Thermo Scientific TRACE 1310 User manual

TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310
Gas Chromatographs
Hardware Manual
PN 31715002 Revision F January 2016

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xviii
Power Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xviii
Contacting Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix
Safety Alerts and Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix
Special Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix
Safety Symbols and Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
Instrument Markings and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi
Hydrogen Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
Using Hydrogen with TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxiii
Hydrogen Connection Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv
Purchasing Hydrogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Properly Storing Hydrogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Hydrogen Safety Codes, Standards and References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii
Hazardous Substances Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxix
Venting Toxic Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxix
Liquid Nitrogen Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxix
Carbon Dioxide Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxx
Chapter 1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Positioning the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the External Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the Injector and Detector Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing an Injector Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing a Detector Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Making the Gas Supply Plumbing Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Testing for Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting the Oven Cryogenic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Oven Cryo System with Carbon Dioxide Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Oven Cryo System with Liquid Nitrogen Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting the PTV/PTVBKF Cryogenic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PTV/PTVBKF Cryo System with Carbon Dioxide Connection . . . . . . . . . . 18
PTV/PTVBKF Cryo System with Liquid Nitrogen Connection . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Coupling to a Mass Spectrometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Making the Duct to Couple with an ISQ Series, TSQ 8000 Series,
DSQ II, or ITQ Mass Spectrometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Making the Duct to Couple with a TSQ Quantum Mass
Spectrometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Making the Duct to Couple with a DFS, IRMS, or ICP-MS Mass
Spectrometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Setting Handshake Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing the Autosampler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mounting an Autosampler on the GC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting the Autosampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connect the Autosampler to the GC System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setting Autosampler Handshake Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing the Data System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Making Power Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting the LAN Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Making the LAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configuring the Data System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Column Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using the Correct Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing the Adapters for Encapsulated Graphite Ferrules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Installing the Column Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Installing the Column the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 2 Performing Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Read Me First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Maintenance Supplies and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cleaning Stainless Steel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Maintenance Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Powering On the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shutting Down the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cleaning the Instrument Externally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Replacing a Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 3 Performing Injectors Routine Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Maintaining a Split/Splitless Injector (SSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Replacing the SSL Septum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cleaning or Replacing the SSL Glass Liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing a SSL Broken Liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Replacing the SSL Carrier and Split Lines Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing the SSL Body Head O-Rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Maintaining a Split/Splitless Injector with Backflush (SSLBKF) . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing the SSLBKF Septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cleaning or Replacing the SSLBKF Glass Liner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Replacing a SSLBKF Broken Liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing the SSLBKF Carrier and Split Lines Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Replacing the SSLBKF Body Head O-Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Maintaining a Gas Sampling Valve Injector (GSV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Connecting the Sample In and Out Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Replacing the Carrier and Split Lines Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Replacing the Sample Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maintaining an Instant Connect Helium Saver Injector (HeS-S/SL) . . . . . . . . 108
Replacing the Septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cleaning or Replacing the Glass Liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Replacing the Carrier and Split Lines Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Replacing the Body Head O-Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Maintaining a Programmable Temperature Vaporizing Injector (PTV). . . . . . 117
Replacing the PTV Septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cleaning or Replacing the PTV Glass Liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Replacing the PTV Broken Liner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Replacing the PTV Carrier and Split Lines Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Maintaining a Programmable Temperature Vaporizing Injector with
Backflush (PTVBKF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Replacing the PTVBKF Septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cleaning or Replacing the PTVBKF Glass Liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Replacing the PTVBKF Broken Liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Replacing the PTVBKF Carrier and Split Lines Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Chapter 4 Performing Detectors Routine Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Maintaining a Flame Ionization Detector (FID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cleaning or Replacing the FID Collecting Electrode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Replacing the FID Ignition Glow-plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Maintaining a Nitrogen Phosphorous Detector (NPD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Replacing the NPD Thermionic Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cleaning or Replacing the NPD Collecting Electrode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Maintaining a Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Bake-out Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Measuring the Carrier Gas Flow Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Shutting Down the TCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Maintaining an Electron Capture Detector (ECD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Detector Chemical Contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Wipe Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cleaning or Replacing the Collecting Electrode (Anode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Maintaining a Flame Photometric Detector (FPD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Installing the FPD Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Removing the FPD Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Cleaning or Replacing the FPD Jet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cleaning or Replacing the FPD Interferential Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Replacing the FPD Ignition Glow-plug. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Maintaining a Pulsed Discharge Detector (PDD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Chapter 5 GC Main Frame Advanced Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Removing/Replacing the GC Top Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Removing/Replacing the GC Left Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Removing/Replacing the GC Right Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Removing/Replacing the GC Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Removing/Replacing the GC Front Door Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Removing/Replacing the Electronic Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Replacing the Oven Heater Baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Replacing the Oven Heater Temperature Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Replacing the Oven Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Replacing the Flap Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Chapter 6 Injectors Advanced Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Baking-out Contaminants from SSL, SSLBKF, HeS-S/SL, PTV, and
PTVBKF Injectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Removing/Replacing an Injector Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cleaning the SSL Injector Body. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Cleaning the SSLBKF Injector Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Cleaning the HeS-S/SL Injector Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Cleaning the PTV Injector Head Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cleaning the PTVBKF Injector Head Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Chapter 7 Detectors Advanced Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Removing/Replacing a Detector Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Measuring the FID Gas Flows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Cleaning or Replacing the FID Jet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Measuring the NPD Gas Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cleaning or Replacing the NPD Jet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Measuring the FPD Gas Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Cleaning or Replacing the FPD Mirror Metal Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Cleaning or Replacing the FPD Filter-side Heat Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Cleaning or Replacing the FPD Flame-side Heat Shields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Replacing the FPD Photomultiplier Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Chapter 8 Installing Optional Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
Installing the Oven Exhaust Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

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Installing the Merlin Microseal High Pressure Valve Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Installing the Purge & Trap Adapter Kit on the SSL/SSLBKF Injector . . . . . . 332
Installing the Packed Column Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Installing the HS Adapter Kit on the SSL/SSLBKF Injector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Installing the Large Volume Splitless Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Installing the Manual On/Off Valve for Single Gas Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Connecting a SSL/PTV Backflush System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Connecting a SSL/PTV Backflush System for High Temperature . . . . . . . . . . 367
Connecting a GSV Backflush System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Installing the NoVent Microfluidics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Connecting the NoVent Microfludics Module to the TRACE
1300/1310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Installing the Mounting Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Preparing the NoVent Microfluidics Restrictor Tubing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Attaching the Ferrule and Nut to the GC Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Attaching the New Tubing to the Transfer Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Connecting the Capillaries to the Microfluidics Splitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Configuring the Post-Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Using the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Installing a FTIR Make-up Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Installing the Hot Injection Adapter Kit on the SSL/SSLBKF Injector . . . . . . 400
Performing the Dual FPD Detector Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Chapter 9 Adding Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421
Adding a SSL, SSLBKF, PTV, or PTVBKF Injector Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Adding a GSV Injector Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Adding a FID, TCD/TCD In-Series, ECD, or FPD Detector Module . . . . . . 431
Adding a NPD Detector Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Adding an Aux Temperature/Cryo Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
Adding a Helium Saver Injector Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Installing the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Installing the Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Checking for Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456

Adding a PDD Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Installing a PDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Plumbing the Gas Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Connecting the High Voltage and Pulses Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Installing the Capillary Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Installing the Packed Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Testing for Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Performing Initial Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Adding a Generic Detector Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Preliminary Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Removing the GC Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Assembling the GDI Electrical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Replacing the Encapsulated Flow Restrictors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Installing and Connecting the GDI Electrical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Connecting a GDI Interface to the TRACE 1310 Auxiliary Oven. . . . . . . . 481
Installing a GDI Mechanical Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Connecting the Detector Gas Tubings to the Manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Connecting Heater and Signal Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Restarting the GC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Performing the Third-party Detector Start-up and Optimization . . . . . . . . 489
Configuring and Setting GDI Detector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Adding an Analog Output Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Chapter 10 Adding Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
Adding the Oven Cryo System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Oven Cryo System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
Installing the Oven Cryo System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
Adding the PTV and PTVBKF Cryo System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
PTV/PTVBKF Cryo System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
Installing the PTV/PTVBKF Cryo System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Adding an Auxiliary Gas System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Auxiliary Gas Module Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Auxiliary Gas Interface Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Preliminary Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525
Installing the Auxiliary Gas Interface on the Left Wall of the Oven. . . . . . . 525
Installing the Auxiliary Gas Interface on the Right Wall of the Oven . . . . . 528
Installing the Auxiliary Gas Interface on the Oven for HRMS. . . . . . . . . . . 532
Installing and Connecting the Auxiliary Gas Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534
Adding the Hydrogen Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542
Chapter 11 Upgrade Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .549
Upgrading a TRACE 1300 to a TRACE 1310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550

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Upgrading a Stand Alone TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 to MS Version. . . . . . 556
Preliminary Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Coupling with the ISQ Series / TSQ 8000 Series Mass Spectrometer . . . . . 557
Coupling with the DSQ II Mass Spectrometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Coupling with the ITQ Mass Spectrometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Coupling with the TSQ Quantum Mass Spectrometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Updating HMI Software From USB Stick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
Chapter 12 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .581
Investigating Power Supply Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 will not power-on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
Investigating Communication Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
Software is not communicating with the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 . . . . 582
TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 does not start or is not ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
Cannot download methods to the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 . . . . . . . . 582
Sample data are not acquired. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
GC is not communicating with the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Autosampler is not communicating with the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Investigating Sensitivity Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Poor sensitivity or sudden loss in sensitivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
TRACE 1300 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
TRACE 1310 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
Contacting Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .591

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Preface
This manual contains detailed information about installing, maintaining, and
troubleshooting the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 gas chromatograph.
This manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, “Installation,” provides instructions for installing and connecting the TRACE
1300/TRACE 1310 system.
Chapter 2, “Performing Routine Maintenance,” provides instructions for performing routine
maintenance on the TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 modules.
Chapter 3, “Performing Injectors Routine Maintenance,” provides instructions for performing
routine maintenance on the TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 injector modules.
Chapter 4, “Performing Detectors Routine Maintenance,” provides instructions for
performing routine maintenance on the TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 detector modules.
Chapter 5, “GC Main Frame Advanced Maintenance,” describes TRACE 1300/TRACE
1310 components that do not require routine maintenance, but they need to be removed or
replaced.
Chapter 6, “Injectors Advanced Maintenance,” describes TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310
injector modules that do not require routine maintenance, but troubleshooting may indicate
they need to be cleaned or replaced.
Chapter 7, “Detectors Advanced Maintenance,” describes TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310
detector modules that do not require routine maintenance, but troubleshooting may indicate
they need to be cleaned or replaced.
Chapter 8, “Installing Optional Kits,” describes how to install the optional kits available for
the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310.
Chapter 9, “Adding Modules,” describes how to install any added module that is available for
the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310.
Chapter 10, “Adding Systems,” describes how to install any added system that is available for
the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310. See the TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 Spare Parts Guide
for information about ordering the equipment in this chapter.
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Chapter 11, “Upgrade Equipment,” describes how to install any upgraded equipment that is
available for the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310.
Chapter 12, “Troubleshooting,” describes the symptom, and the remedy for each known issue
with the TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 gas chromatograph.
“Glossary,” contains definitions of terms used in this guide. It also includes abbreviations,
acronyms, metric prefixes, and symbols.
About Your System
Thermo Scientific systems provide high-caliber gas chromatography (GC) instrumentation.
Your TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 GC system can be a stand-alone unit or coupled with other
instruments. GC represents a powerful analytical separation technique. Complex mixtures of
individual compounds can be injected into the GC, either manually or by using an
autosampler, and then separated the eluate for presentation to the detector. The detector
generates signals of the GC eluate and its components. These signals are then processed by a
Thermo Scientific Chromatography Data System for qualitative identification, as well as
accurate and precise quantification of the individual compounds present in the sample.
Power Rating
TRACE 1300/TRACE 1310 gas chromatograph
• 120 Vac ±10%, 50/60 Hz, 2000 VA
• 230 Vac ±10%, 50/60 Hz, 2000 VA
Detailed instrument specifications are in the Product Specifications or Product Brochure.
IMPORTANT Thermo Scientific systems optimize the separation and detection
capabilities of GC by providing high performance analytical capabilities for both research,
and routine applications. More information about the use of this system can be found in
related documentation sources, and by using the provided contact information.
WARNING Thermo Scientific systems operate safely and reliably under carefully
controlled environmental conditions. If the equipment is used in a manner not specified
by the manufacturer, the protections provided by the equipment might be impaired. If
you maintain a system outside the specifications listed in this guide, failures of many
types, including personal injury or death, might occur. The repair of instrument failures
caused by operation in a manner not specified by the manufacturer is specifically excluded
from the standard warranty and service contract coverage.
WARNING Operation of this system requires the use of chemical substances with
different hazard specifications. Before using any chemicals, read the hazard indications
and information reported in the Safety Sheet supplied by the manufacturer, referring to
the relevant CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number.

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Contacting Us
Thermo Fisher Scientific provides comprehensive technical assistance worldwide and is
dedicated to the quality of our customer relationships and services.
Use http://www.thermoscientific.com address for products information.
Use http://www.gc-gcms-customersupport.com/WebPage/Share/Default.aspx address to
contact your local Thermo Fisher Scientific office or affiliate GC-GC/MS Customer Support.
Related Documentation
In addition to this guide, Thermo Scientific provides the following documents for the
TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310. These documents are also available on a
“Print-By-Request” basis.
TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 Document Set, PN 31715000
• TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 Preinstallation Requirements Guide, PN 31715001
•TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 Hardware Manual, PN 31715002
• TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 User Guide, PN 31715003
•TRACE 1300 and TRACE 1310 Spare Parts Guide, PN 31715004
Safety Alerts and Important Information
Make sure you follow the precautionary notices presented in this manual. The safety and
other special notices appear in boxes.
Special Notices
Notices includes the following:
IMPORTANT Highlights information necessary to prevent damage to software, loss of
data, or invalid test results; or might contain information that is critical for optimal
performance of the system.
Note Emphasizes important information about a task.
Tip Helpful information that can make a task easier.

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Safety Symbols and Signal Words
All safety symbols are followed by WARNING or CAUTION, which indicates the degree of risk
for personal injury, instrument damage, or both. Cautions and warnings are following by a
descriptor, such as BURN HAZARD. A WARNING is intended to prevent improper actions that
could cause personal injury. Whereas, a CAUTION is intended to prevent improper actions
that might cause personal injury, instrument damage, or both. You can find the following
safety symbols on your instrument, or in this manual:
Symbol Descriptor
BIOHAZARD: Indicates that a biohazard will, could, or might occur.
BURN HAZARD: Alerts you to the presence of a hot surface that could or might
cause burn injuries.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD: Indicates that an electrical shock could or
might occur.
FIRE HAZARD: Indicates a risk of fire or flammability could or might occur.
EXPLOSION HAZARD. Indicates an explosion hazard. This symbol indicates
this risk could or might cause physical injury.
FLAMMABLE GAS HAZARD. Alerts you to gases that are compressed,
liquefied or dissolved under pressure and can ignite on contact with an
ignition source. This symbol indicates this risk could or might cause physical
injury.
GLOVES REQUIRED: Indicates that you must wear gloves when performing a
task or physical injury could or might occur.
CLOTHING REQUIRED. Indicates that you should wear a work clothing when
performing a task or else physical injury could or might occur.
BOOTS REQUIRED. Indicates that you must wear boots when performing a
task or else physical injury could or might occur.
MATERIAL AND EYE HAZARD. Indicates you must wear eye protection when
performing a task.
HAND AND CHEMICAL HAZARD: Indicates that chemical damage or physical
injury could or might occur.
HARMFUL. Indicates that the presence of harmful material will, could, or
might occur.
INSTRUMENT DAMAGE: Indicates that damage to the instrument or
component might occur. This damage might not be covered under the
standard warranty.