Operating Manual Instruction Manual
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PN 074-519-P1C
3000 Micro GC Operating Manual
Chapter 8
Instrument Operations
8.1 Routine Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.1.1 System Bakeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.1.2 Shutdown/Restart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8.1.3 Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
8.2 Remove and Replace a 3000 Micro GC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.2.1 Types of Replacement Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.2.2 Performance Enhanced GC Module vs. Standard GC Module . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8.2.3 Update the Instrument Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
8.2.4 Decommission a Standard GC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.2.5 Remove a GC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
8.2.6 Install a GC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
8.2.7 Commission a New Standard GC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
8.2.8 Enable the Instrument in EZ IQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
8.3 Sample Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
8.3.1 Sample Conditioner Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
8.3.1.1 Connections for Sample Inlet Filter (PN G2801-60900),
Pressure Reducer (PN G2815A),
Pressure Reducer and Genie Filter Assembly (PN G2816A), and
Genie Filter Assembly (PN G2817A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
8.3.1.2 Connections for the Heated Regulator
(PN G2818A-X/G2845A-X/G2857A-X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
8.3.1.3 Connections for the Heated Vaporizer
(PN G2819A-X/G2846A-X/G2858A-X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
8.3.2 Running a Low Pressure, Clean Gas Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
8.3.3 Running a Low Pressure, Liquid/Particulate Containing Gas Sample . . . . 8-25
8.3.4 Running a High Pressure Gas Sample without Liquids/Particulates . . . . . 8-26
8.3.5 Running a High Pressure Gas Sample with Liquids/Particulates . . . . . . . . 8-27
8.3.6 Running a High Pressure Gas Sample Containing C6+ Components . . . . 8-28
8.3.6.1 Using a Sample Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
8.3.6.2 Using a Transfer Line or Other Continuous Sample Source . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
8.3.7 Running a High Pressure Liquid Petroleum Gas Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
8.4 Consumable Replacement Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
8.4.1 Replacing the External 10 Micron Sample Inlet Filter Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
8.4.2 Replacing the 2 Micron Filter in the Heated Vaporizer
(PN G2819A-X/G2846A-X/G2858A-X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
8.4.3 Replacing the 7 Micron Filter in the Heated Regulator
(PN G2818A-X/G2845A/G2857A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
8.5 Portable 3000 Micro GC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
8.5.1 General Information and Cautions of the Portable 3000 Micro GC . . . . . . 8-38