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Smartline Autosampler 3900 Manual / Handbuch V 1508 03/2007

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54 Maintenance<br />

Sample needle<br />

1 Ferrule 9 Needle holder<br />

2 Nut 10 Air needle<br />

3 Tefzel tubing 11 Vial sensor<br />

4 Needle connection nut 12 Needle penetration depth<br />

5 Ferrule (PTFE)<br />

adjustment screw<br />

6 Conical ring<br />

13 Air tubing to provide<br />

7 Sample needle<br />

headspace pressure<br />

8 Silicon air seal<br />

Fig. 44: Sample needle<br />

Sample needle replacement<br />

To replace the sample needle proceed as follows (see Fig. 44):<br />

• Open keyboard cover.<br />

• Place the sample needle in the front position, press<br />

, .<br />

• Loosen needle connection nut (4) that fixates the sample needle<br />

(7).<br />

• Loosen the nut (1) that connects the PTFE tubing (3) to the<br />

injection valve.<br />

• Remove sample needle by pulling it out of its fitting with the PTFE<br />

tubing that usually sticks to the needle.<br />

• Put in a new needle assembly, watch the air seal (6) is around the<br />

needle.<br />

• Tighten the needle assembly with needle connection nut (4),<br />

• Connect loose end of needle connection tubing to port 4 of<br />

injection valve.<br />

Do not tighten excessively; it may block the tubing!<br />

• Place the sample needle back in the home position and leave the<br />

maintenance mode, press and [Escape].

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