Micromeritics ASAP 2460, Operator'S Manual

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Preventive Maintenance ASAP 2460 Operator’s Manual
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c.) Bake the alumina for two hours; turn off the oven.
d.) Allow the alumina to cool in the oven before pouring it into the traps.
2. Loosen the wing nut on the clamp at the bottom of the oil vapor trap. Swing the clamp open and
remove it.
3. Remove one end fitting from the trap body.
4. Remove the used alumina from the trap body and dispose of it in an appropriate manner.
5. If the trap body interior appears oily or dirty, wash it with isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol and
dry it thoroughly.
Pour the new activated alumina pellets into the trap until they are level with the top of the trap body.
Exposure of the trap body to oil vapor may cause small cracks on the inside surface of
the trap body. Under normal circumstances, these cracks will not cause problems or
leaks.
Oil vapor trap
End fitting
Wing nut
Centering ring
O-ring
End fitting