Install Traps In The Gas Supply Tubing - Agilent Technologies 6820 Getting Started

Installing the GC

Install traps in the gas supply tubing

Tank
valve
Two-stage regulator
On/Off valve
Gas
source
Hydrocarbon trap
Figure 5 Plumbing the gas supplies
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Materials needed:
• 1/8-inch preconditioned copper tubing
• Tubing cutter
• 1/8-inch
Swagelok
• Two 7/16-inch wrenches and one 1/2-inch wrench
• Traps
1 Determine where you will install the traps in your supply
tubing line.
the carrier gas and the recommended locations for On/Off
valves.
Moisture trap
2 Cut the tubing to length with a tubing cutter.
3 Connect the traps and tubing. The On/Off valves are not
essential, but are very useful when a tank or trap must be
changed.
fittings, nuts, and ferrules
Figure 5 shows the recommended trap order for
On/Off valve
Oxygen trap
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