Agilent Technologies PlateLoc, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Unpacking and installation
PlateLoc User Guide
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Connecting and disconnecting the argon source
(Gas-Purging PlateLocs only)
About this topic
This topic explains how to connect the PlateLoc to the argon source.
Read this topic only if you have a Gas-Purging PlateLoc.
Before you start
!! INJURY HAZARD !! Make sure the area in which you are
working is well ventilated and you have installed an oxygen
monitor nearby. Argon can cause rapid suffocation by displacing
air. Argon is heavier than air and can flow into low areas.
Make sure you have the following:
❑
Argon tubing (supplied)
❑
NPT or metric adaptor fitting (supplied)
Connecting the
argon source
To connect the PlateLoc to your argon source:
1. Turn off the argon source (house or cylinder).
2. Attach the following adaptor fittings to the argon source if necessary:
‹ NPT fitting . If your argon source uses a threaded connection,
attach the supplied 1/4-inch or 1/8-in NPT fitting to the
connection. The NPT fitting is threaded on one end and has a
quick-release fitting on the other end.
‹
Metric fittings adaptor . If your lab requires metric fittings at the
argon source, attach the supplied 1/4-inch metric adaptor fitting
to the argon source connection. The metric adaptor fitting has a
quick-release fitting on one end.
3. Connect one end of an argon tubing to the argon source, and then
connect the free end of that tubing to the quick disconnect fitting at
the argon-input port.
To connect the tubing, push the end of the tubing into the quick
disconnect fitting at the argon source and at the back of the
PlateLoc.
!! DAMAGE HAZARD !!
Do not connect the argon tubing to
the air -input (AIR IN) fitting. Doing so can cause errors when
you operate the PlateLoc.
The following diagram shows the connection from the back of the
PlateLoc to the argon source.