Thermo Scientific ECD Upgrade Kit User manual

Thermo Scientific

ECD Upgrade Kit

Per TRACE™ GC Ultra

Installation Guide

PN 317 093 35, Revision April 2009

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ECD Upgrade Kit for TRACE™ GC - Ultra Installation Guide

April 2009 Edition

Part Number 317 093 35

Printed in ITALY.

Published by Thermo Fisher Scientific S.p.A. Technical Publications, Strada Rivoltana 20090 Rodano - Milan

Tel: +39 02 950591 Fax: +39 02 95059388

Printing History: First Edition, released May 1999

Second Edition, released January 2000

Third Edition, released May 2001

Fourth edition, released January 2002

Fifth Edition, released September 2003

Sixth Edition, released April 2004

Seventh Edition, released May 2007

Eighth Edition, released April 2009

Reference to System Configurations and Specifications supersede all previous information and are subject to change without notice.

Trademarks

TRACE™ GC Ultra is a trademark of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and its subsidiaries Other brand and product names may be trademarks

or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Installation Guide iii

Contents

Electron Capture Detector ................................................................................................................ 5

About This Guide....................................................................................................................... 6

Introduction................................................................................................................................ 6

Who Performs the Installation of the Kit...................................................................... 6

Detector Gases Requirements ....................................................................................... 6

Getting Started ........................................................................................................................... 7

Removing the GC Panels.................................................................................8

Installing the ECD Control Card.................................................................... 11

Mounting the ECD on the GC .......................................................................14

Reinstall the GC Panels ................................................................................. 15

Restarting the GC........................................................................................... 15

Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 16

Set ECD Parameters................................................................................................................. 17

Operating Sequences

Installing ECD Upgrade Kit .............................................................................................................. 8

Configuring Detector and Make-up Gas ...........................................................................................1

Parameters Setting ............................................................................................................................. 17

Figures

The TRACE GC Ultra ....................................................................................................................... 8

TRACE GC Ultra Top Cover ............................................................................................................ 9

TRACE GC Ultra Rear Panel ............................................................................................................ 10

Extension Slots Top View ................................................................................................................. 11

Detector Control Card Expansion Slots ............................................................................................ 12

Installation of the ECD ...................................................................................................................... 14

iv Installation Guide

Contents

Installation Guide 5

Electron Capture

Detector

This guide provides the instructions to install and configure the Electron Capture

Detector on your TRACE GC Ultra.

Guide at a Glance…

About This Guide ...................................................................................................6

Introduction ............................................................................................................6

Getting Started........................................................................................................7

Configuration........................................................................................................16

Set ECD Parameters .............................................................................................17

Operating Sequences

Installing ECD Upgrade Kit ...................................................................................8

Configuring Detector and Make-up Gas ..............................................................16

Parameters Setting................................................................................................17

Upgrade Kit

Electron Capture Detector About This Guide

6Installation Guide

About This Guide

It provides the instructions to install and configure the Electron Capture Detector

on your TRACE GC Ultra.

WARNING! The Electron Capture Detector (ECD) contains a 63Ni beta-emitting radioactive

source of 370 MBq.

NOTE For Conventions, Symbols, Safety Information, Wipe Test and Costumer Communications,

please refer to the TRACE GC Ultra Operating Manual.

Introduction

The upgrade kit contains all the material required to install the Electron Capture

Detector on your TRACE GC Ultra:

• ECD Assembly for TRACE

• ECD Control Card

• ECD Standard Outfit

•WipeTest

CAUTION The detector gas control module is not part of this kit.

Who Performs the Installation of the Kit

If, for any reason, the kit is not installed by Thermo Fisher Scientific technical

personnel, you must carefully adhere to the following instructions.

Detector Gases Requirements

The ECD commonly uses nitrogen or argon/methane as make-up gas.

According to the required gases, the DGFC or the Non-DGFC module may be:

• Type AA, AB, AC or AD for the control of make-up gas.

Upgrade Kit

Getting Started Electron Capture Detector

Installation Guide 7

1. Verify that the detector gas control module installed on your GC is

compatible with the ECD gas requirements.

2. The connections of the detector gases must be performed as described in the

following table:

For further details, refer to Chapters 16 and Chapter 18 of the TRACE GC Ultra

Operating Manual.

Getting Started

This paragraph contains the instruction to install the ECD on your GC.

To properly install the ECD upgrade kit, the following sequential operations must

be performed:

• Remove the top and right side panels of the GC.

• Install the detector control card into the GC electronic compartment (control

unit).

• Mount the ECD on the GC.

• Remount GC panels.

• Restart the GC.

• Configure the detector.

Before starting, the following preliminary operations must be carried out:

1. Cool the oven and detector base body to room temperature.

Installed

Module

Connect Hydrogen

Connect Air

Connect Make-up

Gas to

AA — — Gas 3

AB — — Gas 2

AC — — Gas 3

AD — — Gas 3

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Electron Capture Detector Getting Started

8Installation Guide

2. Make sure that the detector base body is leak free.

3. Close the gas supplies.

4. Turn off the main power on the rear panel of the GC.

5. Disconnect the main power cable from the rear of the GC.

OPERATING SEQUENCE

Installing ECD Upgrade Kit

Follow this instruction to properly install the ECD Upgrade Kit.

Figure 1-1. The TRACE GC Ultra

Removing the GC Panels

This operation allows to access the GC upper parts and the electronic

compartment.

Upgrade Kit

Getting Started Electron Capture Detector

Installation Guide 9

Material needed:

• 2-mm Allen wrench

• 3-mm Allen wrench

Remove the GC Top Cover

1. Lift the detector cover off the GC top cover.

2. Open the oven door and unscrew the two top cover fastening screws.

3. Push the cover back about 1 cm and lift it up and off the GC.

Figure 1-2. TRACE GC Ultra Top Cover

Remove the GC Right Side Panel

1. Loosen and remove the screw that secures the right side panel to the right

upper rear corner of the GC by using the 3-mm Allen wrench. Refer to

Figure 1-3.

2. Slide the side panel towards the back of the GC and then tilt the top of the side

panel outwards. Continue to slide the panel towards the rear of the GC.

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Electron Capture Detector Getting Started

10 Installation Guide

3. Hold the side panel parallel to the GC, and pull the lower edge of the panel

away from the GC.

Figure 1-3. TRACE GC Ultra Rear Panel

1. Right Panel Securing Screw

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