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Inlets
Agilent 6890 Gas Chromatograph Service Manual
Programmed Temperature Vaporization Inlet (PTV) 240
Solvent vent mode
Stage 2: Sample transfer
When solvent venting ends, the solenoid valve closes and the inlet heats to
the final temperature. The sample transfers onto the capillary column.
Figure 240-5 Solvent vent mode flow control diagram: sample transfer
Split
vent
SPR
vent
SPR
PS
FS
PV1
PV2
Flow
limiting
frit
Column head
pressure
control loop
Septum
holder
Solenoid
valve closed
Cryo
valve
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PTV thermocouple PCB
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