Clean Or Replace The Collecting Electrode; Ecd) - Thermo Scientific TRACE GC Ultra Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

Clean or Replace the Collecting Electrode (FPD on ECD)
OPERATING SEQUENCE
Clean or Replace the Collecting Electrode (FPD on ECD)
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WARNING! Any maintenance or repair operations involving the radioactive source of the ECD
must be performed ONLY by qualified personnel duly authorized to handle
radioactive material. Please contact your local Thermo Fisher Scientific Technical
Service office.
WARNING! This operation must be carried out at low temperature to avoid burns. Therefore,
before beginning the sequence, the detectors must be cooled to room temperature.
PRECAUTIONS
Maintenance and Troubleshooting Manual
Screwdriver
2.5 mm Allen wrench
3 mm Allen wrench
5 mm wrench
Tweezers
FPD removing tool (P/N 205 021 50)
Collecting electrode (P/N 277 003 50)
Ultrasonic cleaning bath
GC-grade hexane
GC-grade toluene
Fine emery paper (optional)
Maintaining Detectors in Stack Configuration
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