Agilent Technologies 5973N, Hardware Installation

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26 Hardware Installation
Installation
Connecting the Helium Lines to the GC
1 Connect the 6-foot copper tubing (or a custom length) to the
carrier gas supply line (
Figure 4 ).
2
Turn on the carrier gas flow at a low pressure, 5 to 8 psi
(35 to 55 KPa).
3
Let the line purge for 5 to 10 minutes.
4
Connect the other end of the tubing to the input of the gas
purifier.
5 Connect one end of the another length of copper tubing to
the output of the gas purifier.
6 Let the line and gas purifier purge for 5 to 10 minutes.
Figure 4 Connect helium
Copper supply tubing
Main supply On/Off valve
Helium carrier gas supply
Two-stage regulator
On/Off valve
Helium gas purifier (be sure the arrow
points in the direction of gas flow)
Copper supply tubing
C A U T I O N
Only remove the caps in the gas stream or the gas purifier will be
contaminated by air. This will ruin the gas purifier.