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Installation
Installing the Column the First Time
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TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 Hardware Manual
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f.
Insert the notched septum on the column to hold the retaining nut at this position.
Thread the retaining nut into the injector but do not tighten.
g. Adjust the column position so that the septum contact the bottom of the retaining
nut.
h. Finger-tighten the retaining nut until it starts to grip the column plus a quarter turn.
i.
Remove the notched septum from the column.
3. Open the gas supplies.
4. Power on the GC.
a.
Connect the power cable to the AC Input connector on the back of the GC and to
the wall outlet.
b. Flip up the power switch (breaker) to the position I.
5. Setup the GC.
a.
Set the oven and injector temperature to 50 °C.
b. Use the column-flowmeter connector to verify that there is flow through the column.
If you do not have a flowmeter, dip the column outlet in a small vial of methanol.
Bubbles indicate there is flow through the column. If there is no flow, check that the
carrier gas is on, the GC inlet is pressurized, and the column is not plugged. If there is
still no flow, consult the section
Analytical Troubleshooting
in the
TRACE
1300/TRACE 1310 User Guide
, or contact the Technical Support.
c.
Allow the column to purge for few minutes.
6. Perform a column leak check.
Table 10.
Column Insertion Depth For SSL, SSLBKF, HeS-S/SL, PTV, PTVBKF, and GSV
Injectors
Injector
Column Insertion Depth
SSL and HeS-S/SL
• 5 mm (splitless)
• 5 mm (Helium saver)
• 10 mm (split)
SSLBKF
• 5 mm (splitless)
• 10 mm (split)
PTV
• 30 mm
• As far as possible into the bottom
when the PTV is used as an
On-Column injector.
PTVBKF
• 30 mm
GSV
• Insert the column as far as goes and
withdrawn about 2 -3 mm