Cleaning Or Replacing The Ptv Glass Liner - Thermo Scientific TRACE 1600 Hardware Manual

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Performing Injectors Routine Maintenance
Maintaining a Programmable Temperature Vaporizing Injector (PTV)

Cleaning or Replacing the PTV Glass Liner

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c. Avoid touching the septum with your fingers. Insert a new septum into the injector
head assembly using tweezers. Screw and tighten the septum cap to finger-tight.
CAUTION Do not overtighten the septum cap because you might damage the septum and
affect instrument performance.
ATTENTION Ne serrez pas excessivement le capuchon du septum, car cela pourrait
endommager le septum et affecter les performances de l'instrument.
7. Close the module flap cover.
8. If present, move the autosampler towards the module to restore the original alignment.
9. Turn the carrier gas on.
10. Set the normal injector, detector, and GC working conditions.
Note Some of the cleaning procedures in this section require the use of methanol.
If methanol is unavailable or prohibited, substitute LCMS-grade or GC-grade ethanol
or isopropyl alcohol. Do not use denatured ethanol as it may contain impurities that
contaminate the GC-MS system.
 To clean or replace the glass liner
Figure 106. PTV Injector: Glass Liner Replacement
Septum Cap
Septum
Liner Cap
Liner Seal (O-ring)
Liner
Injector Head Assembly
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