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GC installation
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Line voltage and outlet verified
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GC unpacked and placed on an appropriate bench top
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Carrier gas, trap, and GC plumbed with copper tubing
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Plumbing purged with helium at 5 - 8 psi (35 - 55 KPa)
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HP-IB and remote cables for MSD connected
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Cables for ALS to the GC connected (optional)
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GC plugged in and turned on
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Verify that the GC passes self test
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HP-IB address in the GC set to 15
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Column parameters configured
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Carrier gas line pressure set to approximately 50 psi (345 KPa)
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Carrier gas flow rate set to 7 ml per minute
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Septum plugging end of column removed and end of column trimmed
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Helium flow through column verified
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Merlin Microseal installed (optional)
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Injection port temperature set to 250°C
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Oven temperature ramped from 40°C to 280°C at 15°C per minute and held
for 10 minutes.
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Upper front knockout in the GC exterior oven wall removed
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The two large plastic knockouts removed from the GC left side panel.
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ALS installed
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Left side panel reinstalled, and GC/MSD interface cable routed through the
rear hole
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GC power off (after temperature cycle complete)