Waters APGC User Manual

Atmospheric Pressure
GC
Operator’s Guide Supplement
Revision F
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Waters APGC Specifications

General

Brand	Waters
Model	APGC
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English

Summary

Safety considerations

Considerations specific to the Atmospheric Pressure GC

Details specific safety concerns for the APGC, including hazards like high temperature and carrier-gas fire.

Hazards associated with removing an instrument from service

Safety advisories

Instrument Description

Waters APGC

APGC components

APGC trolley (SYNAPT G2 only)

Heated transfer line

APGC source enclosure

Heated and unheated vial carriers

APGC ion chamber

Setting up the APGC

Preparing the mass spectrometer for operation with the APGC

Removing the LC source enclosure from the mass spectrometer

Preparing the source ion block for GC operation

Installing the APGC ion chamber on the mass spectrometer's ion block

Installing the APGC source enclosure in the mass spectrometer

Installing the APGC vial carriers in the mass spectrometer's source

Installing vials in the vial carriers

Connecting the APGC to the mass spectrometer

Disconnecting the APGC from the mass spectrometer

Removing vials from the vial carriers

Preparing the mass spectrometer for LC operation

Removing the APGC source enclosure from the mass spectrometer

Removing the APGC ion chamber from the mass spectrometer's ion block

Maintenance Procedures

Safety and handling

Cleaning the mass spectrometer sample cone

Cleaning or replacing the corona pin

Cleaning the APGC ion chamber

Safety Advisories

Installing the GC Column

Preparing Sample Vials

Preparing vials