing’ Your Drierite the ‘Rite’ Way For the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System | This technical tip describes how to regenerate Drierite after it has been exhausted, for re-use with the scrubber tubes on the LI-6400/XT or other gas analyzers. | tech tip |
| Calculating Irregular Leaf Area with the LI-6400/XT | This technical tip describes how to calculate irregular leaf areas, when the leaf doesn't cover the entire leaf chamber aperture on the LI-6400/XT. | tech tip |
| Connecting a Soil Moisture Probe to the LI-6400/XT | This technical tip describes how to connect a Decagon EC-5 soil moisture probe to the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | tech tip |
| Dealing with Large, Moist Samples | This technical tip describes how to deal with high humidities when measuring large, moist samples in the Bryophyte and/or Conifer chambers on the LI-6400/XT. | tech tip |
| Faster Field Measurements of Asat | This technical tip describes how to make faster field measurements of the light-saturated rate of net CO2 fixation under ambient conditions (Asat) with the LI-6400/XT. | tech tip |
| Leaf Chamber Gasket Replacement | This technical tip describes how to replace the leaf chamber gaskets on the LI-6400/XT sensor head. | tech tip |
| Align Small Blades of Grass or Needles | This Tech Tip describes how to align small blades of grass or needles and keep them in place in the LI-6400/XT standard leaf chamber. | tech tip |
| LI-6400/XT Shipping Recommendations | This Tech Tip describes how to package the LI-6400/XT for shipping. | tech tip |
| LI-6400/XT Swap Meet | This tech tip describes the LI-6400/XT components that can interchanged safely, as well as those that must be used together due to matching electronic components. | tech tip |
| Look Ma, No Wires! | This technical tip describes how to incorporate wireless network connectivity into the LI-6400/XT, using a wireless router. | tech tip |
| Making a Stand for the LI-6400/XT | This technical tip shows how you can make a simple wooden stand for your LI-6400/XT. Includes dimensions and example photos. | tech tip |
| Match Valve Mismatch | This technical tip describes how you can determine if the match valve on the LI-6400/XT sensor head is working properly. | tech tip |
| Replacing the LI-6400/XT Battery Connector | This technical tip describes how to replace the battery connector on the LI-6400/XT console. | tech tip |
| Setting the Height of the LI-6400/XT Thermocouple | This technical tip describes the proper positioning of the 6400-04 leaf temperature thermocouple in relation to the leaf chamber, for the LI-6400/XT Portable Photosynthesis System. | tech tip |
| Solving an Oily Problem | This technical tip describes how to use CO2 cartridges in the 6400-01 CO2 Injector that were not purchased from LI-COR. | tech tip |
| When Ambient H2O is not Leaf Chamber H2O | This technical tip describes how to maintain the proper relative humidity in the LI-6400/XT leaf chamber to allow the plant to compensate for the loss of humidity due to removal of the boundary layer. | tech tip |
| Wireless Connectivity with the LI-6400/XT | This technical tip describes how to incorporate wireless network connectivity into the LI-6400/XT using a wireless router. | tech tip |
| Where's my Serial Port? | This technical tip describes how to use a Serial-to-USB adapter to connect your computer to a LI-COR instrument, for those computers that lack a serial port. | tech tip |
| CO2 Cartridges for the LI-6400/XT and LI-6800 | This technical tip describes the best CO2 cartridges to use and provides some tips for their use. | tech tip |
| Software for Curve Fitting Photosynthesis Data | This tip lists some software that is commonly used for photosynthesis response curves. | tech tip |
| Measuring Photorespiration with the LI-6400/XT System | This tip describes some important considerations for measuring photorespiration using the LI-6400/XT. | tech tip |
| Recomputing LI-6400/XT data sets | How to recompute measurements collected with older software versions | tech tip |
| Making one-sided measurements | This tip describes how to make measurements from one side of a leaf. | tech tip |
| Using external sensors with the LI-6400/XT | This technical note describes how to connect external sensors to the LI-6400/XT auxiliary connector. | technical note |
| Scrubbing Chemicals in LI-COR Gas Analyzers | Note describing a change in chemical scrubbers used in gas analyzers. | technical note |
| Comparing a CO2 Controller and Buffer Volume when making Respiration Measurements | Technical note that describes the effect of a CO2 controller compared to buffer volumes of different sizes. | technical note |