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Thermo Scientific TRACE 1310 Installation Manual

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120807-0001 Revision A
March 2013

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  • Page 1 TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 Gas Chromatographs NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide 120807-0001 Revision A March 2013...
  • Page 2 © 2013 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. All rights reserved. TSQ 8000, ISQ, TRACE 1300, and TRACE 1310 are trademarks of Thermo Fisher Scientific. SilFlow, NoVent, and FingerTite are registered trademarks of SGE Analytical Science. All other trademarks are the property of Thermo Fisher Scientific and its subsidiaries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide This quick-start guide provides instructions for installing the NoVent™ Microfluidics on your TRACE 1300 or TRACE 1310 GC and your ISQ or TSQ 8000 mass spectrometer. Contents • Module Description • Connecting the NoVent Microfludics Module to the TRACE 1300/1310 •...

  • Page 4: Novent Microfluidics Installation Guide

    If no dummy module is present, and no vacant module position is present on either the TRACE 1300 or TRACE 1310 GC or on the optional gas valve oven (if you have one), you must take one of the existing and installed modules off in order to install the NoVent Microfluidics.
  • Page 5 NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Connecting the NoVent Microfludics Module to the TRACE 1300/1310 Figure 2. Location of Detector Modules on your TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 GC Dummy Back Detector Module Dummy Front Detector Module CAUTION Where a dummy module is installed, the gas connection is blocked by a plug.
  • Page 6 Keeping the dummy module flap cover open, lift up the module from its seat in the detector housing. Place the dummy module on a clean surface. d. Remove the gas plug by unscrewing its fixing screw using a T20 Torxhead screwdriver. NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...
  • Page 7 13. Switch the module on so that the LED light glows green and start the carrier gas flowing to purge the line. Note This module requires a constant carrier gas pressure of 60 psig (410 kPa). Thermo Scientific NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide...

  • Page 8: Installing The Mounting Bracket

    6. Loosely replace the nut, then rotate the top and bottom in opposite directions. 7. Tighten the nut until the mounting bracket is securely attached to the top and bottom of the GC oven. NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...
  • Page 9 Installing the Mounting Bracket Figure 6. Mounting Bracket Installed in the GC 8. Attach the Thermo Scientific™ microfluidics splitter to the mounting bracket. The microfluidics splitter snaps into place. The small hole should be positioned at the top. Figure 7 for the correct orientation.

  • Page 10: Preparing The Novent Microfluidics Restrictor Tubing

    The tubing should extend just past the tool when pre-swaging the ferrule. After the ferrule is swaged, remove the tool and confirm the ferrule does not slide on the tubing. Then cut the tubing to about 2 mm past the tip of the ferrule. NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...
  • Page 11 Then use the SilFlow pre-swage tool to secure the ferrule into position. When done properly, the tubing will extend slightly past the tip of the ferrule. It is important to use the SilFlow pre-swage tool in order to prevent crushing the tip of the fused silica. Thermo Scientific NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide...
  • Page 12 Figure 14. Swaging the Ferrule Using the SilFlow FingerTite Tool SilFlow FingerTite Pre-Swage Tool 10.Remove the jig, and lay the tubing carefully on the bottom of the GC until you are ready to connect it to the microfluidics splitter. NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...

  • Page 13: Attaching The Ferrule And Nut To The Gc Column

    See Figure Figure 16. Cutting the Column with the Scoring Wafer 4. Place the column and ferrule into the SilFlow pre-swage tool until the column reaches the bottom of the jig. See Figure Thermo Scientific NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide...

  • Page 14: Attaching The New Tubing To The Transfer Line

    To connect the column using the regular transfer line nut 1. Lower the oven temperature and allow it to cool. 2. Confirm that the MS is vented and remove the current transfer line nut and ferrule. NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...
  • Page 15 9. Use a 5/16 in. wrench to hold the column measuring tool steady. Figure 20. Column Measuring Tool 10. While holding the column measuring tool steady, tighten the transfer line nut with a 1/4 in. wrench until the column just stops moving in the ferrule. Thermo Scientific NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide...
  • Page 16 Figure 22. Positioning the Septum Transfer Line Column Measuring Tool Septum 14. Pull the column back from the transfer line nut. Do not move the septum from its position on the column. NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...
  • Page 17 20. Position the column in the transfer line. Use the septum as a guide to measure the correct length you should insert the column. Be careful not to change the location of the septum on the column. Thermo Scientific NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide...
  • Page 18 Raise the oven temperature to the initial temperature that you will use. b. Turn on vacuum compensation on the GC. c. Twist the vent valve clockwise to close the valve. Be sure not to pinch the o-ring. NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...

  • Page 19: Connecting The Capillaries To The Microfluidics Splitter

    2. Use the FingerTite tool to secure the nut you previously attached to the column to top of the three holes on the microfluidics splitter. 3. Orient the capillary connected to the transfer line and the one attached to the no-vent module as shown in Figure Thermo Scientific NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide...

  • Page 20: Configuring The Post-Column

    This section contains instructions for configuring your post-column settings on both a TRACE 1310 and a TRACE 1300.  To enter post-column settings on a TRACE 1310 1. On the home page of the TRACE 1310 touchscreen, click the Configuration icon. NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...
  • Page 21 NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Configuring the Post-Column Figure 28. Locating the Configuration Icon on the TRACE 1310 Touchscreen Configuration Icon 2. The default GC Configuration (Oven) screen opens. Click the Back Column or Front Column button, corresponding to where you installed the No-vent microfluidics.
  • Page 22 3. Click Column Setup in the Status pane. Figure 30. Xcalibur Roadmap Status Pane Column Setup 4. The Column Setup window opens. Check the Using Post-Column checkbox and enter the post-column length and ID. NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...

  • Page 23: Using The Module

    On position. Ensure the mass spectrometer is in standby mode and the filament is off. The status LED lights up as solid green indicating that the solenoid valve is activated. The carrier gas flows into the mass spectrometer to avoid breaking vacuum. See Figure Thermo Scientific NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide...

  • Page 24: Ordering Parts

    170 μm Deactivated Tubing 0.363 mm OD 120 cm 60201-394 75 μm Untreated Fused Silica Tubing 0.363 OD 80 cm 60201-395 SilTite FingerTite Slotted Nut (5/pk) 290ST130 SilTite FingerTite Ferrule 0.4 mm Hole (10/pk) 290S1132 NoVent Microfluidics Installation Guide Thermo Scientific...

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