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Quick Start Guide
For more detailed instruction, refer to the FROG
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4000
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User’s Manual
Loading a Sample
1.
Sample Preparation:
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Liquid Sample: Pull 5mL of the desired liquid into 5mL syringe.
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Soil Sample: Place 1g soil in sparge bottle. (An application note for Methanol Extraction can be found on our website.)
2.
Place the load/analyze valve in the LOAD position.
3. Slip bottle over green tube (sparge needle).
4.
Attach syringe to the instrument and transfer the sample to the sparge bottle.
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For Soil Sample: Fill the syringe with 5mL deionized water, then attach it and transfer the water to sparge bottle containing
the soil sample.
5.
Attach sparge bottle in the UP position and gently tighten the sparge bottle nut counter clockwise.
6.
Place load/analyze valve in the ANALYZE position.
Running a Sample
1.
Instrument screen reads “READY”
2.
Record Log # and other relevant sample data for future reference.
3.
Press the start button in Ellvin or on the instrument to begin an analysis cycle.
4.
As the analysis cycle proceeds, the instrument screen displays the analysis steps.
5. If connected to Ellvin, a chromatogram of results is displayed on the computer screen.
6.
If not connected to Ellvin, the instrument screen displays a chromatogram when the cycle is finished.
7.
If not connected to Ellvin, press the instrument start button to scroll through analyte concentration estimates.
8.
Before loading/running another sample,
a.
Empty the Sparge bottle.
b.
Wait for the instrument screen to read “READY”.
NOTE: Samples must be run from low to high concentrations.
Rinse the instrument and create a clean baseline between runs if concentrations are unknown.
VOC ANALYZER
GC TEMP: 40C
READY
LOG_016
BTEX V. 965 2012
1, 2
3
or
CLEANING 4
BENZE 33PPB
48.33S
7
4
5
6
1
2
3a
4
LOAD
ANALYZE
5
3b
