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Purge gas requirements
Purity
Notes
Helium 99.9995% Hydrocarbon free
Nitrogen 99.9995%
3.3.5 Preparing the solvent and waste vials (liquid
mode)/ Preparing the washing vial (SPME mode)
Warning
These operations must be completed by competent personnel, properly trained about the
procedures described in this manual: any missing or different execution of the described
procedures can cause damages to the autosampler or to the person.
For the sample and reagents handling see paragraph 1.1 “Intended Use and Restrictions”
and 1.5 “General Specification “. To install, remove, replace, fill, empty or clean the solvent
vials and/or the waste vial (see Figure 23) perform the following operations in sequence:
3.3.5.1 Mounting
•
Fill the solvent vial or the washing vial (waste vial should stay empty)
•
Fit the septum in the cap. The septum should be positioned so that its red (PTFE) side is
facing downwards and the blue side upwards.
•
Fit the cap with the septum on the vial.
•
The solvent vials (liquid mode) must be placed in the oven, after the positioning of the
dedicated spacers. Press LOAD SAMPLE/SOLVENT to open the oven cover (see
paragraph 7.8 “Load and Unload Solvent Vials“ and (see
Figure
1 and Figure 5);
•
The waste vial (liquid mode) must be placed in position 7 of
Figure
1.
•
The washing vial (SPME mode) must be placed in position 7 of
Figure
1.
3.3.5.2 Removing
To remove the waste vial (liquid mode) or the washing vial (SPME mode), raise and
extract it with care.
To remove
the
solvent
vials
(liquid mode) from
the
oven press LOAD
SAMPLE/SOLVENT (7.8 “Load and Unload Solvent Vials “).