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Contents
Page 6 Vanquish Charged Aerosol Detectors Operating Manual
4 Unpacking and Transport ................................................................ 39
4.1 Unpacking and Moving ........................................................................................ 40
4.2 Scope of Delivery ................................................................................................. 43
5 Installation ...................................................................................... 45
5.1 Safety Guidelines for Installation ......................................................................... 46
5.2 Installing the Detector ......................................................................................... 47
5.3 Site Requirements ................................................................................................ 49
5.4 Accessing the Interior Components ..................................................................... 55
5.5 Setting Up the Hardware ..................................................................................... 56
5.5.1 System Arrangement............................................................................... 56
5.5.2 Connecting the Detector ......................................................................... 58
5.5.3 Installing the Nebulizer ........................................................................... 62
5.5.4 Connecting the Gas Inlet and Exhaust Tubes .......................................... 67
5.6 Setting Up the Liquid Flow Connections .............................................................. 70
5.6.1 General Information and Guidelines ....................................................... 70
5.6.2 Guiding Capillaries and Tubing Through the System .............................. 71
5.6.3 Connecting Fittings, Capillaries, and Tubing ........................................... 73
5.6.4 Connecting the Waste Line ..................................................................... 75
5.6.5 Connecting the Inlet Capillary to the Nebulizer ...................................... 76
5.6.6 Guiding Liquid Leaks to Waste ................................................................ 80
5.7 Turning On the Detector ...................................................................................... 81
5.8 Setting Up the Detector in the Software ............................................................. 82
6 Operation ....................................................................................... 83
6.1 Introduction to this Chapter ................................................................................ 84
6.2 Safety Guidelines for Operation .......................................................................... 85
6.3 Control Elements.................................................................................................. 87
6.3.1 Keypad ..................................................................................................... 87
6.3.2 Status Indicators ...................................................................................... 89
6.4 Power On/Off Control .......................................................................................... 91
6.5 Preparing the Detector for Operation ................................................................. 92
6.5.1 Mobile Phase Guidelines for the Detector .............................................. 95
6.5.2 Verifying the Nebulizer Gas Pressure ...................................................... 98
6.5.3 Turning On the Detector Gas Flow .......................................................... 99