Technical data
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- System Description
- Installation
- Overview
- Step 1: Selecting a Location
- Step 2: Unpack and Inspect the Instrument
- Step 3: Set Up the Vacuum Pump
- Step 4: Connect the Power Cord
- Step 5: Install the Dry Compressed Air or O2 Supply
- Step 6: Install the Signal Output Cables
- Step 7: Install the Dual Plasma Burner
- Step 8: Install the Dual Plasma Controller
- Step 9: Install Column Connections
- Step 10: Install the Transfer Line
- Front Panel Controls and Initial Startup
- Operation
- Maintenance
- Pump Maintenance
- Cleaning the Detector
- Changing the Oil Mist Filter (RV5)
- Reaction Cell Cleaning
- Flow Sensor Calibration
- Detector Sensitivity
- Assembling the Dual Plasma Burner for Component Replacement with the SCD
- Assembling the Dual Plasma Burner for Component Replacement with the NCD
- Tube Replacement for the SCD
- Tube Replacement for the NCD
- Troubleshooting
- Index

Operation and Maintenance Manual 95
Assembling the Dual Plasma Burner for Component Replacement with the
NCD
The following procedure can be used to assemble the Dual Plasma Burner for
use with the NCD or for replacement of Burner components, such as ceramic
tubes. Refer to Figure 2 on page 27 for proper part nomenclature. Note that the
lower section of the NCD Burner is identical to the lower section of the SCD
Burner.
1 Slide the 0.066" internal diameter (I.D.) double taper ferrule onto the lower
Burner tube. The tube should extend approximately 2 mm past the end of
the ferrule.
2 Insert the lower Burner tube and double taper ferrule into the Burner inlet
fitting.
3 Slide the 1/4" Burner adapter over the top of the lower Burner tube all the
way down to the Burner inlet fitting and screw it onto the fitting
finger-tight.
4 Slide a 1/4" Swagelok nut over the Burner adapter and then slide a 1/4"
ferrule over the Burner adapter and position it into the 1/4" nut.
5 Center the lower Burner tube so that it will slide into the tapered union.
Insert the lower end of the tapered union fitting into the 1/4" Swagelok nut
and screw it on finger-tight. If necessary, the brazed H
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line can be gently
bent out of the way. Be careful not to stress the brazed (welded) connection.
6 Find the quartz combustion tube, 1/4" ferrule and quartz heater assembly.
7 Insert the quartz tube into the quartz heater assembly. Position a 1/4"
ferrule (flat end butted up against the top of the swivel nut) onto the quartz
combustion tube. With the ferrule positioned against the swivel nut,
approximately 0.5 cm of the quartz tube should extend outside the nut.
NOTE
While the use of 1/4" ferrules is optional with the SCD, the quartz tube used in the NCD
Burner is more fragile and the use of 1/4" graphite ferrules is highly recommended.
Figure 32 Ferrule Placement on Lower Burner Tube