Valco electronic Valve Oven User Manual

Operating Manual

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Contents

About This Manual..................................................................................................................................v

Overview .................................................................................................................................... v
Conventions Used in This Manual............................................................................................vi
Instrument Markings and Symbols ..........................................................................................vii
Using the TRACE GC Ultra Document Set..............................................................................ix

Chapter 1
Valve Oven Overview......................................................................................................................... 11

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 12

Options ........................................................................................................................ 13

Installation and Power Requirements....................................................................................... 14

Power Requirements and Voltage Selection............................................................... 15

Valve Oven Components ......................................................................................................... 16

Heated Section ............................................................................................................ 17
Unheated Section ........................................................................................................ 17
Valves.......................................................................................................................... 17
Column........................................................................................................................ 17

Chapter 2
Valve Installation................................................................................................................................ 19

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 20
Opening the Valve Oven.......................................................................................................... 20
Installing Valves in the Heated Oven....................................................................................... 21
Installing Valves in the Unheated Compartment ..................................................................... 28
Installing Valves in the Valve Box .......................................................................................... 31

Valve Box for up to Six Valves .................................................................................. 31
Valve Box for up to Two Valves ................................................................................ 31

Configuring Valves .................................................................................................................. 32

Gas Sampling Valves .................................................................................................. 32
Switching Valves ........................................................................................................ 32

Chapter 3
Operation............................................................................................................................................ 35

Operating Valves Manually ..................................................................................................... 36
Operating Valves Automatically.............................................................................................. 38

Adding a Gas Sampling Valve Event to the Run Table.............................................. 38
Adding a Gas Switching Valve Event to the Run Table............................................. 40