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GC installation
o Line voltage and outlet verified
o GC unpacked and placed on an appropriate bench top
o Carrier gas, trap, and GC plumbed with copper tubing
o Plumbing purged with helium at 5 - 8 psi (35 - 55 KPa)
o HP-IB and remote cables for MSD connected
o Cables for ALS to the GC connected (optional)
o GC plugged in and turned on
o Verify that the GC passes self test
o HP-IB address in the GC set to 15
o Column parameters configured
o Carrier gas line pressure set to approximately 50 psi (345 KPa)
o Carrier gas flow rate set to 7 ml per minute
o Septum plugging end of column removed and end of column trimmed
o Helium flow through column verified
o Merlin Microseal installed (optional)
o Injection port temperature set to 250°C
o Oven temperature ramped from 40°C to 280°C at 15°C per minute and held
for 10 minutes.
o Upper front knockout in the GC exterior oven wall removed
o The two large plastic knockouts removed from the GC left side panel.
o ALS installed
o Left side panel reinstalled, and GC/MSD interface cable routed through the
rear hole
o GC power off (after temperature cycle complete)
Checklists
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