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Miscellaneous Procedures and Instructions
NEMA 5-20P, NEMA 5-15P, and CEE 7/7 Power Plugs and Outlets
With a 120V power source, the maximum amperage requirements for each of the
Saturn GC/MS components are as follows:
Component Amperes
Mass Spectrometer
12
Gas Chromatograph
20
Varian 8200 AutoSampler
0.5
Computer
3
Monitor
2
Laser Printer
3-4
NOTE: With a 230V power source, the maximum amperage requirement of each
of the above components is one-half of the amperage given above.
Never plug the mass spectrometer and the gas chromatograph into the same
power source; otherwise, you may overload the fourplex power source. The
Interconnect Diagram for Saturn is a diagram for the six power cables from
Saturn. Never use the free outlet on each of the power sources for equipment
that draws more than 2A.
Quality of Power
The quality of the power supplied to your Saturn is very important. The power
must be 100-130 Vac, 60 Hz
±
3 Hz (200-260 Vac, 50 Hz
±
3 Hz), and it must be
stable. It must be free of fluctuations due to slow changes in the average voltage
or to changes resulting from surges, sags, or transients.
•
Slow average changes are gradual, long-term changes in the average
root mean square (RMS) voltage level, with typical durations greater than
2 seconds.
•
Sags and surges are sudden changes in average RMS voltage level,
with typical durations between 50
µ
sec and 2 seconds.
