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Hardware Installation 49
Preparing the vacuum system
❒ Plugs removed from the foreline pump
❒ Foreline pump line voltage verified to match available AC power
❒ Line voltage identification sticker installed on MSD
❒ Oil drip pan under the foreline pump
❒ Foreline hose connected to the pump
❒ Pump exhaust vented to a fume hood or the oil trap installed
❒ Foreline pump power cord plugged into MSD
❒ G3397A High Vacuum Gauge Controller installed (required for CI MSDs)
Plumbing the methane line to the CI MSD
❒ Methane/isobutane gas purifier installed
❒ Regulator pressure set to 20 psig (do not exceed 30 psig).
❒ Gas purifier and lines purged
❒ Methane reagent gas lines plumbed to flow module
Connecting the MSD and the GC
❒ GC power turned off
❒ GC/MSD interface heater cable connected
❒ MSD positioned with interface in GC oven
❒ Sideplate thumbscrews loosened completely; analyzer opened
❒ Column installed in the GC/MSD interface
❒ Remote cable connected between the GC and the MSD
❒ Foreline pump and AC supply power cords connected to the MSD.
❒ MSD plugged in
❒ MSD power on (press on the sideplate)
❒ Foreline pump and the front fan operation verified
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