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AI 3000/AS 3000 II Control
Guidelines for Programming with Different Injectors
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AI 3000/AS 3000 Sampling System - Operating Manual
Thermo Scientific
Packing a SSL Liner
Proceed as follows:
1. On your TRACE GC Ultra or FOCUS GC keypad, enter the
oven
menu and switch off
the oven temperature. This will avoid heating of the analytical column when carrier is off.
2. Enter the
injector
menu and switch off the inlet temperature.
3. Enter
carrier
Menu and switch off the carrier supply.
4. Remove the centering plate of the AI 3000/AS 3000 II (if installed).
5. Wait till the injector has reached room temperature and by means of the outfit tool
unscrew the septum cap, then remove it together with the septum holder and its plate.
6. Unscrew the liner holder and remove it. Use tweezers to gently extract the liner from the
injector.
7. Insert a little plug of packing material (i.e. deactivated glass wool) filling the liner cavity
about 5 mm in length. Push the plug till it reaches the position. See
.
Figure 50.
Packing a SSL Liner
Table 15.
Syringe Guideline for AI 3000/AS 3000 II Autosampler
Injection Volume Range
Suggested Syringe
1
1
See your GC
Spare Part Catalog
for items part number.
AI 3000/AS 3000 II Injection
Parameters
0.5 – 5.0
μ
L
10
μ
L
Standard – general purpose
0.2 – 1.0
μ
L
5
μ
L
---
0.01 – 0.3
μ
L
0.5
μ
L
Plunger-in-needle
Tubular Liner
Tapered Liner
GLASS WOOL
