Electronic Compartment; Status Panel And Keypad; Gas Control; Carrier Gas Control - Thermo Scientific FOCUS GC Instruction Manual

Instrument Overview

Electronic Compartment

The electronic compartment consists of two subcompartments:
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Status Panel and Keypad

The status panel and the keypad make up the FOCUS GC user interface.

Gas Control

The GC is equipped with digital pneumatics for carrier gas control and
conventional pneumatics for detector gases control.

Carrier Gas Control

Carrier gas is controlled electronically through an electronic pneumatic control
module Digital Pressure Flow Control (DPFC) mounted in the pneumatic
compartment.
DPFC Module
The DPFC module features the following:
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The DPFC module also allows the following operations:
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the high-voltage compartment
the low voltage compartment
constant pressure or constant flow operating modes
inlet pressure control (in kPa, psi, or bar) and column flow rate control
(in mL/min)
split flow control (in mL/min)
septum purge flow control (in mL/min)
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