Reference 600+
This equipment gave insights I couldn't get via coupon testing. I use it daily!
Rating: 5.0 
Organization: Procter & Gamble
Application Area: Corrosion testing.
"Historically we only leveraged coupon testing. I came in contact with the Gamry equipment after a Penn State corrosion short course. I leveraged a nearby corrosion lab to generate some..."
The new Reference 600 - the Reference 600+ is a high-performance potentiostat/galvanostat/ZRA particularly suitable for applications in physical electrochemistry, sensors, coatings, and corrosion.
System Highlights
Overview
The Reference 600+ is a high-performance, research-grade potentiostat/galvanostat/ZRA designed for fast, low-current measurements. It does well for a variety of applications such as physical electrochemistry (especially at microelectrodes), fast cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical corrosion, electrochemical noise measurements, paints and coatings, and sensors.
It has a number of auxiliary input and outputs designed to help you interface or control ancillary equipment such as a rotating disc electrode. It also has a thermocouple input for temperature measurements.
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
The Reference 600+ comes fully equipped to perform electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The Accuracy Contour Plot shown below provides a detailed look at the performance you can expect from your instrument in real-world situations. The results include the cell cable.
Options
- Extended Cable Lengths
- Extended length cell cables (1.5 m, 3 m, 10 m) are also available for your convenience.
More Details
Below are additional details regarding the capabilities of the Reference 600+ potentiostat. Each bullet point contains a list of the type of techniques available for the instrument to run.
- Physical Electrochemistry - Techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and chronopotentiometry and derivatives of these techniques.
- Pulse Voltammetry - Techniques such as pulse voltammetry, square wave voltammetry, and associated stripping techniques such as anodic stripping voltammetry.
- DC Corrosion - Run standard DC corrosion tests such as polarization resistance, potentiodynamic, cyclic polarization, and galvanic corrosion in addition to a number of others.
- Electrochemical Energy - Test single-cells and stacks of various batteries, fuel cells or supercapacitors. Includes charge, discharge, cyclic charge-discharge techniques, potentiostatic, galvanostatic, self-discharge, leakage rate, and read cell voltage.
- Electrochemical Signal Analyzer - Designed specifically for the acquisition and analysis of time-dependent electrochemical noise signals. Cell voltage and current are continuously monitored at rates from 0.1 Hz to 1 kHz. A full featured set of analysis tools provides powerful analysis features such as statistical analysis, detrending, impedance spectra, and histogram analysis.
- Electrochemical Frequency Modulation - A non-destructive corrosion rate measurement technique. It allows for measurement of the corrosion rate without prior knowledge of the Tafel constants. In addition, the technique determines the Tafel constants and provides 2 internal validity checks.
- Critical Pitting Temperature - controls a Gamry Potentiostat, TDC4 Temperature Controller, and associated accessories to automatically measure the Critical Pitting Temperature of a material.
- Electrochemical Noise - A more general form of electrochemical noise testing. It is also an ECM8 Multiplexer compatible electrochemical noise software package.
- Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy - includes experimental scripts for potentiostatic, galvanostatic and hybrid impedance spectroscopy experiments in addition to single frequency techniques like Mott-Schottky. We also have our unique power-leveling multisine technique that improves signal-to-noise across the spectrum. On the analysis side, it provides tools for fitting spectra to equivalent circuit models, Kramers-Kronig transform for data validation and a graphical model editor. Our software even includes a script for EIS simulation.
- eChemDC Toolkit - contains all of the capabilities of the eChemBasic and further extends these capabilities by adding advanced signals and data acquisition modes to simplify implementing experiments like cyclic voltammetry, pulse voltammetry, and dynamic DC corrosion techniques. Also includes more advanced stop tests, particularly useful in fast experiments.
- eChemAC - Includes full capabilities of eChemDC Toolkit plus allows electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and EFM experiments.
Other features
- 2, 3, and 4 electrode measurements
- Electrical Isolation
- Floating instrument: use with autoclaves, mechanical stress apparatus, or pipeline probes.
- Built-In EIS
- On-board DDS to perform EIS from 10 µHz to 5 MHz.
- DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Mode
- Oversamples for improved signal-to-noise and accurate capacitance measurements.
- Current Interrupt and Positive Feedback iR Compensation
- Gamry potentiostats and their controlling software use control loop algorithms to accurately measure and correct for uncompensated resistance.
- Auxiliary I/O
- Control additional equipment via additional I/O interfaces: external signal input, analog voltage output, analog current output, auxiliary A/D input, and digital I/O connector.
- Warranty
- Protected by 2-year factory service warranty.
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Manuals
Reference 600+ Part #992-00122
Specifications
SYSTEM |
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| Potentiostat | Yes |
| Galvanostat | Yes |
| Zero Resistance Ammeter | Yes |
| Floating (Isolated from Earth Ground) | Yes |
| Cell Connections | 2, 3, 4 or 5 |
| Maximum Current | ±600 mA |
| Current Ranges | 11 (60 pA - 600 mA) |
| Current Ranges (including internal gain) |
13 |
| Minimum Current Resolution | 20 aA |
| Maximum Applied Potential | ±11 V |
| Rise Time | <250 ns |
| Minimum Time Base | 3.333 μs |
| Noise and Ripple | <2 μV rms |
| Weight | 3 kg |
| Dimensions | 9 (W) x 19 (H) x 27 (D) cm |
CONTROL AMPLIFIER |
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| Compliance Voltage | ±22 V |
| Output Current | >±600 mA |
| Speed Settings | 5 |
EIS MEASUREMENT |
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| EIS | 10 μHz - 5 MHz |
| EIS Accuracy | See Accuracy Contour Plot |
| Voltage AC Amplitude | 3 V maximum |
| Current AC Amplitude | 600 mA maximum |
ELECTROMETER |
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| Input Impedance | >1014 Ω || <0.2 pF |
| Input Current (typical) | <10 pA |
| Bandwidth | >15 MHz at -3 dB |
| CMRR | 65 dB (1 MHz) |
POTENTIAL |
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| Applied Accuracy | ±1 mV ±0.2% of setting |
| Applied Resolution | 200 μV, 50 μV, 12.5 μV/bit |
| Measured Accuracy | ±1 mV ±0.2% of reading |
| Measured Resolution | 1 μV, 10 μV, 100 μV, 400 μV/bit |
CURRENT |
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| Applied/Measured Accuracy | ±10 pA ± 0.05% of range ±0.2% of value (600 mA - 6 nA) or 0.75% of value (600 pA) or 1.5% of value (60 pA) |
| Applied/Measured Resolution | 0.003% full-scale/bit |
| Bandwidth | >10 MHz (600 mA – 600 μA) >0.15 MHz (6 μA)) |
Reviews
Great reliable results
Rating: 4.3
Organization: Utdallas
Application Area: Electrochemical measurement
"Gamry potentiostat is a very useful tool we use in the lab. They have a nice technical support team. Good value for money. Very versatile"
EIS is one of the important methods for coating performance evaluation
Rating: 4.7
Organization: A Plus Coating Solutions Inc.
Application Area: Testing coating impedance
"The instrument is easy to use. I used the instrument to determine the impedance of the applied coating sample. The instrument is stable and the result is reliable."
Reference 600+. Definitely worth the investment in terms of cost.
Rating: 5.0
Organization: Binghamton University
Application Area: CURE. CV, CA, and EIS
"In terms of performance, this instrument has produced reproducible and accurate results. The potentiostat and software are easy to use (I've trained 30 freshmen to work independently on this device for a CURE. CV, CA, and EIS). We've had good luck with all aspects of the instrument's constant use for the past year. Definitely worth the investment in terms of cost."
Great equipment
Rating: 4.3
Organization: Shawcor
Application Area: Analyzing coating impedance
"The software and instruction was easy to follow and straight forward to understand. However, Gamry could have provided more tutorial and background knowledge of each of the functions of the machine"
The 600+ is well but there was a small bug!
Rating: 4.7
Organization: Shenzhen University
Application Area: Corrosion and Electroanalysis
"There a small bug on your software "Gamry Echem Analyst", which I have reported to your sales staff. However, this problem has always existed. I hope it will be solved as soon as possible. In general, the 600+ works very well. Thanks!"
Industry-leading instrument
Rating: 4.3
Organization: ENVOY MEDICAL
Application Area: Analyze medical devices (EIS, voltommetry, etc)
"The instrument gives us what we need--reliable results in a small package. Our instrument is for R&D, so its versatility is crucial. I would like to see other (read: smaller) types of contacts for grabbing and holding very small samples (hence the 4/5 for ease of use) but otherwise, we are happy with the instrument."
Great machine!
Rating: 5.0
Organization: Nanjing Forestry University
Application Area: Analyze electrochemical properties of porous carbon materials, we usually test CV, CD, EIS and etc.
"We usually use the machine for testing CV , charging-discharging, or EIS properties of our porous carbon material. It works very well on these tests. the results are reproducible, easy operating, data is good. Also, the service is also good. On many aspects, I like this work station. Two things could be further improved: 1, the fan is noising; 2, the plastic adapters could be firmed."
These are very versatile and user friendly instruments
Rating: 4.7
Organization: Exponent
Application Area: Corrosion Science and Engineering, Battery Science and Engineering
"The Gamry Potentiostats we use are very versatile and user friendly instruments. They give accurate results particularly in the low current range applications."
Amazing piece of hardware, capable to produce reliable and very precise results!
Rating: 4.7
Organization: Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Institute of Materials and Joining Technology
Application Area: Corrosion research
"The reference 600+ is an amazing piece of hardware and can produce very reproducible and precise results, if in the hands of an experienced user. Support via website and personal costumer care are very good. Despite its price, it is great value for money."
Reference 600+. Definitely worth the investment in terms of cost.
Rating: 5.0
Organization: Binghamton University
Application Area: CURE. CV, CA, and EIS
"In terms of performance, this instrument has produced reproducible and accurate results. The potentiostat and software are easy to use (I've trained 30 freshmen to work independently on this device for a CURE. CV, CA, and EIS). We've had good luck with all aspects of the instrument's constant use for the past year. Definitely worth the investment in terms of cost."
Excellent instrument, includes unparalleled customer service and technical support.
Rating: 5.0
Organization: Purdue University
Application Area: Electrochemical characterization of materials and energy systems.
"The instrument works as specified, performing a wide variety of electrochemical storage and corrosion tests to characterize the critical features and parameters that describe utility in electrochemical applications. In addition, the instrument is backed by the strength of the service team, providing technical support and customer service above-and-beyond any standard!"
This equipment gave insights I couldn't get via coupon testing. I use it daily!
Rating: 5.0
Organization: Procter & Gamble
Application Area: Corrosion testing.
"Historically we only leveraged coupon testing. I came in contact with the Gamry equipment after a Penn State corrosion short course. I leveraged a nearby corrosion lab to generate some results and concluded a few months later this equipment definitely has the right capability for my needs, of fast and predictive corrosion understanding. The order and set up in our lab went really smoothly and happened in partnership with the vendor over 3 days of training. Following the training the supplier offered a question and answer period of two weeks to ensure all went fine, and I submitted a few questions and received great help. Given the great partnership with the vendor the implementation, ease of use and after sales support turned out to be most successful. I wish I had bought and implemented it earlier."
Great instrument, worth the money
Rating: 5.0
Organization: USC
Application Area: electrochemistry
"Reference 600+ is easy to use and highly reliable. Also it looks a lot better than the old 600 series."
Designed to measure impedance
Rating: 4.3
Organization: Pamukkale University
Application Area: Impedance for conducting polymers
"I characterized conducting polymer by impedance spectroscopy. I am using Gamry Reference 600 potentiostat. I am so satisfied with the results."
