Thermo Scientific TSQ 9000 Hardware Manual page 52

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Performing Routine Maintenance
Replacing a Column
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the air has been evacuated from the instrument and it is safe to open the vacuum interlock
valve.
Note If the vacuum light flashes amber, there is a leak in the system.
10. Pull the vacuum interlock handle up when the Ready to Open light is a solid green.
11. Twist the handle of the tool slightly to the left until it is lodged into the left-most track.
See Figure 22.
Figure 22. Inserting the V-lock Source Plug
12. Push the handle toward the instrument until the end of the handle aligns with the
engraved line at the end of the barrel. When you reach this line, the tool is all the way in
and the V-lock source plug is securely placed in the instrument. See
IMPORTANT The V-lock source plug should remain attached to the source exchange tool.
Do not rotate the source exchange tool handle to attempt to disengage the source plug.
Figure 23. V-lock Source Plug Inserted Correctly
Figure 23.
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