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V alve Oven Operating Manual May 2003 Edition Part Number 317 093 63 © 2003 Thermo Finnigan Italia S.p.A. All rights reserved. Printed in Italy Published by ThermoFinnig an Italia S.p.A., St rada Rivoltana, 20090 Rod ano - Milan - Italy T el: +39 02 9505935 5 Fax: +39 02 9505938 8 Printing History: First Edition, released May 1999. Second Edition, ...
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Operating Manual iii Contents About This Manual ............... ................. ................ ................. ................ ............... .............. ............ ........ v Overview ........... .................. ....................... .................. .................. .................. ............. ............. v Convention ...
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iv Operating Manual Contents Chapter 4 T roubleshooting .................. ................. ................ ................. ................ ............... ............. ................. 43 Leak testing........................ .................. ...................... .................. .................. ............. 43 Valve Switching .... ...
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Operating Manual v About This Manual Overview This V alv e Oven Operating Manual contains information for operating the V alve Oven, including T roubleshooting and ordering spare parts . This manual is or ganized as follows: Chapter 1, V alve Oven Overview , provides an overview to TRACE GC Ultra V alve Oven feature s and comp onents. Chapter 2, V ...
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vi Operating Manual Conventions Used in This Manual The following symb ols and typographical conventions are used th roughout this manual. Bold Bold text indicates names of windows, men us, dialog boxes, buttons, and fields. Italic Italic indicates cross references , first references to important terms defined in the glossary , and special emphasis ...
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Operating Manual vii Instrument Markings and Symbols The following table explains the symbols used on Thermo Finnigan in struments. Not all of them are used on the TRAC E GC Ultra gas chromatograph and V alve Oven. Symbol Description Direct Current Alternating Current Both direct and alternating current Three-phase alternating current Earth (ground ...
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viii Operating Manual Equipment protected throughout by DOUBLE INSULA TION or REINFORCED INSULA TION (Equivalent to Class II of IEC 536) Instruction manual symbol af fixed to product. In dicates that the user must refer to the manu al for specific W arning or Caution informatio n to avoid personal injury or damage to the product. Caution, risk of e ...
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Operating Manual ix Using the TRACE GC Ultra Document Set The TRACE GC Ultra Document Set (CD-Rom PN 317 095 00) in cludes all manuals in electronic format , and serves as your library for information about the TRACE hardware and software. The TRACE GC Ultra Document Set (PN 317 093 00) as pa per copy is also available Furthermore, ThermoFinnigan p ...
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x Operating Manual Pr eventive Mainte nance Sched ule (PN 317 092 80) This document provides a list of r ecommended scheduled maintenance and a year -long log book to record maintenance, observations, su pply lists, and service records. Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Guide (PN 3 17 091 80) This manual contains instru ctions for diagno sing and r ...
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Operating Manual 11 1 V alve Oven Overview This chapter provides an overview to TRACE GC Ultra V a lve Oven features and components. Chapter at a Glance... Introduction ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ............... 12 Installation and Power Requirements ............................. ...
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Chapter 1 V alve Oven Overview Introduction 12 Operating Manual Introduction The TRACE GC Ultra V alve Oven, shown in F igure 1-1, is a temperatur e controlled enclosure for mounting up to six (four heated + two unheated) sampling and/or switching valves, 1/ 8" OD packed columns and up to eight needle valves and four pressure regulators. A lar ...
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Chapter 1 Introduction V al ve Oven Overview Operating Manual 13 Options The type of valve enclosure can be se lected among three different options depending on the analytical requirements. 1. TRACE GC Ultra V alve Oven It provides an additional isothermal heated zone to acco modate valves and columns. It consists of an inner heat ed enclosure and ...
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Chapter 1 V alve Oven Overview Installation and Power Requirements 14 Operating Manual When up to two V alco Purged valves ar e required (e.g. ap plications with Pulsed Discharge Detector), this optio n has to be selected for their housing. For more informations, refer to V alve Oven Components . NOTE When any V alve box (heated or unheated) is co ...
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Chapter 1 Installation and Power Require ments V alve Oven Ov erview Operating Manual 15 Power Requirements and V oltage Selection V alve ovens installed by the factory will co ntain the line voltage selected as noted by the sale s order , 1 15 V ac or 230 V ac. The line voltag e selection can be changed by relocating a jumper lo cated behi nd the ...
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Chapter 1 V alve Oven Overview V alve Oven Components 16 Operating Manual V alve Oven Components The TRACE GC Ultra V alve Oven consists of four major compon ents as shown in Figure 1-3. • Headed Enclosu re • Unheated Enclosure •V a l v e • Column Figure 1-3. TRACE GC Ultra V alve Oven Components 1. Heated Enclosure 4. V alve Driver Electro ...
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Chapter 1 V alve Oven Componen ts V alve Oven Overvie w Operating Manual 17 Heated Section The heated enclosu re is a temperature controlled (40 to 175 °C) isothermally heated zone, able to contain the following: • up to four (4) valves w ith associated sample loops • up to fifty feet of 1/8” OD stainless s teel column with associated clamp ...
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Chapter 1 V alve Oven Overview V alve Oven Components 18 Operating Manual ...
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Operating Manual 19 2 V alve Installation This chapter provides instru ctions for installing and configuring valves in the TRACE GC Ultra V alve Oven. Chapter at a Glance Introduction ................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ............... 20 Opening the V alve Oven ........................... ...
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Chapter 2 V alve Ins tallation Introduction 20 Operating Manual Introduction NOTE Before starting, cool the V alve Oven to 50°C or cooler . Do not turn the GC off. The heated section of the V alve Oven accepts standard V alco gas actuated valve s with 3-inch standoff. The unheated section will accommodate V a lco gas actuated valves without stando ...
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Chapter 2 Installing V alv es in the Heated Oven V alve Install ation Operating Manual 21 Installing V alves in the Heated Oven Installing valves consists of the following steps: Step 1. Inst alling the solenoid Step 2. Disassembling the valve and actuator Step 3. Inst alling the valve and standof f Step 4. Connecting gas lines fro m the solenoid t ...
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Chapter 2 V alve Ins tallation Installing V alves in the Heated Oven 22 Operating Manual Figure 2-1. Ti med Event Output Jacks, Solenoid Manifold, and V alve Positions 4. Connect the cable from the solenoid va lve (Figure 2-4) to the proper timed event output jack (Figure 2-2) located in the lower rear inside corner of the valve compartment. V alve ...
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Chapter 2 Installing V alv es in the Heated Oven V alve Install ation Operating Manual 23 Figure 2-2. Timed Event (TE) Output Jacks Step 2. Disassembling the V alve and Actuator NOTE V alves are usually installed starting from the moun ting hole closest to the re ar of the V alve Oven. 1. Remove any insulation fo und in the valve mounting hole. The ...
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Chapter 2 V alve Ins tallation Installing V alves in the Heated Oven 24 Operating Manual Figure 2-3. Mechanical Stop Position s for both CW and CCW 3. Using a 5/16” or 8mm wrench, rotate the nut to the ccw position (Figure 2-5). 4. Once the valve is in the ccw position, separate the actuator from the valve and standoff by loosening the allen scre ...
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Chapter 2 Installing V alv es in the Heated Oven V alve Install ation Operating Manual 25 3. Grip the valve standoff by the stando f f only , and slide it through the collar allowing it to extend into the lower valve compartment. Step 4. Connecting Gas Lines from the Solenoid V alve o the Actuator NOTE Gas lines are much easier to co nnect to the a ...
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Chapter 2 V alve Ins tallation Installing V alves in the Heated Oven 26 Operating Manual 5. V erify there are no major leaks in the fittings. NOTE Applying pressure to this side of the actuat or will ensure that the actuator stays in the ccw position. 6. T ake the other 1/8” piece of nylon tu bing and place it in the upper fitting on the actuator ...
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Chapter 2 Installing V alv es in the Heated Oven V alve Install ation Operating Manual 27 Figure 2-5. Installing the actuato r to the valve standoff Step 6. T esting the V alve 1. Configure the valve and rotate it cloc kwise and counter-clockwise. Refer to Chapter 3, Operation for more information. 2. Ensure that the valve move s freely in both dir ...
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Chapter 2 V alve Ins tallation Installing V alv es in the Unheated Comp artment 28 Operating Manual Installing V alves in the Unheated Compartment Unheated valves are installed in the ar ea below the V alve Oven. Unheat ed valves do not use a standoff. V alves and actu ator assemblies are installed without removing the actuator from the valve. Inst ...
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Chapter 2 Installing V alv es in the Unheated Comp artment V alve Installation Operating Manual 29 3. Place the other end of the tubing into the valve solenoid f itting located on the outside edge of the solenoid by pushin g the tubing firmly into the fitting. It should automatically seal in place. 4. T u rn the actuator gas supply on. Th is line s ...
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Chapter 2 V alve Ins tallation Installing V alv es in the Unheated Comp artment 30 Operating Manual Figure 2-6. Installin g an Unheated Compartment V alve 1. V alve 2. V alve Mechanical Stop 3. Collar “A” 4. Actuator 2 3 4 1 ...
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Chapter 2 Installing V alves in the V alve Box V alve Install ation Operating Manual 31 Installing V alves in the V alve Box This version of V alve Oven is used when any valves heating is requ ired. V alve Box for up to Six V alves This option is analogous to the V alv e Oven but without heating elements. Hence, for the valves installation proc edu ...
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Chapter 2 V alve Ins tallation Configuring V alve s 32 Operating Manual Configuring V alves The valves in the V alve Oven are gas- actua ted. The valves are controlled by solenoid valves that are turn ed on and of f by timed events. Each solenoid valve uses one timed event. V alve 1 will use tim ed event # 8, V a lve 2 will use timed event # 7, and ...
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Chapter 2 Configuring V al ves V alve Installation Operating Manual 33 2. Scroll to Valves and press ENTER . 3. Select Valve #1 and press ENTER . • If you want valve #1 to be a gas sampling valve, select Gas sampling . • If you want valve #1 to be a switching valve, select Switching . 4. Press ENTER . 5. Press CLEAR to return to the Configure V ...
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Chapter 2 V alve Ins tallation Configuring V alve s 34 Operating Manual ...
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Operating Manual 35 3 Operation This chapter presents operating instructio ns for the TRACE GC Ultra V alve Oven. The valves can be operated manually using the keypad on the TRACE GC Ultra , or automatically using the run table accessed on the TRACE GC Ul tra keypad. Chapter at a Glance... Operating V alves Manually ................. .............. ...
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Chapter 3 Operatio n Operating V alves Manually 36 Operating Manual Operating V alves Manually 1. Press VA L V E S on the TRACE GC Ultra keypad. Figure 3-1. The TRACE GC Ultra Keypad , Showing the V alves Key 2. Scroll to the valve you want to operate. The display may look like this: • If the valve is a gas sampling valve, pre ss On to place the ...
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Chapter 3 Operating V alve s Manually Operation Operating Manual 37 • If the valve is a switching valve, press On to place the valve in the clockwise (CW) position or Off to place the valve in counterclockwise (CCW) position. The display changes to refl ect the current valve state. • The default conditions of a switching valve determines which ...
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Chapter 3 Operatio n Operating V alves Autom atically 38 Operating Manual Operating V alves Automatically Press the RUN T ABLE key to access the TRACE GC Ultra Run T able display . Y ou can automatically switch valves by ad din g the desired valv e event to th e run table. Figure 3-2. The TRACE GC Ultra Keypad, Showing the Run T able Key Adding a G ...
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Chapter 3 Operating V alve s Automatically Operation Operating Manual 39 2. Scroll to Add Run Time Event and press ENTER . 3. Select Valve and press ENTER . 4. Scroll to the sampling valve th at you want to add and press ENTER . The following screen appears: The Inject at parameter is the time into the run that the sample is to be injected. The Inj ...
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Chapter 3 Operatio n Operating V alves Autom atically 40 Operating Manual 6. Press CLEAR three times to exit to the Run Event table. NOTE Pressing CLEAR within a run table entry will delete that entry . T o use CLEAR to back out of the menu, you must first be out of the run table entries themse lves. Adding a Gas Switching V al ve Event to the Run ...
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Chapter 3 Operating V alve s Automatically Operation Operating Manual 41 If you want the valve to switch ba ck before the end of run, pres s CLEAR to return to the SELECT PARAM to add menu and select the same valve again. Press ENTER . T ype the desired switching time and press ENTE R . Select the position the valve is to return to by selecting ON ...
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Chapter 3 Operatio n Operating V alves Autom atically 42 Operating Manual ...
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Operating Manual 43 4 T roubleshooting This chapter has information to help yo u to find and correct potential problems when using the TRACE GC Ultra V alve Oven. Chapter at a Glance… Leak T esting .................. .................. ...................... .................. .................. ........... 43 V alve Switching ................... ...
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Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 44 Operating Manual Refer to the TRACE operations manual, Ch apter 4 , Gases and Controls, for leak test suggestions and the necessary hard ware required to pressure check a plumbing system. V alve Switching V alco valves contain a rotor that is turned by the actuator . This rotor channels the gas between the various port ...
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Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Operating Manual 45 V alve Plumbing V erify the valve and system plumbing conforms to the app ropriate plumbi ng diagram for your system setup (See Chap ter 3 ). T race the plumbing from port to port to insure all connections are made properly Actuator leaking Replace actuator V alve eve nt not set correctly Check valv e ...
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Operating Manual 47 A Customer Communication This appendix has contact information for Thermo Finn igan offices worldwide. This appendix also contains a o ne-page Reader Survey . Use this survey to give us feedback on this manual and help us improve the q uality of our documentatio n. How T o Contact Us ThermoFinnigan provides comprehensive technic ...
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Customer Communication How T o Contac t Us 48 Operating Manual FINLAND Oy G .W . Berg & Co. AB PO Box 12 Finn 02201 Espoo T el: (9) 88664600 Fax: (9) 88664699 FRANCE ThermoFinnigan France SA Hightec Sud 12 A ven ue des T ropiques – Z.A. de Courtaboeuf BP 141 - 91944 Les Ulis Cedex Te l : ( 0 1 ) 6918 8810 Fax:: (01) 6929 9382 GERMANY Thermo F ...
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How T o C ontact Us Customer Communication Operating Manual 49 Africa, Asia and Oceania TURKEY Dolunay T eknik Cihazlar Ltd. Darulaceze Cad. No 43/A 80290 Okmeydani Istanbul T el: (212) 2105 435 Fax: (212) 2105434 UNITED KINGDOM Thermo Finnigan U.K. 19 T rentham Lake Sout h Imex T echnology Park, Trentham ST4 8JF , Stoke on T rent, ST AFF T el: (17 ...
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Customer Communication How T o Contac t Us 50 Operating Manual North, Central and South America PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA Finnigan Beijing Office Room 912-916, Ping-an Mansion no 23 Finance Street Xi Cheng District Beijing T el: (10) 66210 852 Fax: (10) 6610851 SINGAPORE CE Instruments Enterprise Singapore c/o Sintech Scientific S.E.A. Pte Ltd No. ...
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Reader Survey Product: V alve Oven for TRACE GC Ultra Manual: V alve Oven Operating Manual Part No.: 317 093 63 Please help us improve the quality of our docume ntation by completing and returni ng this survey . Circle one number for e ach of the statemen ts below . If you would like to make ad ditional commen ts, please do. (Attach additional she ...
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Operating Manual 53 Glossary This section is an alphabetical descriptive list of terms common to this industry . This also includes abbreviations, acronyms, metr ic prefixes, an d symbols. A Aa m p e r e ac alternating current ADC analog-to-d igital convert er B bb i t B byte (8 b) baud rate data transmission speed in events per second C ºC Celsiu ...
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Glossary 54 Operating Manual E ECD Electron Capture Detector EMC electromagnetic compatibility ESD electrostatic discharge F ºF Fahrenheit FID Flame Ionization Detector FOB Free on Board FPD Flame Photometric Detector ft foot G gg r a m gain A measure of the ability of an electronic circuit or device to increase the magnitude of an electronic inpu ...
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Glossary Operating Manual 55 Hz hertz (cycles per sec ond) I ID inside diameter IEC International Electrotec hnical Commission impulse See transient in inch I/O input/output K k kilo (10 3 or 1024) KK e l v i n kg kilogram kPa kilopascal L l length l liter LAN Local Area Network lb pound LED light-emitting diode L VOCI Large V olume On-Column Injec ...
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Glossary 56 Operating Manual µ micro (10 -6 ) MBq megabecquerel mCi millicurie meniscus The curved upper surface of a column of liquid. min minute mL milliliter mm millimeter m/z mass-to-charge ratio N n nano (10 -9 ) negative polarity The inverse of a detecto r signal polarity . nm nanometer NPD Nitrogen Phosphorous Detect or O OCI On-Column Inje ...
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Glossary Operating Manual 57 PKD Packed Column Injector PN part number PPKD Purged Packed Column Injector psi pounds per square inch P TV Programmable T emperature V aporizing Injector R RAM random access memory RF radio frequency ROM read-only memory RS-232 industry standard for serial communications S s second S/SL Split/Splitless Injector sag Se ...
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The symbol for a compound un it that is a quotient (for example , degrees Celsius per minute or grams per liter) is written with a negative e xponent with the denomin ator . For example: ° C min -1 instead of ° C/min g L -1 instead of g/L transient A brief voltage sur ge of up to several thousand volts, with a duration of less than 50 µs. U UFM ...
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Operating Manual 59 Index C Column 17 Components 16 Configuring V alves 32 G Gas Sampling V alves 32 H Heated Enclosure 17 Installing valves in 21 I Installation 14 V alves in the Heated Oven 21 V alves in the Unheated Compartment 28 V alves in the V alve Box 31 Installing 28 Installing an unheated compartment valve 30 Installing the actuator to th ...
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Index 60 Operating Manual ...
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Figure 1-1. The Valve Oven ....................................... .................. .................. .................. ......... ...... 12 Figure 1-2. The Valve Oven and the TRACE GC Ultra .................................... .................. ........... 14 Figure 1-3. TRACE GC Ultra Valve Oven Co mponents ........ .................. ....... ...
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Table 4-1. Leak Testing for Valves ................. ...................... .................. ....................... .............. .4 4 Table 4-2. Causes and Remedies for Improper Valve Switching ..................... ....................... ...... 44 ...
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