Instrument Start-Up - PerkinElmer AVIO 500 Customer Hardware And Service Manual

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3. Make sure that the torch is correctly installed, the torch compartment door is
shut, and the EMO switch is released.
4. Make sure the drain vessel is empty.
5. Switch on the spectrometer, and if required, the autosampler.
6. Switch on the chiller.
7. Switch on the computer and start the ICP software.
8. In the in the Instrument tab, click on Plasma Control and ignite the plasma.
Allow the torch to warm up for 30 minutes before you start making measurements.

Instrument Start-up

First turn on the gases and water chiller. Then use the Main Instrument switch to
turn on the spectrometer. Once the plasma has been ignited, you should wait one
half hour for the system to stabilize before running samples.
It is recommended to leave the main power switch to the instrument is in
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the ON position to maintain spectrometer thermal equilibrium.
Do not block the main power switch because it functions as the
disconnecting device for the instrument's power.
If the instrument is turned off (via the power switch) for more than 24
hours the instrument will require, once it is turned on, two hours to
initialize and warm up before the instrument can operate at peak
performance.
The spectrometer initialization is completed when the spectrometer sends a
"system ready" message to the computer.
Air/N Shear gas: 5.5 to 8.25 bar or 80-120 psig.
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N gas: 2.75 to 8.25 bar or 40-120 psig.
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