PerkinElmer AAnalyst 700, User Manual

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Spectrometer Installation
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To connect argon (or nitrogen) only
Refer to Figure 2-2 on the following page when you connect the furnace gas.
1. Make sure that the argon (or nitrogen) supply is turned off.
2. Use the special tube cutter to cut two, 10 cm lengths of tube from the special
gas tube. The ends of the tubes must be cut squarely.
3. Connect the long gas tube to the argon (or nitrogen) pressure regulator. Use
the R ¼'' screw connector provided or use a connector or adapter suitable for
the gas regulator. Make sure that all the connections are secure.
4. Pass the gas tube to the rear of the spectrometer. Make sure that it cannot be
damaged or strained.
5. Push the two short tubes and the long tube into the connectors on the Y-
connector as shown on the following page.
6. Push the free ends of the two short gas tubes into the
Normal Gas
and
Special
Gas
connectors on the manifold as shown.
Push the tubes into the connectors until the tubes butt up to the end of the
connector.
Note: To disconnect the gas tube from a connector:
Carefully push the black locking ring of the connector into the connector and
pull the tube out of the connector.