Maintaining the FID 8
Maintaining Your GC 161
To Replace an FID Jet
1 Gather the following:
• Replacement jet (See “Selecting an FID Jet” on page 151.)
• T-20 Torx screwdriver
• 1/4-inch nut driver
• Tweezers
• Compressed, filtered, dry air or nitrogen
• Solvent that will clean the type of deposits in your
detector
• Clean cloth
• Cotton swab
• Lint-free gloves
2 Load the GC maintenance method and wait for the GC to
become ready.
3 If installed, remove the capillary column from the detector.
4 Remove the FID collector assembly and place it on a clean
cloth. (See “To Replace the FID Collector Assembly” on
page 158.)
WARNING
Be careful! The oven and/or detector may be hot enough to cause
burns. If the detector is hot, wear gloves to protect your hands.
WARNING
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from flying particles
while handling, cutting, or installing glass or fused silica capillary
columns. Use care in handling these columns to prevent puncture
wounds.
CAUTION
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with
dirt and skin oils.