Valco electronic Valve Oven - Manual (Page 3)

Operating Manual iii
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