Removing/Replacing The Gc Top Cover - Thermo Scientific TRACE 1600 Hardware Manual

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GC Main Frame Advanced Maintenance

Removing/Replacing the GC Top Cover

Removing/Replacing the GC Top Cover
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Perform this operation for accessing the internal compartments of the GC.
WARNING This operation must be carried out by authorized and trained Thermo Fisher
Scientific Service Field Engineers.
 To remove/replace the top cover accessing the top parts of the GC
1. Put the GC in standby condition.
2. Cool the oven, injectors and detectors to room temperature.
Note By pressing the Maintenance button, the GC cool down is automatically
carried out.
3. Power off the GC.
a. Close the gas supplies.
b. Push down the power switch (breaker), located at the back of the instrument, to the
position O.
c. Unplug the power cable from the AC Input connector into the back of the GC and
from the wall outlet.
4. If external modules are present, unplug the power cable from the AC Input connector of
each external module, and from the wall outlet.
5. Remove the autosampler if present.
6. Remove the cover.
a. Using a T20 Torxhead screwdriver, unscrew the four screws that held it in place.
See Figure 183 and
Figure 183. Top Cover Removal (1)
Figure 184.
Top Cover
Screw Locations
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