Thermo Scientific TRACE 1600 Hardware Manual page 166

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Performing Injectors Routine Maintenance
Maintaining a Programmable Temperature Vaporizing Injector (PTV)
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5. Open the module flap cover.
6. Remove the top part of the injector.
a. Unscrew the septum cap of the injector.
b. Using tweezers, remove the septum from the top of the injector head assembly.
7. Remove the broken liner.
a. Using the slotted stubby driver provided, unscrew and remove the liner cap.
b. Use tweezers to remove the upper part of broken liner with the liner seal from the
injector.
8. Remove the bottom parts of the injector.
a. Inside the oven, unscrew the split nut, and remove the analytical column with its
ferrule from the terminal fitting at the bottom of the injector.
b. Unscrew the terminal fitting with the silver seal. Glass splinters from the broken liner
will fall from the injector.
c. With the aid of a pipe cleaner, remove the possible glass fragments from the
vaporization chamber.
9. Reinstall the bottom part of the injector.
a. Reinstall the terminal fitting with the silver seal.
b. Reinstall the analytical column.
10. Install a new liner.
a. Holding the new liner with tweezers, place a new liner seal over the liner.
b. Insert the liner into the injector, and push it gently towards the bottom of the
injector.
c. Reinsert and screw the liner cap using the slotted stubby driver.
11. Reinstall the top parts of the injector.
a. Place the septum into the injector head assembmly.
CAUTION It is suggested to replace the septum with a new one.
ATTENTION Il est recommandé de remplacer le septum par un modèle neuf.
b. Screw and tighten the injector cap to finger-tight.
CAUTION Do not overtighten the septum cap because you might damage the septum and
affect instrument performance.
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