Thermo Scientific TRACE 1600 Hardware Manual page 230

4
Performing Detectors Routine Maintenance
Maintaining a Flame Photometric Detector (FPD)
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 To clean or replace the FPD interferential filter
1. Put the GC in standby condition.
2. Switch off the flame. Hydrogen and air are automatically closed.
3. Cool the detector to room temperature.
Note By pressing the Maintenance button, the GC cool down is automatically
carried out.
4. Power off the GC.
a. Push down the power switch (breaker), located at the back of the instrument, to the
position O.
b. Unplug the power cable from the AC Input connector into the back of the GC and
from the wall outlet.
5. If other external modules are present, unplug the power cable from the AC Input
connector of each module, and from the wall outlet.
6. Disconnect the signal, excitation voltage, and ignition/heating cables from the detector.
See Figure 169.
Figure 169. FPD Cables Disconnection
7. Remove the photomultiplier assembly and the filter. See Figure 170.
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