Maintaining The Methanizer - Thermo Scientific TRACE 1300 Instruction Manual

Maintaining the Methanizer

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This section provides instructions for replacing the methanizer when the when the catalyst
results exhausted.
 To replace the methanizer metal tube containing the catalyst
1. Power off the GC and the TRACE 1310 Auxiliary Oven. See
TRACE 1310 Auxiliary Oven"
2. Remove the protective grid from the back panel of the instrument undoing the four fixing
screws. See Figure 174.
Figure 174. Methanizer Maintenance (1)
3. Remove the front panel and cover of the methanizer assembly undoing the relevant fixing
screws. See Figure 175.
Figure 175. Methanizer Maintenance (2)
4. Open the heating block of the methanizer by removing the four fixing screws to access the
methanizer metal tube containing the catalysts. See
on page 121.
Methanizer Assembly Front Panel and Cover
Figure
TRACE 1310 Auxiliary Oven Instruction Manual
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Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Maintaining the Methanizer
"Shutting Down the
Protective Grid
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