4 Hardware Installation
Conditioning the Column 29
Preparing the MSD for Installation 30
Preparing the Vacuum System 31
Plumbing the Methane Line to the CI MSD Flow Module 34
Connecting the MSD and the GC 36
Installing the ChemStation PC 38
Verifying EI System Performance 39
Verify the tune performance 39
Verify the sensitivity performance 39
Switching from EI to CI Operating Mode 40
Verifying CI System Performance 41
Verify PCI performance 41
Verify NCI performance 41
Verifying High Mass CI System Performance 42
Familiarizing the Customer 43
3 Checklists
Installation Checklist 46
Verifying that site preparation is complete 46
Unpacking and inspecting the shipped materials 46
GC installation 47
MSD installation 48
MSD ChemStation PC installation 50
Performance verification 50
Instrument Log Book updated 52
Customer Familiarization Checklist 53
Topics not included in familiarization 53
Hardware overview 54
System operation 54