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Site Preparation
Thermo Scientific
Before your instrument can be installed by a Thermo Fisher Scientific service engineer, you
must prepare the site. Transport of the equipment to the site requires wide entrances and
hallways. Supporting the weight of the mass spectrometer, computer, and gas chromatography
(GC) system requires large and strong workbenches. You must install a telephone within reach
of the workbench.
Table 1
you will find additional information.
You are responsible for providing an acceptable installation site.
Table 1. Site preparation requirements
Requirement
Entrance
Verify that your entrances and hallways are a minimum of 94 cm (37 in.) wide
to provide clearance for the instrument.
Space and Load Requirements
Use two workbenches:
(1) The workbench for the GC/MS must have minimum dimensions of
1 × 1.75 m (3 × 5.7 ft) and be capable of supporting the weight of the TSQ
Quantum XLS or TSQ Quantum GC mass spectrometer [118 kg (258 lbs)]
and the weight of the TRACE™ GC Ultra gas chromatograph [48 kg (105 lbs)]
with the (optional) TriPlus™ autosampler [25 kg (56 lbs)].
(2) The workbench for the data system must have minimum dimensions of
1 × 1.22 m (3 × 4 ft) and be capable of supporting the weight of the data
system computer, monitor, and optional printer [26 kg (57 lbs)].
Telephone
Install a telephone line near the workbench.
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