Specifications

Checklists 3
Hardware Installation 49
 PFDTD vial for CI cal valve filled
Preparing the vacuum system
 Plugs removed from the foreline pump
 Foreline pump line voltage verified to match available AC power
 Line voltage identification sticker installed on MSD
 Oil drip pan under the foreline pump
 Foreline hose connected to the pump
 Pump exhaust vented to a fume hood or the oil trap installed
 Foreline pump power cord plugged into MSD
 G3397A High Vacuum Gauge Controller installed (required for CI MSDs)
Plumbing the methane line to the CI MSD
 Methane/isobutane gas purifier installed
 Regulator pressure set to 20 psig (do not exceed 30 psig).
 Gas purifier and lines purged
 Methane reagent gas lines plumbed to flow module
Connecting the MSD and the GC
 GC power turned off
 GC/MSD interface heater cable connected
 MSD positioned with interface in GC oven
 Sideplate thumbscrews loosened completely; analyzer opened
 Column installed in the GC/MSD interface
 Remote cable connected between the GC and the MSD
 Foreline pump and AC supply power cords connected to the MSD.
 MSD plugged in
 MSD power on (press on the sideplate)