Confirming Your Instrument Is Working; Checking Power To The System; Chapter 1 Introduction - Thermo Scientific TSQ 8000 Evo User Manual

Introduction

Confirming Your Instrument is Working

Checking Power to the System

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Use the information in this chapter to determine whether your TSQ 8000 Evo system is
working properly and to check its basic systems.
IMPORTANT You will likely want to change the GC column before setting up a method.
See Chapter 2, "Changing the Column,"
Contents
• Confirming Your Instrument is Working
• Checking Power to the System
• Verifying the Carrier Gas Flow Rate
• Checking Your Carrier Gas Tank Pressure
• Verify Collision Gas Tank Pressure
• Checking the Vacuum and Temperature
• Cleaning the Exterior of Your Instrument
• Configuring Your Instrument
After installing a new column, confirm that your GC/MS-MS system has power, the carrier
gas flow and collision gas delivery pressure are correct, the gas tanks have enough pressure, and
the system is leak-free and has reached vacuum and temperature.
To confirm that the TSQ 8000 Evo system is powered on, check that the power light on the
front panel is lit and solid green. See
for instructions on changing the column.
Figure 1. If it is not, the instrument is not powered on.
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