Smartline Autosampler 3900 Manual / Handbuch V 1508 03/2007
Smartline Autosampler 3900 Manual / Handbuch V 1508 03/2007
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].