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5 • Installation
Vanquish Charged Aerosol Detectors Operating Manual Page 67
5.5.4 Connecting the Gas Inlet and Exhaust Tubes
This section describes the connection of the gas inlet and exhaust tubes
to the detector.
Parts required
• Gas supply
•
Ventilation appliance
•
Parts for connecting the gas supply:
♦
Gas inlet elbow connector
♦
Gas inlet tubing
•
Parts for connecting the gas exhaust:
♦ Gas exhaust elbow connector
♦ Gas exhaust tubing
Tools required
Tubing cutter (optional)
Preparations
1. Observe the site requirements for the gas supply and the ventilation
(see section 5.3, page 49 ).
2. Check the gas tubes and elbow connectors. Observe the following:
♦
Use only the gas tubes and elbow connectors that are shipped
with the detector or additional or spare parts as recommended
by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
♦ The connectors must be free from contaminants. Even minute
particles may cause damage to the system or lead to invalid test
results.
♦
Do not install gas tubes or connection unions that are stressed,
nicked, kinked, or otherwise damaged.
Follow these steps
1. Connect the gas inlet tubing to the gas supply and route it to the
detector.